, an online archive that provides access to scholarly output from Case ΒιΆΉΣ³», has reached an impressive milestone of more than 1,000 downloads.
βIβm very excited ΒιΆΉΣ³» reaching this milestone so quickly,β said Scholarly Communication and Copyright Librarian Karen Caputo. βIt shows the global interest in scholarship and research occurring at Case ΒιΆΉΣ³».β
Since its launch in November 2022, faculty works have been downloaded by Scholarly Commons readers in 78 different countries and across most continents.
βMost of our downloads are coming from educational institutions in North America and Europe,β said Caputo. βBut, readers from international and local companies, organizations and governments are also accessing scholarship on the site.β
She said the data shows most readers are finding Scholarly Commons through Google and Google Scholar searches. Scholarly Commons is an open-access repository, meaning that its content is freely available to anyone around the world.
βPart of my role on campus is to advocate for open access to research and scholarship because it increases visibility and access to a global audience regardless of institutional affiliations or financial means,β said Caputo. βI hope this increases faculty support for the .β
She added that faculty interested in learning more ΒιΆΉΣ³» the proposed policy can join a Tuesday, June 27, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Faculty interested in submitting works should follow these guidelines:
- Works can be publishedβsuch as journal articles and booksβor unpublished, such as white papers,
- Submit work through the repository's or via email at digitalcommons@case.edu,
- A librarian will review each submission, including rights checks, to ensure compliance with publisher agreements where applicable.
When faculty add their work to the repository, they gain access to an author dashboard and receive monthly updates to monitor the impact of their scholarship.
With Scholarly Commons @CWRU now serving as the home for scholarly output, the libraryβs pre-existing repository, Digital Case, remains active to hold Kelvin Smith Libraryβs archival and special collections.