Abstract
Digital preservation of library materials has increased the need for methods to access the documents and contents maintained in digital archives. The use of altmetrics to quantify the impact of scholarly works, including PlumX, is increasing readership by listing articles in reference services. The outreach from the digital repository ScholarWorks at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) highlights the impact within the natural resources community from Digital Commons, Forest Sciences Commons; and from the Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy Commons. The use of PlumX altmetrics was examined to evaluate usage, impact, and digital audience downloads for the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture (ATCOFA) at SFASU.
Highlights
Digital preservation of library materials is increasing, and proactive institutional organization and response are critical for developing comprehensive procedures and oversight in both securing and cataloging digital library resources (Wilson 2017)
Documents archived included research articles, eBooks, digital journals, theses and dissertations, monographs, bulletins, and documents produced by research centers on the Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) campus
Digital records give greater access to material downloads, as the scanned documents are archived at the online SFASU ScholarWorks
Summary
Digital preservation of library materials is increasing, and proactive institutional organization and response are critical for developing comprehensive procedures and oversight in both securing and cataloging digital library resources (Wilson 2017). This includes acquiring needed rights and permissions to store and disseminate the materials and to continue adding to the collection. Kulhavy et al (2017) reviewed digital preservation of natural resource documents from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture (ATCOFA) for ScholarWorks at Stephen F. Digital records give greater access to material downloads, as the scanned documents are archived at the online SFASU ScholarWorks. The DCN software is used to build institutional repositories and publish peer-reviewed journals, and increases the visibility of the institution and its research (Erway 2012; Enis 2013)
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