A Project of the University Libraries

Ball State University LibrariesA destination for research, learning, and friends

Provide access to scholarly works produced at Ball State University

Promote Ball State’s intellectual capital to a worldwide audience

Advance open scholarly communication

A key element in the University’s research and publication distribution strategy

A means for faculty and students to make their intellectual and creative work globally accessible

Broad accessibility and searchability increases number of citations to faculty works

Provides global access through search engines such as Google, the system’s interface, and other indexing tools

Ensures long-term preservation of scholarly works Includes variety of types of works

◦ Published and unpublished articles◦ Lectures and other presentations◦ Reports◦ Papers◦ Administrative documents◦ Student projects

Supports a variety of formats◦ Text◦ Photographs◦ Video◦ Audio◦ Data sets◦ PowerPoint presentations

Cardinal Scholar Digital Media RepositoryUniversity-Focused Library, University, Community

CollectionsFaculty, students, and staff can add digital works directly through easy-to-use Web-based interface

Collections created and mediated by University Libraries personnel

Powered by DSpace open-source software

CONTENTdm digital content management system

Persistent URLs

File formats will be monitored and migrated as needed to ensure continued accessibility

University Archives staff will create descriptive tools for deposited university records and will provide reference service to units

Open-source software developed by DuraSpace

One of the most popular and user-friendly software used for institutional repositories

Little customization needed

Supports Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting

Registration required to begin depositing◦ Account creation◦ Username◦ Email address◦ Password

Helpful documents provided◦ User Guide◦ Contributor Guide◦ FAQ

Information for administrators, faculty, students, and publishers

Browsing options by department, creator, title, and date

Submission process includes page for providing descriptive information

Providing as much information in additional fields as possible improves ability of search engines like OAIster and Google to find your work

After you click “I Grant the License” during the submission process, item will be available in repository.