Institutional Repository UF

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Institutional Repository _at_ UF


www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufir
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Mission of the IR_at_UF
The Institutional Repository at the University of
Florida is the digital archive for the
intellectual output of the University of Florida
community, with research, news, outreach, and
educational materials.
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IR_at_UF Open Access Digital Archive
Digital Archive Ensuring long-term digital
preservation and optimal accessibility now with
continual enhancements Open Access Free,
complete access
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IR_at_UF Development History

• Planning Phase
• IR Task Force (2004 - 2005)
• Proof of Concept / Implementation Phase
• Pilot to select, collect, digitize, and archive
  materials from Agricultural and Life Sciences and
  University Administrative units (2005 - 2006)
• Current Phase
• Sustainable collecting via self-submittal system
  for faculty to share their research materials

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IR_at_ UF Current Status

• ETDs
• Nontraditional graduate theses (projects in lieu
  of theses), retrospectively digitized
  dissertations
• Research Communication materials
• Technical reports, journals, journal articles,
  administrative documents, newsletters, magazines,
  meeting minutes, audio, video
• University Archives
• Video, audio, graphics, documents
• Self-submittal tool

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IR _at_ UFstatistics

• April 2007
• - 800 volumes
• - 16,000 pages
• October 2009
• - 14,211 volumes
• - 425,558 pages
• Top item
• 2003 Florida Equine Institute papers 9,596
  users

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Materials by Colleges, Departments, Researchers

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Nontraditional Graduate Theses (projects in lieu
of theses)

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University Archives University History

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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool

• releasing in October 2009
• accepts many formats including audio and video
  files (pdf preferred)
• not limited to published material or final
  product, multiple editions may be added as
  separate documents
• accessible to patrons via name search
• add new file if changes are minor
• create new item and add links in citation if
  changes are significant
• links are static and unique

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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool

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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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IR_at_UF self-submittal tool
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Institutional Repository _at_ UF
http//www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufir