Duke Law Scholarship Repository

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Duke Law Scholarship Repository provides free permanent open access to the intellectual works of Duke Law faculty, students and affiliated centers and programs.

Target Customer

Academics, researchers, law students and faculty seeking open access to Duke Law scholarly works, including faculty scholarship, journals, conferences, and program materials.

Key Differentiator

Joint project of the Law Library and the Law School’s Academic Technologies and Communications departments, hosted on the Digital Commons platform, offering comprehensive open-access coverage of Faculty Scholarship, Journals, and Conferences with webcasts and broad dissemination.

Implementation Timeline

Open access has been in place since 1998; Faculty Scholarship repository migrated to Digital Commons in October 2009; ongoing updates and additions to collections.

Pain Points

1Limited access to scholarly works due to traditional paywalls/subscriptions
2Fragmented access across multiple journals and conference materials
3Difficulty locating official versions and ensuring long-term access to materials

Key Features

1Free permanent open access to Duke Law faculty, student works, journals, and conference content
2Covers Faculty Scholarship, Journals, Conferences, Workshops & Lectures
3Joint project of the Law Library and the Law School’s Academic Technologies and Communications departments
4Migrated to the Digital Commons platform (October 2009)
5Webcasts of conferences and programs; searchable repository; DOAJ listing; signatories to Science Commons Open Access Law Program

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

116,034 papers to date
226,032,814 full-text downloads to date
32,245,987 downloads in the past year

Competitive Advantages

1Open access to full-text scholarly works
2Official versions and complete runs of Duke Law journals
3Centralized, long-term repository integrated with Digital Commons
4Archive of webcasts for conferences and programs
5Participation in open-access initiatives (DOAJ listing; Science Commons principles)

Key Benefits

1Open access to scholarship

2Increased exposure and discoverability

3Official versions and complete journal runs

4Accessibility to conference and program materials via webcasts

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A centralized, open-access repository of Duke Law faculty scholarship, student works, journals, and conference content, hosted on the Digital Commons platform and enhanced with webcasts.

Target Market

Scholars, researchers, students, and academic institutions seeking access to Duke Law’s scholarly output

Unique Value Proposition

Free permanent open access to Duke Law’s scholarly works with official versions, long-term preservation, and wide exposure via a centralized Digital Commons-driven repository

Technical Requirements

Not specified in content

Pricing Model

Free/Open Access

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