Purdue e-Pubs

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Purdue e-Pubs provides online publishing support and hosting for Purdue-affiliated scholarship, including articles, reports, conference proceedings, student work, and more, via a Digital Commons repository.

Target Customer

Purdue researchers, faculty, students, and Purdue-affiliated authors seeking to publish or host scholarly works online.

Key Differentiator

Part of the Digital Commons Network and operated by Purdue Libraries, offering dedicated online publishing support and hosting specifically for Purdue-affiliated scholarship.

Pain Points

1Need for a centralized, online publishing and hosting platform for Purdue-affiliated scholarly works
2Desire for easy discoverability and access to Purdue scholarship through a shared repository
3Preservation and long-term accessibility of Purdue research outputs

Key Features

1Online publishing support for original publications
2Hosting for Purdue-affiliated articles, reports, theses/dissertations, conference proceedings, and student scholarship
3Browse/Search by author, departments and centers
4Integration with Digital Commons Network for cross-repository discovery
5Open Access collections and author-related submission tools (Author Addendum)

Target Customer Industries

1Education

Competitive Advantages

1Hosted by Purdue Libraries with open access options
2Integrated with the Digital Commons Network for wider discoverability
3Centralized platform for publishing and hosting Purdue-affiliated scholarship
4Supports a broad range of scholarly outputs (articles, theses, reports, proceedings, student work)

Key Benefits

1Increased visibility and discoverability of Purdue scholarship

2Centralized hosting and online publishing support

3Open Access options and integration with Digital Commons Network

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Purdue e-Pubs is a Digital Commons repository and service that provides online publishing support and hosting for Purdue-affiliated scholarship (articles, theses, dissertations, reports, conference proceedings, student scholarship, and more).

Target Market

Purdue University community, including faculty, researchers, students, and campus groups publishing Purdue-affiliated scholarship

Unique Value Proposition

A Purdue-operated, open-access-friendly institutional repository integrated with the Digital Commons Network, delivering specialized publishing support and centralized hosting for Purdue-affiliated scholarship

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