ScholarWorks@GVSU
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
ScholarWorks@GVSU provides open-access repository services to preserve and distribute Grand Valley State University scholars' works, increasing visibility and downloads.
Target Customer
GVSU faculty, staff and students who contribute scholarly and creative works; researchers affiliated with GVSU; the general public for viewing.
Key Differentiator
Open-access repository maintained by the GVSU Libraries with long-term preservation; authors retain copyright; non-exclusive license to distribute; persistent URLs; supports updating versions without replacing originals; integrates with Digital Commons Network and SHERPA RoMEO guidance.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified
Pain Points
- 1Ensuring long-term preservation and stable access to scholarly works
- 2Copyright, licensing, and distribution rights for deposited works
- 3Limited visibility and discoverability of university scholarship prior to centralized repository
Key Features
- 1Open-access institutional repository with deposition by GVSU units and departments
- 2Multiple collections (e.g., University Archives, Open Textbooks, Open Educational Resources, Journals, Graduate Research and Creative Practice, etc.)
- 3Advanced search, browse, and discovery; cross-repository search
- 4Author retains copyright; non-exclusive license to distribute; guidelines for self-archiving
- 5Ability to post updated versions alongside original versions; persistent access and migration for long-term preservation
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 123,799 papers deposited to date
- 21,863,259 full-text downloads in the past year
- 317,280,207 downloads to date
Competitive Advantages
- 1Copyright retained by authors with non-exclusive license to distribute
- 2Long-term preservation with stable URLs
- 3Persistent access and ability to update versions without replacing originals
- 4Open-access model that increases visibility and downloads; network integration through Digital Commons Network
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
An open-access institutional repository maintained by the GVSU Libraries to showcase, preserve, and provide access to works by GVSU faculty, staff, and students; includes collections such as University Archives, Open Textbooks, Open Educational Resources, Journals, and Graduate Research.
Target Market
GVSU faculty, staff, students and affiliated researchers; general public for access
Unique Value Proposition
Open-access, long-term preservation of GVSU scholarship with author rights retained and stable, discoverable access through a university-supported repository
Technical Requirements
Submissions require complete works in a technically feasible file format; authors grant the right to preserve and distribute; online submission agreement; persistent stable URLs
Pricing Model
Not specified; presented as a university-supported repository service with no pricing information in content
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