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Digital Commons IR

Guides and documentation for DC Institutional Repository administrators.

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About DC
  • About the DC Community
  • Working with Consulting Services
  • Behind the Scenes: How Our Development Team Supports IR Success
  • Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
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Setup & Design
  • Next Steps: Your Repository from Setup to Launch
  • Design Customization Guide for Sites, Journals, and Events
  • Digital Commons IR Setup Form
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Site Administration
  • Accounts and Authentication
  • Digital Commons Administrator Configurations
  • Managing Administrator Permissions
  • Updating the Site to Show Changes
  • Author Merge Tool: How to Combine Author Records in Digital Commons
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  • Formatting Introductory Text with Basic HTML Tags
  • Resources in Other Languages
  • Search Engine Optimization: Features and Best Practices
  • Follow: Enabling Visitors To Stay Up to Date with Your Current Scholarship
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Organization & Content Planning
  • Starting a New Collection
  • DC Structure Types: Publications and Communities
  • Creating a Hierarchy with the Group Tool
  • The Collection Tool: How to Display Submissions in Multiple Publications on Digital Commons
  • Migrating a Journal to Digital Commons
  • Digital Commons Journal Setup Form
  • Digital Commons Event Community Setup Form
  • Metadata Options in Digital Commons
  • Disciplines: Digital Commons Three-Tiered Taxonomy of Academic Disciplines
  • Digital Commons Harvesting Tool: Automatically Populating the IR with Faculty Records
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Managing Submissions & Publishing
  • Batch Upload, Export, and Revise
  • Publishing to a Series
  • Publishing to an ETD Series
  • Image Galleries
  • Book Galleries
  • Managing and Publishing Journals
  • Event Communities: Hosting Conferences, Symposia, and Proceedings
  • Peer Review Tools
  • Access Control and Embargoes: Options for Restricting Content
  • Streaming Media in Digital Commons
  • Digital Object Identifiers
  • Author Submission Steps in Digital Commons
  • Publication Mailing Lists
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Integration & Preservation
  • Digital Commons API: Getting Started
  • Digital Commons and OAI-PMH: Outbound Harvesting of Repository Records
  • Featuring Digital Commons Content on External Sites and Platforms
  • Safeguarding Your Content with Digital Commons
  • Getting Started with bepress Archive
  • LOCKSS: Preserving Digital Commons Content at Your Institution
  • Digital Commons Harvesting Tool: Automatically Populating the IR with Faculty Records
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Reporting
  • Overview of Digital Commons Reports
  • Content Reporting Tool
  • Digital Commons Dashboard
  • Measuring Impact with PlumX Metrics in Digital Commons
  • Using DC To Enhance Reports for Your Library and Stakeholders
  • Readership Activity Map
  • Author Dashboard: Real-Time Usage Statistics for Authors
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Video Tutorials
  • Video: Site Organization
  • Video: Nesting Structures in Communities with the Group Tool
  • Video: Excel Batch Upload Tutorial
  • Video: Collection Tool Tutorial – Automatic Collection
  • Video: Collection Tool Tutorial – Manual Collection
  • Video: Updating to Display Changes in the Repository
  • ETD Video Tutorials
  • Journal Video Tutorials
  • Video: Journal and Event Design Tour
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Digital Commons Exhibits

How-to articles for DCX administrators.

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DCX Site Administration
  • Digital Commons Exhibits Overview: A Flexible Showcase for Your Collections
  • Getting Started with DCX
  • Customize Your DCX Site
  • How To Change Your DCX Password
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DCX Standard Exhibits
  • Create a Standard Exhibit
  • Import Content to an Exhibit
  • Customize Exhibit Settings
  • Add a Section to an Exhibit
  • Customize DCX Item Pages and Thumbnails
  • Sort Items in an Exhibit or Section
  • Publish, Unpublish, Move, or Delete items
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DCX Scrolling Exhibits
  • DCX Scrolling Exhibits Overview
  • Create a New Scrolling Exhibit
  • Add or Revise Content in a Scrolling Exhibit
  • Content Types in Scrolling Exhibits
  • Change Scrolling Exhibit Visibility or Thumbnail
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Digital Commons Journals

Guides and video tutorials for DC Journals editors.

  • Digital Commons Journals Overview
  • Managing and Publishing Journals
  • Migrating a Journal to Digital Commons
  • Journal Video Tutorials
  • Video: Journal and Event Design Tour
  • Journal Setup Forms
  • Digital Object Identifiers
  • Access Control and Embargoes: Options for Restricting Content
  • Overview of Digital Commons Reports
  • Getting Started with bepress Archive
  • Publication Mailing Lists

Digital Commons Data

Help and training resources for DC Data repositories.

  • Getting Started with Digital Commons Data
  • Accessing Digital Commons Data
  • DC Data Support

Expert Gallery Suite

Guides for EGS administrators and authors.

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Administrators
  • SelectedWorks Administrator Guide
  • Video Tutorial: Creating and Managing Profiles
  • Video Tutorial: SelectedWorks Administrative Interface
  • Profiles Report
  • Impact Dashboard for SelectedWorks Administrators
  • Getting Started with the Expert Gallery Suite
  • Introduction to Expert Galleries
  • Video Tutorial: Embedding Expert Galleries
  • Managing Memberships and Contact Buttons
  • Video Tutorial: SelectedWorks Contact Buttons
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Authors
  • SelectedWorks Guide for Authors
  • Author Dashboard: Real-Time Usage Statistics for Authors
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Announcements

Product updates, news, and best practices for the DC community

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Product Updates
  • Latest Product Updates for Digital Commons 11/15/23
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News & Best Practices
  • Coming Soon! New Tools To Reach Us and Reference Materials
  • Announcing Scrolling Exhibits: Now Available with Upgraded DCX Licenses!
  • New Help Center and Tools To Reach Consulting Services
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