ufdc.ufl.edu/ufir

Institutional Repository @ 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.

Mission of the IR@UF

Digital Archive:

Ensuring long-term digital preservation and optimal accessibility now with continual enhancements

Open Access:

Free, complete access

IR@UF: Open Access Digital Archive

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)

- Materials selected during this phase in active processing (2005 - ongoing)

IR@UF Development History

Recent Phase: Outreach and Promotion for Sustainable Collecting:

- Self-submittal system for faculty to submit their research materials released in Fall 2009

- Simplified URLs (ufdc.ufl.edu and ufdc.ufl.edu/ufir) and new banner designs

Ongoing Phase: Enhancements for Interoperability and Optimal Operability:

- Adding authorities (EAC-CPF) and ontologies to enrich access and use of materials in the IR@UF

- Support for integration with various campus systems to host and archive scholarly digital objects in relation to VIVO

IR@UF Development History

•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, conference proceedings

•University Archives•Video, audio, graphics, documents

IR@ UF: Current Status

April 2007

- 800 volumes - 16,000 pages

August 2009: - 14,057 volumes - 419,150 pages

September 2010: - 20,826 volumes - 1,006,711 pages

IR @ UFstatistics

Most accessed item: Body Condition Scoring of Horses from 2003 Florida Equine Institute papers, viewed 9612 times

Materials by Colleges, Departments, & Researchers

Nontraditional Graduate Theses (projects in lieu of theses)

University Archives & University History

IR@UF Partner Collections

Institutional Repository @ UFwww.uflib.ufl.edu/ufir