University Scholarly Knowledge Inventory System

(U-SKIS)

Extending the Power of CONTENTdm for Institutional Repositories

Allyson Mower, University of Utah

The Problem

• Populating the IRo little to no author submissionso already published peer-reviewed articles

• Publisher owns the copyrighto need permission

• Getting permissiono track publishers, policies, communication, items, authorso search and report

CuratorBibliographic InvestigatorsRights SeekersAcquisitionistsDepositors

Workflow Schema

U-SKIS

• tracks item records and .pdf files• records communications• provides publishers' archiving policies

Live Demonstration

1. components of the main menu2. adding and editing item records3. managing communication 4. adding and editing publisher records5. searching and reporting6. sending items to the IR

Technical details

• download from https://sourceforge.net/projects/u-skis/• written in Perl 5.5• runs in MySQL

o can also run in MSSQL if you change a module• adaptable and extensible to local institutions

o LDAP, logos, icons, interface• publisher data available upon request

ContactsAllyson MowerInstitutional Repository CoordinatorEccles LibraryUniversity of Utah (801) 581-5263allyson.mower@utah.edu

Download U-SKIS: https://sourceforge.net/projects/u-skis/

Get publisher records from:Scott CowleyProgrammerMarriott Library(801) 581-3777scott.cowley@utah.edu

https://sourceforge.net/projects/u-skis/

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