Laura Waugh, digital collections librarian, co-authored “Accessibility in Institutional Repositories” survey. This study is intended to establish a baseline measurement of current accessibility practices in hopes that studies such as this will help inform the wider community of the challenges and obstacles faced by institutional repository mangers and staff in ensuring accessibility to content.
Steve Davis, curator, provided the introduction for the Texas A&M University Press’ web page to purchase the book “Hollywood Mad Dogs” by Edwin ‘Bud’ Shrake in 2020.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, wrote a “Developing an Open-Source Digital Scholarship Ecosystem” article for the proceedings of the February 2020 9th International Conference on Educational and Information Technology. This research presented elements necessary to develop a Digital Scholarship Research Ecosystem for a university, college or research institution.
Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn, director of collections and digital services, wrote the featured article, “Open Digital Research Ecosystems: How to Build Them and Why,” which was published in the November 2020 edition of Computers in Libraries Magazine.
Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, GIS services specialist, co-authored the journal article, “Bacterial characterization and quantification of rainwater harvested in a rural community in Nigeria,” which was published in the Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management journal, December 2020. This study investigated the bacteriological quality of rainwater harvested from storage facilities located in Ekpoma, a rural community in South-South Nigeria, and the possible health implications resulting from its intermittent or incessant consumption.