Authorization for Public Posting of my Capstone in Opus (Copyright Permission Form)

This is the general permission form to post student work in OPUS. Revised June 2016. Please see current Graduate Capstone Manual for further guidelines, and contact your program for specific guidelines and procedures. Please note the Thesis and Capstone Withholding Request Governors State University Library –OPUS form is a separate form posted at: http://opus.govst.edu/library_opus/8

Author Registration Tutorial (PDF) - April 2017

This tutorial shows authors how to register with OPUS (Digital Commons) and access their readership statistics. Authors must have either submitted works directly to OPUS or provided an email address to OPUS staff to be added to their works

Thesis and Capstone Withholding Request Governors State University Library –OPUS

Use this form to request an embargo of student work from public posting in OPUS. Please consult your program for specific program guidelines and requirements

Cabells Scholarly Analytics: A Go-To Source on Journal Quality (Review)

Cabells Scholarly Analytics (https://www2.cabells.com/journals ) is reviewed. Cabells is a publisher of the white list of publishing opportunities, and the black list of predatory journals and publishers, following the ceasing of Beall\u27s List of Predatory Publishing

Digitization Standards for Digital Collections and Archives at Governors State University

This document sets forth the standards for digital materials for access and preservation in the University Library Archives and digital repositories

Physical Therapy Capstone Series Annual Report June 12, 2015 - June 7, 2016

This report presents scope and download metrics for the Doctor of Physical Therapy capstones. These capstones are single clinical case studies

Expanding the audience of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

The Southwest Iowa Educational Delivery Team set out to increase awareness of sustainable agriculture principles and of the Leopold Center

The Impact of GSU Faculty Research: A Review of the First 50 Years

Background: Since its founding in 1969, Governors State University Faculty and staff have created new knowledge and disseminated research results, impacting knowledge globally. Objective: This study seeks to measure the impact of GSU faculty and staff research. Who are the most productive authors, and what are the top most cited publications? What is GSU\u27s impact on our region, state, and beyond? Methods: A descriptive study to identify methods for reviewing primary sources and research tools for reviewing faculty research outputs retrospectively for a 50 year period. Tools available to GSU such as Web of Science, Digital Commons, were utilized and Archival primary sources identified to review faculty research outputs using bibliographic research methods. Results and Implications: Hilites of GSU faculty research were identified. A snapshot of a portion of faculty and staff research activity documents the increase in faculty and staff research outputs in relationship with the evolution of the University\u27s research objectives and reallocation of teaching assignments. Gail B. Kempster is the most productive Faculty author, in a 1993 article published in the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, with 359 citations, and producing 13 citations annually. The evolution of faculty contracts increased support for research through research release time is directly related to an increase in publication in top-tier peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and professional presentations. Increased support for research results in growth in research products over time. Thank you to the University Library Dean Lydia Morrow Ruetten for supporting the development and printing of this poster