Usage Comparison of Print and Electronic Theses and Dissertations at The University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi houses many theses and dissertations generated throughout USM\u27s history. The launch of our institutional repository offered an opportunity to increase exposure by incorporating an ETD publishing process and platform. This poster analyzes the circulation statistics of printed theses and dissertations compared with the increased usage of ETDs in Aquila, the institutional repository, and showcases the remarkable exposure ETDs can achieve through an IR

Copyright Basics and Their Application for Open Educational Resources

The University of Southern Mississippi has implemented an OER initiative to entice faculty to pen their own open access textbooks. As such, there was an educational need to help faculty understand the copyright concerns surrounding OERs. This presentation will detail some of the basic copyright aspects that all faculty should know relating to the use of copyrighted materials in their courses, and specifically, how resources can be legally incorporated into open textbooks and open educational resources in an IR