Open Access Policy Notifications: What Language Works?

In October 2014, the IUPUI Faculty Council adopted a rights retention, opt out, open access policy. In short, the faculty retained their rights to their scholarly articles and agreed to make the accepted manuscripts available in the institutional repository (IR) or to opt out for each article that they do not make available. IUPUI’s University Library was charged with implementing the policy. The library agreed to deposit works in the IR on behalf of authors when a suitable version can be found or when authors supply one. In 2015, the library developed an open access policy website that explained the policy and gave authors a streamlined web form for participating. Authors can login to the website and deposit or opt out to get a waiver. In addition, on the same site, the library developed a webform to enable the library to send email notifications to authors. These emails notify authors that their specific article has not yet been deposited or opted out and ask the faculty member to participate in the policy accordingly. If authors do not respond, they also receive two reminder notifications. For the first few years of the policy implementation, the response rate per article hovered above 40% but began to decline in 2019. In addition, many authors responded to the notifications incorrectly--for example, by sending the publisher’s final published article instead of the accepted manuscript. To address these issues, the library decided to revisit the language of the notification emails. This poster reports on the results of a randomized comparison of two versions of the notifications. We found that the new language increased the response rate to the notifications. Elements of the email notifications could be repurposed for any institutional repository’s outreach strategy. The specific differences between the old and the new email notifications will be shared and full text versions will be available for adaptation and reuse

Paleomagnetic Results from the Snake River Plain: Contribution to the Time-Averaged Field Global Database

This study presents paleomagnetic results from the Snake River Plain (SRP) in southern Idaho as a contribution to the time-averaged field global database. Paleomagnetic samples were measured from 26 sites, 23 of which ( 13 normal, 10 reverse) yielded site mean directions meeting our criteria for acceptable paleomagnetic data. Flow ages (on 21 sites) range from 5 ka to 5.6 Ma on the basis of Ar-40/Ar-39 dating methods. The age and polarity for the 21 dated sites are consistent with the Geomagnetic Reversal Time Scale except for a single reversely magnetized site dated at 0.39 Ma. This is apparently the first documented excursion associated with a period of low paleointensity detected in both sedimentary and igneous records. Combining the new data from the SRP with data published from the northwest United States between the latitudes of 40degrees and 50degreesN, there are 183 sites in all that meet minimum acceptability criteria for legacy and new data. The overall mean direction of 173 normally magnetized sites has a declination of 2.3degrees, inclination of 61.4degrees, a Fisher concentration parameter (kappa) of 58, and a radius of 95% confidence (alpha(95)) of 1.4degrees. Reverse sites have a mean direction of 182.4degrees declination, -58.6degrees inclination, kappa of 50, and alpha(95) of 6.9degrees. Normal and reversed mean directions are antipodal and indistinguishable from a geocentric axial dipole field at the 95% confidence level. Virtual geomagnetic pole dispersion was found to be circularly symmetric, while the directional data were elongate north-south. An updated and corrected database for the northwestern U. S. region has been contributed to the Magnetics Information Consortium (MagIC) database at http://earthref.org

Open Access Policy Notifications: What Language Works?

In October 2014, the IUPUI Faculty Council adopted a rights retention, opt out, open access policy. In short, the faculty retain rights to their scholarly articles and agree to make the accepted manuscripts available in the institutional repository (IR) or to opt out for each article that they do not make available. IUPUI’s University Library was charged with implementing the policy. The library agreed to deposit works in the IR on behalf of authors when a suitable version can be found or when authors supply one. In 2015, the library developed an open access policy website that explained the policy and gave authors a streamlined webform for participation. Authors can login to the website to either deposit, opt out, or complete a waiver. In addition, on the same site, the library developed a webform to enable the staff to send email notifications to authors. These emails notify authors that their specific article has not yet been deposited or opted out and ask the authors to participate in the policy accordingly. If authors do not respond, they receive two reminder notifications. For the first few years of the policy implementation, the response rate per article hovered above 40% but began to decline in 2019. Compounding this, many authors responded to the notifications incorrectly--for example, by sending the publisher’s final published article instead of the accepted manuscript. To address these issues, the library decided to revisit the language of the notification emails. This poster reports on the results of a randomized comparison of two versions of the notifications

At-Risk Populations for Osteosarcoma: The Syndromes and Beyond

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone. Most cases are sporadic without a known genetic or environmental cause. Heritable genetic predisposition syndromes are associated with a small percentage of osteosarcomas. Study of these rare disorders has provided insight into the molecular pathogenesis of osteosarcoma. Screening of at-risk families and surveillance of affected individuals for these syndromes may permit earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment of osteosarcoma in these populations. This paper reviews the genetic and clinical features of the known osteosarcoma predisposition syndromes

Implementing the IUPUI Open Access Policy

This presentation was given at the 2016 Statewide Libraries Day Program at the IUPUI Campus Center. The event was held on May 20, 2016. This presentation took place from 9:00AM-9:50AM EST in Room 308 of the Campus Center. Speakers were Shannon Bahler, Lisa Calvert, and Jere Odell.On October 7, 2014, the IUPUI Faculty Council adopted an open access policy. The IUPUI faculty have retained their rights to the final manuscript of scholarly articles. The faculty have also given the library permission to archive these articles in the institutional repository, IUPUI ScholarWorks. As with most "Harvard-model" OA policies, faculty members are free to opt out at the article level without explanation. Likewise, waivers from the policy's rights retention clause are provided to any publisher that requires them. In this panel presentation we describe how the library has implemented this policy on the IUPUI campus. In specific we focus on four aspects of the policy implementation: 1) the outreach strategy; 2) the article identification/notification workflow; 3) the deposit workflow; and 4) the evolving role of liaisons in supporting the OA policy. Currently, the results of this multifaceted implementation strategy include: more than 1,400 new submissions to IUPUI ScholarWorks, increased compliance with federal public access policies, and more faculty interest in self-archiving

Innovative Data-Driven Methods to Improve Digital User Experience

This presentation was held in 8th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) International Conference, London, United Kingdom. Digital user experience (DUX) is a combination of art and science. From an artistic point of view, DUX should provide a simple, clean and engaging web or mobile interface. In order to design such an artistic interface which guarantees the best user experience, scientific user research must be conducted to better understand users’ needs, their motivation to use websites, as well as their web behavior. This paper will explore new trends of qualitative and quantitative user research methods in each DUX stage in order to build excellent user experience on the library website. In general, DUX is comprised of 6 stages: Planning, user research, design, development, launch, and quality control. At Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library, a variety of qualitative and quantitative usability research was conducted in different settings. This, along with data from Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools, were used before launch in order to know the users. After launch, user experience research was conducted during multiple library instruction sessions to ensure users had a good experience on the website. This paper will address diverse user research methods and discuss tools used during DUX research conducted from January 2014 to December 2015. In addition, the paper will compare pros and cons of DUX methods; discuss practical tips on how to apply data gathered from user research to design and improve websites; and share lessons learned such as DUX research planning, challenges, and effective methods in each DUX stage

Journey from subjective to objective: Capturing user experience

This presentation was delivered at the Designing for Digital 2016 held in Austin, Texas. It is the norm to conduct usability testing for library's websites. Often, these tests focus only on effectiveness or efficiency rather than measuring users’ experiential perspectives This presentation will introduce a variety of UX evaluation methods – different from usability – and cover UX research conducted in the fall 2015 semester

Electrophysiological Guidance of Epidural Electrode Array Implantation over the Human Lumbosacral Spinal Cord to Enable Motor Function after Chronic Paralysis.

Epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the spinal cord has been shown to restore function after spinal cord injury (SCI). Characterization of EES-evoked motor responses has provided a basic understanding of spinal sensorimotor network activity related to EES-enabled motor activity of the lower extremities. However, the use of EES-evoked motor responses to guide EES system implantation over the spinal cord and their relation to post-operative EES-enabled function in humans with chronic paralysis attributed to SCI has yet to be described. Herein, we describe the surgical and intraoperative electrophysiological approach used, followed by initial EES-enabled results observed in 2 human subjects with motor complete paralysis who were enrolled in a clinical trial investigating the use of EES to enable motor functions after SCI. The 16-contact electrode array was initially positioned under fluoroscopic guidance. Then, EES-evoked motor responses were recorded from select leg muscles and displayed in real time to determine electrode array proximity to spinal cord regions associated with motor activity of the lower extremities. Acceptable array positioning was determined based on achievement of selective proximal or distal leg muscle activity, as well as bilateral muscle activation. Motor response latencies were not significantly different between intraoperative recordings and post-operative recordings, indicating that array positioning remained stable. Additionally, EES enabled intentional control of step-like activity in both subjects within the first 5 days of testing. These results suggest that the use of EES-evoked motor responses may guide intraoperative positioning of epidural electrodes to target spinal cord circuitry to enable motor functions after SCI

A Locus on Chromosome 5 Is Associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heterogeneous group of heart diseases with a strong genetic background. Currently, many human DCM cases exist where no causative mutation can be identified. DCM also occurs with high prevalence in several large dog breeds. In the Doberman Pinscher a specific DCM form characterized by arrhythmias and/or echocardiographic changes has been intensively studied by veterinary cardiologists. We performed a genome-wide association study in Doberman Pinschers. Using 71 cases and 70 controls collected in Germany we identified a genome-wide significant association to DCM on chromosome 5. We validated the association in an independent cohort collected in the United Kingdom. There is no known DCM candidate gene under the association signal. Therefore, DCM in Doberman Pinschers offers the chance of identifying a novel DCM gene that might also be relevant for human health