Fred M. Heath
Vice Provost and Director of Libraries
University of Texas at Austin
Daniel A. Updegrove
Vice President for Information Technology
University of Texas at Austin
UTOPIA is the University of Texas portal and institutional repository. Situated at the confluence of the digital revolution and scholarly content, it is intended as the world’s gateway to the University’s unique reservoir of intellectual and cultural resources. It also offers University of Texas faculty and researchers the opportunity to showcase their work and demonstrate the difference they can make in the everyday lives of citizens. Incubated last year under the able leadership of the Resource Development office and ITS, and launched with great promise in the spring, responsibility for the management of its content and future growth has been transferred to the University Libraries. UTOPIA operates an extensive re-granting program as incentive to faculty, and will draw upon a national advisory board to shape its offerings. This is a unique university approach to constructing an Institutional Repository.
Presentation available
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