Digital Scholarship Services

Overview

Rice University’s Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) fosters the effective, creative use of digital technology in research, learning and scholarly communication by providing infrastructure, consulting, and training. We share and preserve Rice research by managing the Rice Research Repository (R-3); assist in planning and implementing scholarly digital projects; and offer support for scholarly communications, including consulting and training on copyright, publishing, and open access.

Departments and programs affiliated with DSS include the Digital Media Commons, GIS/Data Center, Research Data Services, and the Kelley Center for Government Information. Please visit their web pages for more specific information.

What We Do

• Make available and preserve Rice open access publications, multimedia, data and other works through the Rice Research Repository (R-3)
• Provide consulting and infrastructure for open access publishing, including minting Digital Object Identifers (DOIs)
• Consult on copyright and fair use
• Support research (particularly in the humanities) using digital methods
• Digitize oversized and fragile materials at the Digital Curation Lab
• Assist with planning, developing, and implementing scholarly digital projects

Values

DSS embraces these core values:

• Accessibility 
• Openness 
• Collaboration 
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Flexibility
• Innovation
• Reliability 

Software We Support

• Open access, preservation repository: Rice Research Repository 
• Digital exhibit platform: Omeka
• Digital collections platform: JSTOR Forum
• Digital publishing platform: Open Journal Systems

Staff

• Lisa Spiro (Assistant University Librarian for Digital Scholarship and Organizational Development)
• Sid Byrd (Systems Developer)
• Ying Jin (Senior Application Developer)
• Jerrell Jones (Digital Initiatives Coordinator)
• Shannon Kipphut-Smith (Scholarly Communications Liaison)

Guides

• Copyright
  • Copyright and Fair Use Research Guide
  • Finding and Using Images in Publications
• Digital Curation and Preservation
  • Digital Preservation Support
  • Guidelines for Digital Projects
• Open Access and Open Science
  • Rice Author Open Access Fees
  • Rice Open Access Policy
• Open Educational Resources
  • Open Educational Resources
• Publishing
  • Open Journal Systems
• Rice Research Repository (R-3)
  • How to Submit Your Work to the Rice Research Repository
  • R-3 Policies and Procedures
  • R-3 FAQ