Fwd: [SCHOLCOMM] Bepress Announces First Graduating Class of Institutional Repository Manager Certification Course - Google Groups

[Forwarded from bepress] "This spring, bepress offered its first ever IR Manager Certification Course, and we’re proud to announce our first graduating class. Hailing from educational organizations from around the world, all twenty participants rated the course 'extremely helpful' and indicated that they would recommend it to others. Jean-Gabriel Bankier, CEO of bepress, was delighted with the response to the company’s first on-site training for repository managers, noting that enrollment exceeded expectations. 'We had to have a waiting list. It clearly demonstrates the demand for this kind of training, and no one else is offering anything like it.' Topics ranged from current trends in scholarly communications to best practices for digital collection development, copyright compliance, faculty engagement, and outreach. In addition, the course included workshops and training sessions where IR administrators worked directly with their Digital Commons Consulting Services representatives. Course participants gained hands-on experience with important tools for managing a repository and implemented immediate improvements to their individual IRs. Participants praised both the comprehensive scope and the individualized attention the course offered. As Kristine Mudrick, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian at Saint Joseph’s University commented, 'It was really valuable to have one-on-one, real-time dialogue with my consultant.' Jeremy Watson, Digital Services Librarian at Fordham University, remarked, 'I am totally inspired and ready to charge ahead with my repository more efficiently and dynamically.' Based on positive feedback from our first graduating class, bepress will repeat the IR Manager Certification Course in the spring of 2014. For more information, please contact Ann Taylor (ata...@bepress.com), Director of Outreach and Scholarly Communications, or Eli Windchy (ewin...@bepress.com), VP, Consulting Services."