An administrator serves as the primary contact person for a department or research unit’s site in the eScholarship Repository. Administrators are assigned by the department or research unit when they establish their eScholarship site. The main administrator should be a University of California employee.
eScholarship Repository administrators are able to customize the look and feel of their department or unit's site in eScholarship, and can curate and organize content contained on the site. They also receive quarterly usage reports that demonstrate the value of adding content to their collections.
Regular responsibilities of repository admins include:
- Reviewing new submissions from authors affiliated with the department or unit and approving/rejecting those submissions for public display.
- Ensuring adherence to their eScholarship site's content guidelines.
- Organizing content into thematic categories, if desired.
- Using the Site Configuration Tool to maintain informational pages, such as submission guidelines, policies, contact information.
- Answering questions from affiliated authors about the unit's usage of eScholarship
- Requesting support from the eScholarship team when needed, including the coordination of batch deposits of ten or more items.
It is possible for more than one person to serve as a site’s administrator at the same time. An administrator may also choose to assign additional administrators to a single series under their site. administrators should always designate a new administrator when leaving their role to ensure their eScholarship Repository site remains active.
This article is specific to eScholarship Repository administrators. For information about the roles and responsibilities of eScholarship Journal managers and editors, see: eScholarship Publishing: Roles and Responsibilities for Journal Managers, Editors and Publisher.