Becca Kruse
Digital Collections Specialist
- email: kruserl@jmu.edu
MSC: 4601
Departments: Data & Scholarly Communications Department, Digital Assets Team, Discovery, Access, and Technology Unit
About me
Responsibilities: Becca works with the Digital Assets team to manage JMU’s institutional repository, JMU Scholarly Commons, to ensure optimal patron access to the collections such as theses, dissertations, and academic journals.
Education:
MA, Medieval and Classical History, American Public University, 2021
BA, History and Art History, James Madison University, 2017
General Info: Becca has worked with JMU Libraries in her current role since 2019. In this time she has gathered extensive knowledge of JMU Scholarly Commons and advocates for open access publication.
About Data & Scholarly Communications Department
Together with the Digital Assets team, we provide holistic support for scholarly communications across JMU, including the development of inclusive and equitable practices related to publishing model support. We provide expertise in copyright and IP, author rights, data ethics, data services, internal Libraries reporting, open education, open publishing, and open infrastructure initiatives.
About Digital Assets Team
We provide access to source material and increase the visibility and accessibility of the scholarly products created by the JMU community. We manage JMU Scholarly Commons, the university’s institutional repository, and provide consultations to the university community on its use. We offer digital preservation services to support student and faculty scholarship. We also provide long-term preservation solutions for vital institutional and cultural heritage materials, and offer consultations on best practices for digital curation.
About Discovery, Access, and Technology Unit
We are responsible for collections, metadata, and technology. Departments include Interlibrary Loan and Course Reserves, Metadata Strategies, Collection Administration, Data & Scholarly Communications, and Technology.
DATech’s Mission: To steward the entire lifecycle of collections and academic resources through a commitment to research support, equitable access, sustainability, reliable infrastructure, and care for the many communities we support.
DATech’s Vision: To develop and sustain innovative and integrative services that maximize equitable, enduring access to collections and academic resources while cultivating staff expertise and supporting capacity in a highly collaborative and adaptive unit.