
ALT Highlights of the impact (all time since the inception of each program) of some of the University Library’s programs that support open access: The Digital Press connects readers across the globe with quality scholarship in the areas of Iowa State’s curricular and research offerings. Books, journals, and conferences published by the Digital Press have been downloaded over 6.5 million times. Digital Collections holds over 25,000 rare, historical resources from the University Library.

ALT Highlights of the impact (all time since the inception of each program) of some of the University Library’s programs that support open access: The University Library has supported the publication of over 2,545 open access articles and book chapters through a growing list of open access agreements that cover the cost of publishing for ISU-affiliated authors. Research from the ISU Digital Repository has been viewed or downloaded over 49 million times.

ALT Highlights of the impact (all time since the inception of each program) of some of the University Library’s programs that support open access: DataShare hosts over 295 datasets and 375 figures among other resources, with over 2.5 million downloads. Open Education Services has connected professors across the university with free, open educational resources for their courses, saving students over $3.5 million since 2018.
























