Name: Promoting the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals with Institutional Repositories
Start: 2026-10-09T16:15:00-0400
End: 2026-10-09T16:30:00-0400

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Promoting the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals with Institutional Repositories

Friday October 9, 2026 4:15pm - 4:30pm EDT

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In 2025, Excelsior University launched its first institutional repository, known as SOAR. Its mission is to showcase the work of the Excelsior University community, including faculty, staff, and students. All of the work featured on SOAR is openly available. An institutional repository is also a great way to promote the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Research has shown that aligning an author’s work with the SDGs increases citation rates, research visibility, and policy changes. This presentation will share how SOAR incorporates the SDGs into its metadata. Additionally, authors are asked to choose the Goal that best reflects their work in SOAR’s submission form. By having authors think about the goals early on in the submission process, authors can envision the global impact of their works.

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Melissa Chim

Scholarly Communications Librarian, Excelsior University

Melissa Chim is the first Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University where she both created and manages the university’s scholarly publishing platform and institutional repository. She holds an MLIS from St. John’s University and an MA in History from Queen Mary... Read More →

Friday October 9, 2026 4:15pm - 4:30pm EDT
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