K-State faculty will publish somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,100 articles this academic year, but how many of those articles will reach readers who want to see them? If you’re relying only on the publisher’s distribution channels through subscriptions, you’re missing much of your audience.
The K-State Research Exchange (K-REx) is operated by the K-State Libraries and is an archive of the scholarly research and publications of K-State faculty and students. K-REx is an “open access repository” with all work deposited in K-REx freely available on the Web. In addition, K-REx uses protocols that optimize discovery by Google and other search engines.
A few examples of how K-REx can expand the reach of your research:
- Matt Boogarts 2006 masters thesis on the social impact of Facebook has been viewed more than 3,000 times.
- The 90+ Food Science Institute articles deposited by faculty have been viewed more than 10,000 times.
To add your publications to K-REx, just send an e-mail to the K-REx office (krex@k-state.edu) or contact Marty Courtois, K-REx coordinator, 785-532-4428. K-REx staff are available to meet with you or your department to provide additional information on the benefits of adding your work to K-REx.
