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Robert McDonald
PeerJ Editor
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Robert H McDonald

PeerJ Editor

Summary

Robert H. McDonald is Dean of University Libraries and Professor of Library Administration. He is responsible for leading the Boulder campus library system in fulfilling their mission to inspire learning, research, and discovery by connecting knowledge, information, and people.

His expertise and interests include teaching and learning technologies that enable libraries to better support researchers at all levels, open source software development, scholarly communications, and new model publishing. Robert has also been an active proponent of diversity initiatives in libraries throughout his career and is committed to creating library spaces that are welcoming, diverse and inclusive for all of our Library users.

Computational Science Computer Education Data Science Digital Libraries Emerging Technologies Human-Computer Interaction Network Science & Online Social Networks Science Policy Scientific Computing & Simulation

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences
PeerJ Computer Science

Past or current institution affiliations

Indiana University
University of Colorado at Boulder

Work details

Dean of University Libraries & Sr. Vice Provost for Online Eduxation

University of Colorado at Boulder
July 2018
University Libraries

Associate Dean for Research and Technology Strategies

Indiana University
August 2008
Libraries
The Indiana University Libraries comprise one of the leading academic research library systems in North America, providing strong collections, quality service and instructional programs, and leadership in the application of information technologies. Our mission is to support and strengthen teaching, learning, and research by providing the collections, services, and environments that lead to intellectual discovery.

Deputy Director

Data to Insight Center
July 2010
Pervasive Technology Institute
The Data To Insight Center is a collaborative effort of Indiana University’s School of Informatics and Computing, the Indiana University Libraries, and Pervasive Technology Institute. The center carries out foundational research in the social and technical challenges of data use in research and scholarship. It develops innovative tooling and cyberinfrastructure to advance science and scholarship. The Center's projects engage researchers and students in the humanities, sociology, geography, sustainability science, atmospheric science, informatics, computer science and digital libraries. The center’s main areas of research include Big Data, cloud computing, data provenance, data management, data curation and preservation, data analytics, visualization, and data communities.

Identities

@mcdonald

Websites

  • McDonald Online
  • ORCID
  • Google Scholar
  • LinkedIn
  • Lab Website
  • CUB Libraries

PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 2

Academic Editor on

February 13, 2018
The state of OA: a large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles
Heather Piwowar, Jason Priem, Vincent Larivière, Juan Pablo Alperin, Lisa Matthias, Bree Norlander, Ashley Farley, Jevin West, Stefanie Haustein
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4375 PubMed 29456894
August 9, 2016
A study of institutional spending on open access publication fees in Germany
Najko Jahn, Marco Tullney
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2323 PubMed 27602289