From: Morgan Ziontz <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:41:40 -0700 The Digital Commons Network (DCN) was launched three years ago with just over 500,000 works from 250 institutions. Today we at bepress are excited to announce that the DCN recently surpassed two million open access articles from over 450 institutions. This makes DCN the largest subject repository of open access scholarship available, nearly twice the size of arXiv and well over three times larger than SSRN. The two million items in the DCN have been downloaded 345 million times. All content in the Network is downloadable without a log-in, meets open standards (OAI), and is available for bulk download via participating institutions’ OAI feeds. Institutions control what is in their Digital Commons and SelectedWorks platforms and whether that content is included in the network. Built on a dynamic and intuitive graphical interface, the Digital Commons Network makes it simple and fun for readers to discover research related to their disciplines. Researchers can take advantage of the built-in networking tools to follow popular authors, institutions, and publications in their field. The Digital Commons Network is also a valuable research tool for non-academic researchers including the media, government agencies, industry, and K-12 educators and students. If you aren’t using the DCN as a resource yet, we invite you to try us out. About bepress Founded by professors in 1999, bepress exists to help academic communities maximize the impact of their research and demonstrate their value. The bepress product suite includes Digital Commons, the leading hosted institutional repository software platform that lets institutions manage, display, and publish scholarship in a beautiful, highly visible showcase. Digital Commons integrates seamlessly with SelectedWorks library-curated faculty profiles; dynamic expert galleries that promote faculty expertise; and readership analytics that show the impact of an institution’s scholarship around the world. Morgan Ziontz Senior Outreach Associate bepress [log in to unmask] (510) 665-1200 x153 www.bepress.com