What is The Greek letter Sigma equates to

What is Σ ? • The Greek letter Σ (Sigma) equates to the “S” as in Services • In mathematics it is the operator for summation, e. g. , the cumulative adding of a sequence.

Project Sigma • Project Sigma will define, specify, create and implement publishing and curation services that are supported by repository infrastructure. • These services encompass a wide range of activity, including outreach, consultation, policy development, training, content stewardship, and technology. • These services will be implemented throughout 2011 -12 and will be marketed as a cohesive suite by Fall 2012.

Content/Service Area Possible/Probable Pilot Projects Distribution, submission & review workflow Providing service for programs in for student theses, dissertations, and Engineering, EMS, Communication, related capstone projects. Agriculture. Distribution of a range of research products Graduate Student Exhibition by students & faculty, including individual pre-prints, papers, presentations, etc Publication and editorial support for journals, conference proceedings, monographs, research reports, or other type materials. • Graduate Student Exhibition • Migrating DPub. S materials Deposit, curation, and distribution of research data in all forms. • RDMST / Data Curation Service Working Group • Communications Oral History project • E-records pilots