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CONDOR commander It's challenging to stand out among your peers when CMU's Online Digital Object Repository (CONDOR) is filled with thousands of articles, photos and research narratives. But one professor emeritus, Richard Dietrich, has drawn the largest audience by connecting readers to his passion: geology. CONDOR features eleven of Dietrich's publications. His reports have received more than 15,000 visits in just a few years. The Yale graduate says having so many viewers has been a humbling experience. "I don't want any accolades for it," Dietrich says. "I'm just pleased that others are taking interest in my work and can learn from it themselves." Dietrich always has had an interest in the elements of the natural world. His research – inspired by his late wife, Frances, and two of his aunts – has enabled him to explore the world, traveling to every state and continent except Antarctica. Dietrich puts repository to use by Darryll Stinson His earth science projects range from recording observations of 290 species of birds in Mackinac to a narrative describing the geological history of St. Lawrence County, New York. Established in 2008, CONDOR began with one collection of less than 100 items that collectively received 608,262 hits and 29,464 visits. Since then the archive has grown to include seven collections with more than 15,000 items that have received 5,411,723 hits and 272,077 visits. Academic, intellectual or service work by CMU faculty, staff and students is eligible for consideration to be posted to CONDOR. Types of work vary from articles, books, theses and dissertations to PowerPoint presentations, posters, web-based exhibits and more. Five reasons Getting started CMU's Online Digital Object Repository: Currently employed or emeriti Central Michigan University faculty and staff may submit potential content to CONDOR. Student contributions should be approved and submitted by a faculty member. All submissions must have appropriate copyright permission. Student submissions must also comply with all relevant FERPA guidelines. you should use CONDOR 1. Enables your service and scholarly work to be discovered by others worldwide because it is indexed by Google and other Internet search engines 2. Increases your possibilities to collaborate with others scholars worldwide 3. Provides a permanent link to your deposited work 4. Allows you to leverage the advantages of open access publishing 5. Makes unpublished works visible and discoverable 10 10 at condor.cmich.edu Contributions for consideration can be made through the Submission Form link on the About CONDOR page condor. cmich.edu/cdm/about Follow instructions specified on the form, which also includes links to contact information if you have any questions.