Student Scholarship in the Open Access Age: The First Year of Library Student Journal Simmons College GSLIS Skillshare September 22, 2007 Eli Guinnee [email_address] amy buckland [email_address]

Our experience with LSJ – the beginning ______________________________

Our experience with LSJ – the beginning ______________________________ December 2005 … Original idea conceived at student meeting January 2006 … Grant applied for February 2006 … Grant awarded March 2006 … Editorial Staff formed April 2006 … Temporary website posted/Call for Board Members May 2006 … Editorial Board formed June 2006 … First official call for papers July 2006 … Permanent website posted September 2006 … First issue published How we started:

Our experience with LSJ – the beginning ______________________________ December 2005 … Original idea conceived at student meeting January 2006 … Grant applied for February 2006 … Grant awarded March 2006 … Editorial Staff formed April 2006 … Temporary website posted/Call for Board Members May 2006 … Editorial Board formed June 2006 … First official call for papers July 2006 … Permanent website posted September 2006 … First issue published How we started:

Our experience with LSJ – the first year ______________________________ In its first year LSJ has published approximately 40 papers… from authors in North America, Australia, UK, Ireland, India, Turkey, and Iran, representing a wide range of LIS specializations Editorial Board represents North America, UK, Ireland, Philippines, and Bangladesh This summer we advertised internationally to fill openings in the staff, and we hired 22 staff members It’s primary purpose is review It has also been a valuable source of advice when difficult issues arise covering a wide range of LIS topics, including: Archives, Knowledge Management, Information Science, Native Americans in librarianship, and even a Christmas story about cataloging

In its first year LSJ has published approximately 40 papers…

from authors in North America, Australia, UK, Ireland, India, Turkey, and Iran, representing a wide range of LIS specializations

Editorial Board represents North America, UK, Ireland, Philippines, and Bangladesh

This summer we advertised internationally to fill openings in the staff, and we hired 22 staff members

It’s primary purpose is review

It has also been a valuable source of advice when difficult issues arise

covering a wide range of LIS topics, including: Archives, Knowledge Management, Information Science, Native Americans in librarianship, and even a Christmas story about cataloging

Our experience with LSJ – the first year ______________________________ A naturally high turnover rate The application/selection process takes time Training takes time Ongoing issues: Communication amongst a widely-dispersed staff Plagiarism Technical issues Time, time, time — the real currency of OA is time .

A naturally high turnover rate

The application/selection process takes time

Training takes time

Communication amongst a widely-dispersed staff

Plagiarism

Technical issues

Time, time, time

Our experience with LSJ – peer review ______________________________ Every paper published in the Articles section of the journal has been reviewed by at least two Editorial Board Members and at least one outside reviewer Review is anonymous and every reviewer is given the same guidelines and the same review form Reviewers can make comments for the authors to see and comments for the editors’ eyes only

Every paper published in the Articles section of the journal has been reviewed by at least two Editorial Board Members and at least one outside reviewer

Review is anonymous and every reviewer is given the same guidelines and the same review form

Reviewers can make comments for the authors to see and comments for the editors’ eyes only

Our experience with LSJ – What we believe ______________________________ In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc. Librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later) LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds… LSJ will be a forum for discussion of issues of current interest to LIS students. Some of the most exciting ideas in the field are coming from the student ranks and I hope we can increase the impact of student research. — from the first call for papers

In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional

We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc.

Librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later)

LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds…

Our experience with LSJ – What we believe ______________________________ Wuzzup, Eli? I am totally rocking this hat.

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________ I can’t believe it took you five tries to take the picture – and this was the best you had! Yah, well, your shoes are really pointy!

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________ Second Life, a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) is crawling with LIS professionals. The InfoIsland Archipelago serves as the “library area” of SL, offering virtual reference for both real life, and Second Life questions. Grand opening: InfoInternational reference resources in 7 different languages LIS students are extremely active in SL and the networking opportunities are incredible

Second Life, a multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) is crawling with LIS professionals.

The InfoIsland Archipelago serves as the “library area” of SL, offering virtual reference for both real life, and Second Life questions.

Grand opening: InfoInternational

reference resources in 7 different languages

LIS students are extremely active in SL

and the networking opportunities are incredible

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________

Our experience with LSJ - What we believe ______________________________

Our experience with LSJ – What we believe ______________________________ In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc. We believe that librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later) And we believe that LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds… Students can and should make a contribution

In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional

We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc.

We believe that librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later)

And we believe that LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds…

Students can and should make a contribution

Our experience with LSJ – What we believe ______________________________ In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc. We believe that librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later) And we believe that LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds… Students can and should make a contribution Start blogging about information dissemination, in whatever form you are studying Start a wiki on some esoteric subject ex. Poutines of the world - gravy - cheese curds - sauce Move into Second Life and offer something new Start your own journal! In the end, it doesn’t matter what you choose to do with your LIS knowledge (data? information? wisdom?!?!)… but please, DO SOMETHING!

In many ways, the average LIS student today understands the average user better than does the average LIS professional

We can learn from one another across political borders and across boundaries of specialization, age, race, religion, etc.

We believe that librarians can benefit — and benefit from — the Open Access movement (more on that later)

And we believe that LIS students are perfectly placed to bring libraries into new worlds…

Students can and should make a contribution

Start blogging about information dissemination, in whatever form you are studying

Start a wiki on some esoteric subject

ex. Poutines of the world

- gravy

- cheese curds

- sauce

Move into Second Life and offer something new

Start your own journal!

In the end, it doesn’t matter what you choose to do with your LIS knowledge (data? information? wisdom?!?!)… but please,

DO SOMETHING!

“ Scholars need the means to launch a new generation of journals committed to open access…. These new journals will no longer invoke copyright to restrict access to and use of the material they publish…. Because price is a barrier to access, these new journals will not charge subscription or access fees, and will turn to other methods for covering their expense.” — excerpt from the Budapest Open Access Initiative, 2002 A library-supported OA model: What is Open Access?

An Open Access journal can be published on a number of different models—it might be self-supporting by advertising or author fees... A library-supported OA model: What is Open Access? ... or it might rely on sponsor donations and volunteer support. A library-centered model differs from most sponsored OA models in that the contribution from the library is primarily from existing library resources (especially server space, expertise, and time) rather than $$ Full publishing —in which the library donates s taff time, expertise, technical support, & covers incidental expenses, as part of a suite of open source OA software Baseline support —in which an online journal publishing software is established on a library server and made available to the community or institution Library-supported Open Access spectrum of commitment

A library-centered model differs from most sponsored OA models in that the contribution from the library is primarily from existing library resources (especially server space, expertise, and time) rather than $$

A library-supported OA model: What is Open Access? Why get involved in OA? It’s cheap A few trailblazers are showing that OA journals can be published by libraries, alone or as a part of a comprehensive suite of open source software to support scholarly communication To stay relevant Greater library involvement will benefit OA and users of OA information

It’s cheap

A few trailblazers are showing that OA journals can be published by libraries, alone or as a part of a comprehensive suite of open source software to support scholarly communication

To stay relevant

Greater library involvement will benefit OA and users of OA information

A library-supported OA model: UW-Madison Libraries

A library-supported OA model: U. of Toronto Library

A library-supported OA model: Simon Fraser U. Library

A library-supported OA model: U. of Guelph Library

A library-supported OA model: Open Journal Systems OJS is an open source editing system created by the Public Knowledge Project (a partnership of the University of British Columbia, the Simon Fraser University Library, the School of Education at Stanford University, and the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser University) led by John Willinsky OJS was created specifically to make Open Access publishing a viable alternative to traditional publishing models

OJS is an open source editing system created by the Public Knowledge Project (a partnership of the University of British Columbia, the Simon Fraser University Library, the School of Education at Stanford University, and the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at Simon Fraser University) led by John Willinsky

OJS was created specifically to make Open Access publishing a viable alternative to traditional publishing models

A library-supported OA model: Open Journal Systems

A library-supported OA model: Open Journal Systems

A library-supported OA model: LSJ’s OJS

A library-supported OA model: LSJ’s OJS Submission Process Step 1: Submission Checklist and Copyright Notice

A library-supported OA model: LSJ’s OJS Submission Process Step 2: Entering the Metadata & Uploading the Submission

A library-supported OA model: LSJ’s OJS Editor’s View Step 1: Review — Evaluate Manuscript & Assign to a Section Editor Editor’s View Step 2: Editing— Copyediting, Layout, Proofreading, Scheduling

A library-supported OA model: LSJ’s OJS Publishing—the Paper Appears in the Table of Contents and Announcements Are Made

Thanks! … and finally…

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