open access and academic libraries

about me former editor, now publisher of Library Student Journal 14 years experience in publishing MLIS’d in 2008!

former editor, now publisher of Library Student Journal

14 years experience in publishing

MLIS’d in 2008!

*caveats* i am a cheerleader for OA i am a cheerleader for libraries as publisher i am a newbie librarian so don’t tell me i can’t do things, teach me how we can do it together

i am a cheerleader for OA

i am a cheerleader for libraries as publisher

i am a newbie librarian so don’t tell me i can’t do things, teach me how we can do it together

gold open access no price barriers no permission barriers

no price barriers

no permission barriers

open journal systems part of the Public Knowledge Project journal management system locally installed chock full o’metadata

part of the Public Knowledge Project

journal management system

locally installed

chock full o’metadata

library student journal open access, peer-reviewed, international hosted at LISHost (yay Blake!) run by volunteers (all currently in LIS programs) (except me)

open access, peer-reviewed, international

hosted at LISHost (yay Blake!)

run by volunteers (all currently in LIS programs) (except me)

in your library

who publisher: your library editors/editorial board: faculties, departments, centres, associations authors/reviewers: not your concern

publisher: your library

editors/editorial board: faculties, departments, centres, associations

authors/reviewers: not your concern

when/where now your library

now

your library

why publication models are changing many granting agencies require gold or green publishing practices makes the research output of your university available to everyone

publication models are changing

many granting agencies require gold or green publishing practices

makes the research output of your university available to everyone

how digital collections/services group install is easy (OJS in an Hour) getting the word out is hard

digital collections/services group

install is easy (OJS in an Hour)

getting the word out is hard

how (continued) coordinate the installation make MARC records available ensure journals are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals

coordinate the installation

make MARC records available

ensure journals are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals

so what? build relationships between faculty and the library direct involvement in research output great marketing tool OA publications have no barriers future: collaboration with university presses?

build relationships between faculty and the library

direct involvement in research output

great marketing tool

OA publications have no barriers

future: collaboration with university presses?

Thanks ! Merci ! amy buckland [email_address] Twitter/FriendFeed/Flickr/ pretty much any other social network current or defunct: Jambina informingthoughts.com

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