Sarah TotonRobert W. Woodruff LibraryEmory UniversityScholarly Journal Publishing and the Importance of Platform Choice

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EXISTING MODELS: PUBLISHING PLATFORMS BORN FROM ACADEMIC PUBLISHINGOJSDPubsHyperjournal, SOPS, the ePublishing Toolkit

Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems: AdvantagesFacilitates open-access scholarshipPublishing infrastructure and JMSlocal installeasy to configurehas built-in submission management toolsVariety of plugins

Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems: Disadvantagesdesign and navigation similar among journalsNot readily customizable IA or UInot supported by a wide community of developers.

Some of the manyOJS journals

DpubS: Advantagesoffers more opportunities for customization through a modular architecture potential for interoperability with Fedora and DSpacerepositories offers a service for peer-review managementmore customized journal instances

DpubS: DisadvantagesRequires more developer time and sys admin support than OJS. It’s useful on an institutional level (like a library), but the steeper learning curve and technical requirements may hinder adoption among university faculty.

EXISTING MODELS: PUBLISHING PLATFORMS BORN FROM THE BLOGOSPHEREWordPressJoomlaDrupal

Southern Spaces Identity and GoalsResearch ToolExpanding Visitor NetworkPreservation Ease-of-PublicationPedagogical Tool

Some Survey Feedback Well, to me the site is, and has been, pretty ho-hum…i’ve just never been pulled into the site, though i try to visit somewhat regularly.I’ve always been puzzled by the search options. I’d prefer to have individual subject buttons on the homepage instead of that pull-out. It’s not very user-friendly…I like the pictures at the top and the setup of the sidebar. The front page is a little (but just a little) cluttered with words.I don’t find keyword tags helpful. I would like a search field on the homepage.

LUCKILY?

Taxonomies: Advantage or Disadvantage?Easy to createHighly customizableAllows for high level detailCan be used to organize pretty much anything in your journalCan be easily updated or modified

Roles in Drupal: Advantage or Disadvantage?How many staff roles does a journal need to run?project manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach person

Rolesproject manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach personPROJECT MANAGER/TECH ADMINGRAD STUDENT

Rolesproject manageran information manager a creative consultant/director outreach personPROJECT MANAGER/TECH ADMINGRAD STUDENTGRAD STUDENT

My “author” role includes 1 allowed activity out of nearly 100: upload files.

Who REALLY needs to give approval?

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