Today’s publishing environment is evolving. New University
Presses (NUPs) and Academic-Led Presses (ALPs) play an
increasing role in the shift in scholarly communication. In 2016
Jisc conducted a landscape study to provide a unique view of the
motivations, models, policies and future direction of these new
presses. This session will report on the findings of the research.
It will also discuss the next steps Jisc are taking to provide
support in this rapidly developing area, such as new methods
of publishing and scholarly outputs and advice and best practice
for existing and new presses.
PhD students as a library user group are receiving increased
focus in the development of library services. In addition to
writing their doctoral thesis, they need to balance the roles
as ‘good academics’ and ‘good scientists’, and a key element
in this respect is raised awareness around academic integrity
and publication channels. In this breakout session, based on
experiences from our own teaching sessions, we discuss how
PhD students respond to these challenges, and which actions
should be taken by university libraries to help them meet the
expectations of present day academia.
It appears highly probable that immediate open access publishing
will become the default mode for scholarly publishing – for the
biosciences first, other sectors later. ‘Immediate’ open access
means unfettered publication as soon as a scholarly work is
ready, with no embargo period. The costs of making a scholarly
artefact available can be reduced without sacrificing quality. This
interactive session will sketch the argument for these claims and
will present several value-added services that publishers could
develop to thrive in an open access world.
Open scholarship: a US research library view in 2014 – Jisc and CNI conferen...Jisc
1) The Office of Scholarly Communication at Harvard Library works to implement open access policies at Harvard schools and help deposit faculty articles in DASH, Harvard's open access repository.
2) The office also advises Harvard researchers on open access issues and collaborates with other parts of the university to advance open access.
3) Harvard has established open access policies at several of its schools and helped develop policies at other institutions through sharing experiences.
A focus on measurement and assessment of teaching and
learning outcomes has become entrenched in policy and the
strategies of academic institutions. In the UK this trend has
crystallised in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Librarians are increasingly managing course-specific resources
that up to now had been the province of the Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) or digital textbook platforms. This session
looks at the impacts on content and licensing, e-textbooks and the potential merging of library and educational technology
Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
This breakout session will introduce a case study covering
the development of Research Data Management services and
systems at King’s College London. The focus will be on researcher engagement and analysis of user requirements – these are activities which are indispensable components in developing systems and services. A question that will be considered is: how can the requirements of other stakeholders such as the university and research funders be met in this process?
The Knowledge Exchange is a partnership of six national
organisations within Europe. As part of its ambition to make
Open Scholarship work, the Knowledge Exchange has developed
a Framework for Open Scholarship. This sets out the different
phases in the research life cycle against a variety of perspectives
that present barriers/challenges for Science/Scholarship to
be open, at the same time acknowledging that there are many
levels of stakeholders, reaching from individual researchers to
institutions to national governments. In this talk the presenters
will explain the partnership and share their recent report and
current work around Open Scholarship.
Chris Keene, Jisc
Bas Cordewener, Jisc/Knowledge Exchange
This workshop focuses on the key decisions involved when contemplating library- or university-based open access publishig against the backdrop of a vibrant, coplex and fast-moving UK and global scene. It touches upon issues of structure, accountability, expectations and also format and genre- e.g. books vs journals or textbooks - and problems connected to the diverse levels of awareness that exist about publishing and open access within academic communities. Andrew Lockett, University of Westminster Press
Providing open access to digitised special and archival
collections to enable innovative research, teaching and
learning presents a big challenge for institutions due to
the cost and resources needed. This session discusses a
collaboration between Jisc and US Reveal Digital based on
their ‘library crowdfunding’ cost recovery-open access model
for digitisation of special collections and how this enabled
the building of a small fund for UK digitisation. It will invite
feedback from the audience on such community-based
initiatives to inform Jisc’s future planning. Paola Marchionni
Jisc
PhD students as a library user group are receiving increased
focus in the development of library services. In addition to
writing their doctoral thesis, they need to balance the roles
as ‘good academics’ and ‘good scientists’, and a key element
in this respect is raised awareness around academic integrity
and publication channels. In this breakout session, based on
experiences from our own teaching sessions, we discuss how
PhD students respond to these challenges, and which actions
should be taken by university libraries to help them meet the
expectations of present day academia.
It appears highly probable that immediate open access publishing
will become the default mode for scholarly publishing – for the
biosciences first, other sectors later. ‘Immediate’ open access
means unfettered publication as soon as a scholarly work is
ready, with no embargo period. The costs of making a scholarly
artefact available can be reduced without sacrificing quality. This
interactive session will sketch the argument for these claims and
will present several value-added services that publishers could
develop to thrive in an open access world.
Open scholarship: a US research library view in 2014 – Jisc and CNI conferen...Jisc
1) The Office of Scholarly Communication at Harvard Library works to implement open access policies at Harvard schools and help deposit faculty articles in DASH, Harvard's open access repository.
2) The office also advises Harvard researchers on open access issues and collaborates with other parts of the university to advance open access.
3) Harvard has established open access policies at several of its schools and helped develop policies at other institutions through sharing experiences.
A focus on measurement and assessment of teaching and
learning outcomes has become entrenched in policy and the
strategies of academic institutions. In the UK this trend has
crystallised in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Librarians are increasingly managing course-specific resources
that up to now had been the province of the Virtual Learning
Environment (VLE) or digital textbook platforms. This session
looks at the impacts on content and licensing, e-textbooks and the potential merging of library and educational technology
Ken Chad, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
This breakout session will introduce a case study covering
the development of Research Data Management services and
systems at King’s College London. The focus will be on researcher engagement and analysis of user requirements – these are activities which are indispensable components in developing systems and services. A question that will be considered is: how can the requirements of other stakeholders such as the university and research funders be met in this process?
The Knowledge Exchange is a partnership of six national
organisations within Europe. As part of its ambition to make
Open Scholarship work, the Knowledge Exchange has developed
a Framework for Open Scholarship. This sets out the different
phases in the research life cycle against a variety of perspectives
that present barriers/challenges for Science/Scholarship to
be open, at the same time acknowledging that there are many
levels of stakeholders, reaching from individual researchers to
institutions to national governments. In this talk the presenters
will explain the partnership and share their recent report and
current work around Open Scholarship.
Chris Keene, Jisc
Bas Cordewener, Jisc/Knowledge Exchange
This workshop focuses on the key decisions involved when contemplating library- or university-based open access publishig against the backdrop of a vibrant, coplex and fast-moving UK and global scene. It touches upon issues of structure, accountability, expectations and also format and genre- e.g. books vs journals or textbooks - and problems connected to the diverse levels of awareness that exist about publishing and open access within academic communities. Andrew Lockett, University of Westminster Press
Providing open access to digitised special and archival
collections to enable innovative research, teaching and
learning presents a big challenge for institutions due to
the cost and resources needed. This session discusses a
collaboration between Jisc and US Reveal Digital based on
their ‘library crowdfunding’ cost recovery-open access model
for digitisation of special collections and how this enabled
the building of a small fund for UK digitisation. It will invite
feedback from the audience on such community-based
initiatives to inform Jisc’s future planning. Paola Marchionni
Jisc
Scholarly publishing – Jisc and CNI conference 10 July 2014Jisc
The document discusses proposals for reforming scholarly publishing in the humanities. It notes concerns from humanities deans about connecting with students and promoting their fields. University presses currently dominate humanities publication but it is unclear if they can address the deans' concerns. The proposal suggests an initiative where institutions fund digital publication of faculty work to better engage audiences online. It acknowledges challenges but outlines Mellon's efforts to address issues like determining costs, defining quality digital formats, evaluating publications for tenure, and gaining support from presses, faculty and institutions. Feedback is requested to advance the reform efforts.
Jisc and Elsevier have agreed to collaborate on open science initiatives in the UK. This includes:
1) A gold open access prepay scheme where UK institutions pay 10% less for publishing gold open access with Elsevier by prepaying. This supports the transition to open access mandated by UK funders.
2) A draft agreement for the Jisc Router to access Elsevier publication metadata to help UK institutions manage open access requirements set by HEFCE.
3) Working groups have been formed between Jisc and Elsevier representatives to further cooperation on open access publishing, research data, metrics, and research integrity.
This document discusses how research assessment and funding criteria are changing to focus more on real-world impact. It provides examples of initiatives that emphasize engaging with non-academic audiences and applying research to benefit society. The document also offers suggestions for researchers to demonstrate impact, such as publishing practitioner commentaries alongside papers, participating in research learning communities, and co-creating articles with industry professionals. Overall, it encourages researchers to consider how to communicate their work to relevant end-users and incorporate impact planning from the beginning of the research process.
This document discusses decision making for academic publishing and library services with limited budgets. It describes challenges like budget constraints, changing user expectations, and priorities. Solutions discussed include adapting spaces and processes, prioritizing electronic resources, and collaborative skills programs. The document also presents case studies about taking on an existing journal and providing new submission services. It emphasizes involving customers, raising awareness of funding needs, and collaborating across the university to maximize impact.
The main challenges facing universities and authors in moving to OA for journal articles are achieving compliance, managing costs, and realising the benefits of OA. This session will outline Jisc services that help, from submission of an article, through acceptance, to publication and use. It will show how these services build on existing infrastructure, where possible, to provide a solution that, while tailored to UK circumstances, is more widely applicable.
UK and US positions on open access – Steven Hill, HEFCE and Sarah Thomas, Harvard University
University of California and university digital library costing models – MacKenzie Smith, UC Davis
Total cost of ownership and flipped OA – Liam Earney, Jisc
Jisc and CNI conference, 6 July 2016
‘Recent trends in research staffing at academic libraries’ - John Cox (Nation...CONUL Conference
This document discusses recent trends in research staffing at academic libraries. It outlines drivers like emphasis on research and digital scholarship that are expanding the scope of library roles. This causes tensions between traditional functions like subject librarians and new specialist roles. Trends include libraries forming new multi-professional teams, expanding throughout the research lifecycle, and focusing on specialisms like digital publishing. The document also describes the model adopted at NUI Galway Library, including replacing subject librarians with functional teams and creating a Digital Publishing Team.
Open access (OA) to research publications brings with it significant benefits for UK institutions, researchers and research funders.
After several years of concerted effort to implement OA following the Finch report in 2012, we have learned, and continue to learn, a great deal about what works well, and what works less well. In this workshop we’ll present examples of good practice to support implementation from our nine pathfinder projects.
Launch of Directory of Open Access Books by Eelco FerwerdaOAbooks
The document discusses the official launch of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Key points:
- DOAB is a discovery service that provides a searchable index and links to peer-reviewed open access monographs from academic publishers.
- It was developed with input from users during a beta period to understand needs like quality control standards and transparency of processes.
- Requirements for inclusion in DOAB are that books must be available under an open access license and subjected to independent external peer review.
- The goals are to increase discoverability of open access books, provide an authoritative list of publishers, support quality assurance, and promote open access book publishing.
Knowledge Unlatched is a global library consortium that works with publishers to make scholarly books openly accessible. It aims to provide a sustainable path to open access for humanities and social sciences monographs. The consortium shares the fixed costs of publishing digital editions among member libraries. This lowers the risk for both libraries and publishers. Initially, Knowledge Unlatched will select a modest collection of 30-50 titles from publisher submissions for its first unlatching package in 2013-2014. It will then scale up by repeating the process with additional subject collections, titles, and publishers over time. The goal is to spread publishing costs across institutions to make open access a reality for scholarly books in a minimally disruptive way.
Open access, universities as publishers - Jisc Digital Festival 2015Jisc
This session focussed on areas where universities are (re)discovering roles, especially in the area of book publishing. Participants will be provided with evidence to help them consider this role for universities as publishers and its implications for them.
In light of the recent EU decision to make all European
scientific articles freely accessible by 2020, academic
institutions must prepare to convince a considerable number
of researchers to publish their work open access. This talk
presents an example of how a university library can become
a prime mover in its institution’s work on open science.
Keywords to success are a dedicated team, collaboration with
the institution’s research administration and IT department,
and focusing on widespread information towards the
research community.
Libraries are increasingly being called upon to extend
access to their online resources to users beyond their
core constituencies. Every institution has its own unique
arrangements, but they all raise similar questions for the
library: are these users included under our existing licences
or are separate ones needed? Will we have to pay more, and
if so, how much? Where can I go for advice? Learn about the
guidelines Jisc Collections has developed, and hear from
two librarians who have successfully implemented their own
solutions: Anna Franca on KCL’s work with an NHS Trust
and Ruth Dale on Nottingham’s overseas campuses.
The presenter will give an overview of how Jisc is supporting
the FE sector with digital resources and licensed content to
support the ongoing changes within this sector.
Infrastructure requirements for open scholarship – Jisc and CNI conference 10...Jisc
1. The document discusses the infrastructure requirements for open scholarship and open access. It outlines various stakeholders and events in the research process like authorship, publishing, and accessing published works.
2. It also maps the various systems, standards, and services needed to support open scholarship like repositories, identifiers, licenses, and usage statistics. Ensuring the sustainability of critical infrastructure services is an ongoing challenge given differences between regional and national organizations.
3. Coordination between services may help address sustainability by consolidating functionality and presenting funders with coordinated offers based on common use cases.
Universities as e-textbook publishers - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
Scholarly communication is changing rapidly. As part of our exploration of this changing landscape Jisc is running a national pilot programme investigating the viability of universities publishing their own e-textbooks.
In this workshop we'll learn from participating universities who are creating their own e-textbooks, the decisions they’ve taken about business, licensing and distribution models, as well as the impact and value of their titles. We’ll also explore the viability of wider adoption across the sector.
This document discusses disruptive changes in libraries due to new technologies and user behaviors. It notes the shift to electronic resources like e-journals, e-books, and born-digital content, which require new library processes. Open science and open educational resources are also discussed. Surveys found that younger users value quick search results over assistance from librarians. The future of libraries is uncertain as their roles evolve in research and learning. Options for shared library services are presented to help libraries adapt to these changes in a sustainable way.
With the growing importance of evidencing the ‘worth’ of
scholarship, the inexorable increase in metrics associated with
scholarly output, funder requirements for open access, and the
rise of digital scholarship, there has been a recent growth in the
provision of the one-stop support service: the Office for Scholarly
Communication. This session will draw on the experiences of two
UK universities in developing such Offices and the importance
of working with the research support function of the university,
particularly in relation to REF-related activities. The University of
Kent case study explores how the Library and Research Services worked together to build a business case for an OSC and how the proto-office is being developed through joint management. (The second presenter and case study are to be confirmed.)
Wrong, incomplete or inaccurate metadata affects the performance
of system-based library operations and the services libraries
propose to library patrons. Using concrete examples, we will
present the day-to-day difficulties librarians and library users
encounter due to poor quality metadata and their impact on
access, decision making and discovery. This session will contribute
to the general discussion about poor quality metadata, aiming
to illustrate how important it is for the publishing and library
community to have a good set of metadata for electronic resources
circulating in the supply chain.
Magaly Bascones, Jisc
Amy Staniforth, Aberystwyth University
Modern research metrics and new models of evaluation have risen high on the academic agenda in the last few years. In this session two UK institutions who have adopted such metrics across their faculty will share their motivations and experiences of doing so, and explain further how they are integrating these data into existing models of review and analysis.
The rise of new university presses and academic-led publishingJisc
The document summarizes the results of a study on new university presses (NUPs) and academic-led presses (ALPs) in the UK. It finds that 19 NUPs currently exist in the UK, with 12 more universities considering starting a press. Motivations for starting presses include supporting open access publishing and early career researchers. Formats published include journals, monographs, and other works. The document also interviews representatives from 14 existing ALPs. ALPs are typically motivated by a desire to disseminate scholarship and provide an alternative to commercial publishers. Recommendations include supporting community building between presses and integrating presses into library services and infrastructure.
Supporting a diverse ecology. New university presses and academic-led publish...Jisc
1) New university presses and academic-led presses are growing in the UK and provide an alternative route for publishing scholarly works open access.
2) These presses have small staff sizes and budgets but provide reputational benefits and research funding for their host universities.
3) The upcoming REF mandate for open access monographs in 2027 provides an opportunity for new presses to contribute a significant portion of outputs.
4) Support is needed to build infrastructure and integrate these presses within the publishing landscape as current business models may require changes to fully support open access monographs.
Scholarly publishing – Jisc and CNI conference 10 July 2014Jisc
The document discusses proposals for reforming scholarly publishing in the humanities. It notes concerns from humanities deans about connecting with students and promoting their fields. University presses currently dominate humanities publication but it is unclear if they can address the deans' concerns. The proposal suggests an initiative where institutions fund digital publication of faculty work to better engage audiences online. It acknowledges challenges but outlines Mellon's efforts to address issues like determining costs, defining quality digital formats, evaluating publications for tenure, and gaining support from presses, faculty and institutions. Feedback is requested to advance the reform efforts.
Jisc and Elsevier have agreed to collaborate on open science initiatives in the UK. This includes:
1) A gold open access prepay scheme where UK institutions pay 10% less for publishing gold open access with Elsevier by prepaying. This supports the transition to open access mandated by UK funders.
2) A draft agreement for the Jisc Router to access Elsevier publication metadata to help UK institutions manage open access requirements set by HEFCE.
3) Working groups have been formed between Jisc and Elsevier representatives to further cooperation on open access publishing, research data, metrics, and research integrity.
This document discusses how research assessment and funding criteria are changing to focus more on real-world impact. It provides examples of initiatives that emphasize engaging with non-academic audiences and applying research to benefit society. The document also offers suggestions for researchers to demonstrate impact, such as publishing practitioner commentaries alongside papers, participating in research learning communities, and co-creating articles with industry professionals. Overall, it encourages researchers to consider how to communicate their work to relevant end-users and incorporate impact planning from the beginning of the research process.
This document discusses decision making for academic publishing and library services with limited budgets. It describes challenges like budget constraints, changing user expectations, and priorities. Solutions discussed include adapting spaces and processes, prioritizing electronic resources, and collaborative skills programs. The document also presents case studies about taking on an existing journal and providing new submission services. It emphasizes involving customers, raising awareness of funding needs, and collaborating across the university to maximize impact.
The main challenges facing universities and authors in moving to OA for journal articles are achieving compliance, managing costs, and realising the benefits of OA. This session will outline Jisc services that help, from submission of an article, through acceptance, to publication and use. It will show how these services build on existing infrastructure, where possible, to provide a solution that, while tailored to UK circumstances, is more widely applicable.
UK and US positions on open access – Steven Hill, HEFCE and Sarah Thomas, Harvard University
University of California and university digital library costing models – MacKenzie Smith, UC Davis
Total cost of ownership and flipped OA – Liam Earney, Jisc
Jisc and CNI conference, 6 July 2016
‘Recent trends in research staffing at academic libraries’ - John Cox (Nation...CONUL Conference
This document discusses recent trends in research staffing at academic libraries. It outlines drivers like emphasis on research and digital scholarship that are expanding the scope of library roles. This causes tensions between traditional functions like subject librarians and new specialist roles. Trends include libraries forming new multi-professional teams, expanding throughout the research lifecycle, and focusing on specialisms like digital publishing. The document also describes the model adopted at NUI Galway Library, including replacing subject librarians with functional teams and creating a Digital Publishing Team.
Open access (OA) to research publications brings with it significant benefits for UK institutions, researchers and research funders.
After several years of concerted effort to implement OA following the Finch report in 2012, we have learned, and continue to learn, a great deal about what works well, and what works less well. In this workshop we’ll present examples of good practice to support implementation from our nine pathfinder projects.
Launch of Directory of Open Access Books by Eelco FerwerdaOAbooks
The document discusses the official launch of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). Key points:
- DOAB is a discovery service that provides a searchable index and links to peer-reviewed open access monographs from academic publishers.
- It was developed with input from users during a beta period to understand needs like quality control standards and transparency of processes.
- Requirements for inclusion in DOAB are that books must be available under an open access license and subjected to independent external peer review.
- The goals are to increase discoverability of open access books, provide an authoritative list of publishers, support quality assurance, and promote open access book publishing.
Knowledge Unlatched is a global library consortium that works with publishers to make scholarly books openly accessible. It aims to provide a sustainable path to open access for humanities and social sciences monographs. The consortium shares the fixed costs of publishing digital editions among member libraries. This lowers the risk for both libraries and publishers. Initially, Knowledge Unlatched will select a modest collection of 30-50 titles from publisher submissions for its first unlatching package in 2013-2014. It will then scale up by repeating the process with additional subject collections, titles, and publishers over time. The goal is to spread publishing costs across institutions to make open access a reality for scholarly books in a minimally disruptive way.
Open access, universities as publishers - Jisc Digital Festival 2015Jisc
This session focussed on areas where universities are (re)discovering roles, especially in the area of book publishing. Participants will be provided with evidence to help them consider this role for universities as publishers and its implications for them.
In light of the recent EU decision to make all European
scientific articles freely accessible by 2020, academic
institutions must prepare to convince a considerable number
of researchers to publish their work open access. This talk
presents an example of how a university library can become
a prime mover in its institution’s work on open science.
Keywords to success are a dedicated team, collaboration with
the institution’s research administration and IT department,
and focusing on widespread information towards the
research community.
Libraries are increasingly being called upon to extend
access to their online resources to users beyond their
core constituencies. Every institution has its own unique
arrangements, but they all raise similar questions for the
library: are these users included under our existing licences
or are separate ones needed? Will we have to pay more, and
if so, how much? Where can I go for advice? Learn about the
guidelines Jisc Collections has developed, and hear from
two librarians who have successfully implemented their own
solutions: Anna Franca on KCL’s work with an NHS Trust
and Ruth Dale on Nottingham’s overseas campuses.
The presenter will give an overview of how Jisc is supporting
the FE sector with digital resources and licensed content to
support the ongoing changes within this sector.
Infrastructure requirements for open scholarship – Jisc and CNI conference 10...Jisc
1. The document discusses the infrastructure requirements for open scholarship and open access. It outlines various stakeholders and events in the research process like authorship, publishing, and accessing published works.
2. It also maps the various systems, standards, and services needed to support open scholarship like repositories, identifiers, licenses, and usage statistics. Ensuring the sustainability of critical infrastructure services is an ongoing challenge given differences between regional and national organizations.
3. Coordination between services may help address sustainability by consolidating functionality and presenting funders with coordinated offers based on common use cases.
Universities as e-textbook publishers - Jisc Digifest 2016Jisc
Scholarly communication is changing rapidly. As part of our exploration of this changing landscape Jisc is running a national pilot programme investigating the viability of universities publishing their own e-textbooks.
In this workshop we'll learn from participating universities who are creating their own e-textbooks, the decisions they’ve taken about business, licensing and distribution models, as well as the impact and value of their titles. We’ll also explore the viability of wider adoption across the sector.
This document discusses disruptive changes in libraries due to new technologies and user behaviors. It notes the shift to electronic resources like e-journals, e-books, and born-digital content, which require new library processes. Open science and open educational resources are also discussed. Surveys found that younger users value quick search results over assistance from librarians. The future of libraries is uncertain as their roles evolve in research and learning. Options for shared library services are presented to help libraries adapt to these changes in a sustainable way.
With the growing importance of evidencing the ‘worth’ of
scholarship, the inexorable increase in metrics associated with
scholarly output, funder requirements for open access, and the
rise of digital scholarship, there has been a recent growth in the
provision of the one-stop support service: the Office for Scholarly
Communication. This session will draw on the experiences of two
UK universities in developing such Offices and the importance
of working with the research support function of the university,
particularly in relation to REF-related activities. The University of
Kent case study explores how the Library and Research Services worked together to build a business case for an OSC and how the proto-office is being developed through joint management. (The second presenter and case study are to be confirmed.)
Wrong, incomplete or inaccurate metadata affects the performance
of system-based library operations and the services libraries
propose to library patrons. Using concrete examples, we will
present the day-to-day difficulties librarians and library users
encounter due to poor quality metadata and their impact on
access, decision making and discovery. This session will contribute
to the general discussion about poor quality metadata, aiming
to illustrate how important it is for the publishing and library
community to have a good set of metadata for electronic resources
circulating in the supply chain.
Magaly Bascones, Jisc
Amy Staniforth, Aberystwyth University
Modern research metrics and new models of evaluation have risen high on the academic agenda in the last few years. In this session two UK institutions who have adopted such metrics across their faculty will share their motivations and experiences of doing so, and explain further how they are integrating these data into existing models of review and analysis.
The rise of new university presses and academic-led publishingJisc
The document summarizes the results of a study on new university presses (NUPs) and academic-led presses (ALPs) in the UK. It finds that 19 NUPs currently exist in the UK, with 12 more universities considering starting a press. Motivations for starting presses include supporting open access publishing and early career researchers. Formats published include journals, monographs, and other works. The document also interviews representatives from 14 existing ALPs. ALPs are typically motivated by a desire to disseminate scholarship and provide an alternative to commercial publishers. Recommendations include supporting community building between presses and integrating presses into library services and infrastructure.
Supporting a diverse ecology. New university presses and academic-led publish...Jisc
1) New university presses and academic-led presses are growing in the UK and provide an alternative route for publishing scholarly works open access.
2) These presses have small staff sizes and budgets but provide reputational benefits and research funding for their host universities.
3) The upcoming REF mandate for open access monographs in 2027 provides an opportunity for new presses to contribute a significant portion of outputs.
4) Support is needed to build infrastructure and integrate these presses within the publishing landscape as current business models may require changes to fully support open access monographs.
Alex and Conor introduce SAH Journal (sahjournal.com) as an open access academic journal project involving the collaborative efforts of emerging and established scholars as well as academic librarians. Conor explains the benefits of collaborating with research librarians through publishing. Alex asserts that librarians (libraries) are perfectly positioned to enter into direct competition with established commercial journal publishers. He explains the mechanics of electronic publishing from conceptional planning to implementation via, in this instance, Open Journal Systems (OJS).
Resources in uct libraries masters_acc_willows_2017Susanne Noll
This library guide will helps Accounting Masters students to navigate the University of Cape Town (UCT) library website, including some library resources, as well as managing and evaluating resources.
Jisc updates - OA monographs and etextbooks - Graham StoneJisc
The document provides an update on open access monographs and textbooks. It discusses the upcoming mandate from Research England that monographs be made openly accessible starting in 2021. It also covers new university presses that are emerging in the UK and their potential contribution to open access publishing. Finally, it previews several projects that Jisc is involved in to support open textbooks and understand author motivations for creating open educational resources.
The National Bibliographic Knowledgebase (NBK) will aggregate bibliographic data from libraries and other sources to inform collection management decisions and user resource discovery. The NBK is being developed in phases, with a beta resource discovery interface launching in January 2018 containing data from 75 libraries. Additional services like collections management tools will be tested throughout 2018. The NBK aims to provide benefits like increased discoverability, data quality reports, and tools to facilitate collaborative collection management.
The document summarizes the outcomes of a pilot project managed by Jisc Collections to extend journal subscriptions licensed for the UK academic sector to also provide access for NHS organizations in England. The pilot provided access to over 2,500 journal titles from 9 publishers and saw over 1 million article downloads in its first year. Acceptable pricing offers were negotiated with several major publishers but no funding was secured. Some temporary access was later funded. The document also discusses efforts to sustain national access in England to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews as its publisher Wiley moves to an open access model and NICE funding is reduced.
Making best use of Jisc eCollections: Historical Texts, Journal Archives and ...Jisc
Led by Hazel White, account manager and Scott Gibbens, senior service manager (Jisc eCollections) - both Jisc.
in this session you’ll hear about how you can make best use of Jisc eCollections: Historical Texts, Journal Archives and MediaHub.
Universities must make strategic decisions in order to thrive in a complex and changing environment. Topics faced are widely applicable across students, staff, research, estates and finance. The data landscape informing these decisions is vast, varied and sub-optimal. A revolution in data exploitation technologies, Jisc and HESA collaborated to deliver business intelligence services to members.
This session demonstrates new interactive dashboards available to delegates and provide a glimpse at the immediate future for this service.
Resources in uct libraries fin_hon_2017Susanne Noll
Presentation to familiarise 'Finance' students with the navigation of the University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries' home page, secondary and primary resources, reference managing tool RefWorks,
and the evaluation of the internet resources.
The document provides an agenda and details for the Oxford Journals Day 2015 conference held on March 18-19th at St Anne's College in Oxford. The two-day conference included sessions on marketing journals using social media, recent developments in peer review, the status of print publication, roundtable discussions on publishing ethics and working with international authors, and a keynote on the future of academic journals. Presenters were from Oxford University Press and its society partners.
Efforts to Promote Open Science in European Research LibrariesLIBER Europe
The document summarizes efforts by European research libraries to promote open science. It discusses LIBER's role in advocating for open science policies and initiatives. It also outlines the European Commission's support for open science through Horizon 2020 mandates, the European Open Science Cloud, and the Open Science Policy Platform. National initiatives in Finland promoting open data and research are also described. The National Library of Finland supports open science through its strategy, policies, and training. Libraries play an important role in raising awareness, providing training and infrastructure to enable open sharing of research outputs and data.
Resources in uct libraries is_hons_masters_2017Susanne Noll
An introduction to University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries resources, including navigating the website, understanding print and digital resources, getting to know a reference managing tool and enabling students to evaluate resources.
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CATH DISHMAN, CENYU SHEN,
KATHERINE STEPHAN
Although scholarly communications has become more open, problems with predatory and problematic publishers remain. There are commercial providers of lists, start-up/renegade Internet lists of good/bad and the researchers, publishers and assessors that try to understand and process what being on/off a list means to themselves, their careers and their institutions. Still, these problems persist and leaves many asking: where is the list?
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eth Montague-Hellen, Francis Crick Institute, Katie Fraser, University of Nottingham
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OA Switchboard,
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This panel discussion will combine the perspectives of four UK based university presses, all with distinct identities and varied publishing programs drawn from humanities, arts and social sciences, yet with a shared recognition and value of the importance to collaborate and co-operate on a shared vision to support accessibility and inclusivity within the wider scholarly community and maintain a rich bibliodiversity.
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The platform removes existing barriers to publishing. It’s an entirely free, open space for researchers, without editorial and pre-publication peer review processes. The only requirement for authors is a valid ORCiD ID. Without barriers, Octopus must provide feedback mechanisms to ensure the community can self-moderate. During this session, we’ll explore Octopus’ aims to foster a collaborative environment and incentivise quality.
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UKSG Conference 2017 Breakout - New University Presses and Academic-Led Presses: the current UK landscape- Chris Keene and Graham Stone
1. Research & Development
SueAttewell – Head of Change FE & Skills
10April
2017
10/04/2017 New University Presses and Academic-Led Presses: the current UK landscape
Chris Keene and Graham Stone
This photo, “Stamps: lots of them!” is copyright (c) 2010 Michele Ursino and made available under a CC BY-SA 2.0 licence
3. Definitions – Library led publishing
»A “set of activities led by college and university libraries to
support the creation, dissemination, and curation of
scholarly, creative, and/or educational works”.
Library Publishing Coalition. (2016). Retrieved from http://librarypublishing.org/about-us
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4. Definitions – Academic-Led Publishing
»“a publishing initiative set-up and run by academics…
…Academic-led presses are most often not-for profit,
independent, highly ideological entities, set up to provide
an alternative publication route to the commercial
presses or to support the open access publishing of books
for example”.
Janneke Adema,Coventry University
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5. Background
»Both NUPs and ALPs appear to be a growing movement
in the UK
› Little beyond anecdotal evidence
»Jisc study informed by:
› National Monograph Strategy (2014)
› Paper from the Northern Collaboration (June 2015)
– 25 HEIs in the North of England
› Paper at the SCONUL 2015 winter conference (November 2015)
– http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/26550/
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6. Objectives
»Identify existing and future NUP/ALPs in the UK
»Learn of the motivations behind their establishment
»Determine the types of output being published
»Identify the publishing platforms being utilised and to
inform future work in this area
»Ascertain what business models are being applied
»Explore potential areas for support from Jisc
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8. NUP landscape study
»Survey to UK Library Directors in May 2016
»41 universities responded
› 13 New University Presses
–Giving a total for the UK of 17 (including establish presses and
those that did not respond but are known to exist)
› 12 university are considering a NUP within 5 years
› 16 have no current plans, but 4 are interested
»By 2020 there could be as many as 27 NUPs in the UK
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9. NUPs in the UK
New University Presses (based on survey results and existing data)
CardiffUniversity University of Exeter
Goldsmiths,University of London University of Hertfordshire
Kingston University University of Huddersfield
SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) University of Surrey
UCL (including the Institute of Education) University ofWarwick
University of Buckingham University ofWestminster
University of Central Lancashire University ofYork (Music Press – UYMP)
University of Chester White Rose Libraries Consortium (Leeds, Sheffield andYork)
University of Edinburgh (library)
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10. Motivation
Theme Existing NUPs Planned NUPs Total
Demand from/for early career researchers and academics (including
supporting first time publishing)
5 3 8
Developing OA publishing 5 3 8
Supporting University’s strategy/objectives 3 1 4
To enhance the reputation of the university 1 3 4
Undergraduate research 1 2 3
Innovation/new forms of publishing 1 2 3
Moving existing internal publishing activity (including library related
research)
1 2 3
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Only 3 NUPs had public mission statements:
http://unipress.hud.ac.uk/about,us/
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/about
http://universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/site/about/
11. Quality measures
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Press/ Editorial
Board
Proposal review Peer review Editorial review Camera ready
templates
Copy editing Other
(Proofreading, Anti-
plagiarism
checking, Editorial
development)
None of the above
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Established Presses
12. Staffing
»Average of those with staffing was 1.5
› However, 1 institution had 5 dedicated staff
› 4 institutions had 0 dedicated staff
»Removing this institution gives an average of 1 FTE
› Correlates with US findings
› Overlap with the ALP survey
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13. Publishing imprints and availability
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Journals Monographs
(including
edited collections)
Textbooks Conference
proceedings
Music scores Recorded music Data Other
Fully open access, with no
subsequent paid version
nor charges for optional formats
Fully open access, with charges
for optional formats (print, PDF,
ePubs, etc)
No open access formats
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Established Presses
14. Possible future publishing
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Journals Monographs
(including
edited
collections)
Textbooks Conference
proceedings
Music scores Recorded music Data Other
Established and those considering a press
15. Possible future publishing
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»Other formats include:
› Enhanced and experimental publications
› Videos (conferences and interviews)
› Subject-specific overlay journals
› Short-form monographs
› Grey literature (Reports)
16. Publishing formats
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Print (HBK) Print (PBK) PoD PDF HTML XML EPUB Other
Exisiting Planned
17. Processing charges and licenses
»Article/book processing charges
› 9 NUPs are using fee waivers
»Licences
› 6 NUPs using CC BY
› 2 NUPs offering CC BY-NC-ND preferred CC BY
› 2 NUPs stated that it was the author’s choice to select
the appropriate CC licence
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18. Publishing services
1. A self-help consultation level, e.g. hosting of journal
software.
2. Base level where the customer does most of the work,
hosting plus some further support, e.g. licence
templates, logos, etc.
3. Intermediate where responsibilities are negotiated, e.g.
full publishing service and support for authors/editors.
4. Extensive where a full service is provided, e.g. full
publishing service and support for authors/editors.
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Adapted from Perry et al., 2011; Mattson & Friend, 2014
23. ALP landscape study
»Interviews conducted via Skype and email
»Aimed to acquire a better understanding of ALPs
currently operating in the UK or publishing for the UK
market
»Provides an overview of the needs and future
requirements and the problems they currently face and/or
have faced in the past
»14 ALPs took part in the study
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24. ALPs interviewed
Academic-Led Presses
Counterpress meson press
electric.press Open Book Publishers
Goldsmiths Press Open Humanities Press
Language Science Press Open Library of the Humanities
Mattering Press punctum books
Mayfly Books Roving Eye Press
MediaCommons Press Ubiquity Press
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25. Motivation
»Community based, often as a reaction to the
commercialisation of scholarship
“The primary thing is to disseminate good quality humanities
research and to encourage good quality humanities research
through the provision and through the dissemination of digital
objects.” Rupert Gatti
“This press was an attempt to create a third route for academics.”
Stephen Connelly (Counterpress)
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26. Values and principles
»Changing scholarly
communication
»Extension of critical work
»Ethics of care
»Community-led
»Not for profit
»Pay and labour
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“if you don’t like
something you
need to fix it”
Martin Eve
“We want every interested
person to be able to access
scientific research in the field of
linguistics. We want publishing to
be a community enterprise”
Sebastian Nordhoff
“The primary principles that underpin the entirety of the project
have to do with the value of openness and really engaging in an
open fashion. Not just with other scholars in the process of
disseminating scholarship, but also being able to engage openly
with the broader public” Kathleen Fitzpatrick
27. Publishing fields and formats (1)
»Wide range of fields in the humanities, but also sciences
› Some ALPs specialise in a specific field
› Others welcome submissions form all fields within the humanities
»Almost all ALPs publish books
»3 ALPs publish journals
»Multimodal and experimental
› electric.press and Media Commons Press
› Others do not have the finances or technological skills
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28. Publishing fields and formats (2)
»Print and PDF is the most common format
»Mobi, Epub, HTML and XML are also used by some
“We are particularly fond of the printed book, which we are not
giving up on. In fact, I will maintain strenuously and vigorously that
the printed book has a mobility, portability, longevity, usability,
iterability and attainability, that is still incredibly useful and that
people still desire” Eileen Joy
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29. Incorporation and governance
»Incorporation, “to make it protect the individual editors from any
potential legal action” Joe Deville
»ALPs are incorporated as:
› Companies limited by guarantee
› Charities
› Non-profit
› Community interest companies
»Most have an editorial or advisory board made up of senior or
esteemed scholars
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30. Business models
»Most ALPs use multiple streams of revenue:
› Sale of books
› Institutional support
› Subscriptions/memberships
› Start-up and occasional grants
› Book processing charges
› Donations/crowdsourcing
› Freemium
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31. Platforms, dissemination and preservation
»Most ALPs use their own website or server
› Mixture of open sources and commercial, e.g.WordPress and OJS
»Lightning Source and CreateSpace are popular for production
»Dissemination is via
› Commercial platforms (i.e. Google Books and Google Play,Amazon) and
› Not-for-profit platforms (i.e. OAPEN, DOAB, DOAJ,Archive.org) but also
through social media, mailing lists and post
»However, most presses do not have a systematic preservation
strategy
› Some use either LOCKSS,CLOCKSS or Portico digital preservation services
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33. Support community building (1)
»A European Library Publishing Coalition
› Taking a collaborative approach alongside other European presses
»A typology of support levels
› Definitions of levels of support could be better defined to assist those planning
to start presses
»A publishing collective forALPs
› A collective body to bring together and support ALPs
»Support library integration
› Supporting NUPs and ALPs to link effectively to the existing academic
distribution channels
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34. Support community building (2)
»During 2016 a new university press email list was created by Megan
Taylor at the University of Huddersfield Press
› UNIVERSITYPRESS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
»A similar effort at community building and knowledge exchange is
the radical open access collective, which, as a network, runs a
community-driven information platform on open access and
scholar-led book publishing in the HSS
› http://radicaloa.disruptivemedia.org.uk
› To be further developed in 2017
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35. Establish guidelines for setting up a press
»Justifications for starting up a NUP
› Develop a resource to allow Library Directors to make cases to senior
management
»Establish publication workflows
› Assist in establishing workflow processes
»Best practices for textbook publishing
› Overlap with Jisc Collections’ Institution as e-textbook publisher project
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36. Provide legal advice
»Support with licensing and contracts
› Creation of a set of generic licences, standardised agreements etc.
»Provide advice on incorporation
› Develop standard models and advice for ALPs
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37. Develop guidelines for preservation & dissemination
»Establish preservation guidelines
› Develop preservation guidelines and investigate agreements with suppliers
»Best practices for metadata
› Develop best practice guidelines for discovery and distribution
»Support with distribution/dissemination
› Develop basic checklist for NUPs/ALPs to ensure a consistent approach
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38. Develop future projects to support ALPs
»Set up an information platform
› An information portal for ALPs
»Aid in developing funding solutions for OA book publishing
› Grant schemes targeting small scale projects
»Support the development of an alterative marketplace
› A way to move away from dominant commercial solutions?
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39. Shared publishing platform
»Do you have a requirement for/ interest in a shared
publishing platform?
› Some institutions answered yes but qualified the answer
as a maybe
–“...would want to clearly understand the added value.”
–“…Jisc should work with existing providers..."
»There was more interest in a toolkit than an alternative
open hosting platform (from ALP comments)
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40. Best practice toolkit
»Many of the comments in the survey point towards a
toolkit approach to support NUPs and ALPs
»Much of the content could come from existing operations
› Using best practice from established presses
› Supplemented by support from Jisc, e.g. standard
licences etc.
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41. Access the report
»The final report will be made available on the Jisc website
in early May 2017
»An article by the report’s authors will be published in
LIBER quarterly in the near future
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42. Acknowledgements
»Janneke Adema, Research Fellow in Digital Media at the
Centre for Disruptive Media at Coventry University
»Colleagues at the Northern Collaboration and the
SCONUL’s Collaboration Strategy Group for reviewing the
final report
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44. jisc.ac.uk
Except where otherwise noted, this work
is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
Further info
Chris Keene
Head of library and scholarly futures
chris.keene@jisc.ac.uk
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Graham Stone
Jisc Collections senior research manager
Graham.Stone@jisc.ac.uk
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