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Creating an Open Access Journal
A Case Study
The Conference for Entrepreneurial LibrariansMarch 11, 2011
Joe M. Williams & Stephen H. Dew, Ph.D.
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Overview
• Open Access publishing @ University Libraries, UNC Greensboro
• Journal of Learning Spaces• Back story, current status• Lessons learned so far• What’s next• Questions
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Entrepreneurism
• Project began at Univ. Libraries…• No profits, but potential rewards• Significant risks
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Library Goals & Customer Service Values Addressed by OJS
PublishingGoals of the University Libraries• Build and preserve print, electronic resources and
other unique collections that support the University's missions and programs
• Seek out and take advantage of appropriate entrepreneurial opportunities
Customer Service Values• We must provide an environment that encourages
creativity and innovation in the delivery of our services. • We will create systems, services, and procedures with
our customers' needs foremost in mind.
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Benefits of OJS Publishing at UNCG
• Open-Source Software (no cost on a tight budget)
• Prior to OJS, no support for faculty to publish scholarly journals
• Library is still an information provider, but it is now also an information creator
• Faculty and administrators see the library playing an increasingly important and expanding role
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Journal of Learning Spaces
Topic of shared interest
Institutional history
Mix of schools and departments
ERIT commits to support OJS
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Journal of Learning Spaces
Filling a perceived void
Collaborative, multidisciplinary efforts
Creating on online learning space
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Focus and Scope
“A peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually, The Journal of Learning Spaces provides a scholarly, multidisciplinary forum for research articles, case studies, book reviews, and position pieces related to all aspects of learning space design, operation, pedagogy, and assessment.”
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Focus and Scope
Learning spaces encompass formal, informal, and virtual environments:– formal: lecture halls, laboratories,
traditional classrooms– informal: learning commons,
multimedia sandbox, residential study areas, huddle rooms
– virtual: learning management systems, social media websites, online virtual environments
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Getting Started
• DOAJ Start-up Guide• One-page vision document• One meeting face-to-face
– Scholarly Communications librarian
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OJS Roles
• Manager• Subscription Manager• Editors• Section Editors• Peer Reviewers• Copyeditors, Layout Editors, &
Proofreaders• Authors• Readers
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UNCG OJS PublicationsCurrently in Development
• Women & Girls in Sport• International Journal of Nurse
Practitioner Educators• Journal of Applied Peace &
Conflict Studies• Journal of Learning Spaces• Richard Hoggart Society
Newsletter• UNCG Technical Reports
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Lessons Learned: OA Publishing
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• Faculty who have an interest in journal publishing find OJS to be a great service; however, only a limited number will take on the challenge of starting a new journal
• Even the faculty and administrators who are not directly involved with OJS view this service as a positive and important development , and they see the library playing an increasingly important and expanding role on campus
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Lessons Learned: OA Publishing
• Some of the OJS software is not intuitive, so there is usually a learning curve and the need of some library assistance
• Most faculty are not familiar with how to get journals indexed, so assistance from liaisons and reference librarians may be necessary
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Lessons Learned: JLS
• Give yourself time• Use software before publication• Lots of unknowns
– Duties– Work loads– Community response
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Current status: JLS
Scope, focus, publication schedule
Org. structure ISSN assignedCFP editors, peer
reviewers closedCFP authors open!
• Finalizing content• Interactivity• Indexing• Marketing
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What’s Next
• Journal of Learning Spaces Conference– Build on community– Keep project active, applied– Virtual or face-to-face?
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Related Resources of Interest
• DOAJ Guide to OA Journal Publishing http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/
• Open Access Overview, Peter Suber http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
• OJS User Guide• http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/docs/userguide/2.3.3/
index.html• OJS Tutorials
http://libguides.acadiau.ca/content.php?pid=38188&sid=280491
• UNCG OJS Homepage http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ojs/
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With OJS at UNCG Libraries, we have now joined the
publishing industry.
The Journal of Learning Spacesis just the Beginning
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Wiley and Elsevier, Beware!
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