Scholarly Communication
September 9, 2019
Next Generation Library Publishing
In this project, Educopia, California Digital Library (CDL), and Strategies for Open Science (Stratos), in close partnership with Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), Longleaf Services, and Janeway are working to advance and integrate open source publishing infrastructure to provide robust support for library publishing. Our project goals include: Creating a more balanced, effective academic publishing … Continue reading Next Generation Library Publishing
August 9, 2019
Library Publishing Workflows
Quick Links to Project Deliverables Library Publishing Workflows blog posts (all) Library Publishing Workflows Pain Points blog series Library Publishing Workflows Preliminary Findings (Poster & Video) “Modeling library editorial workflows to promote open publication of scholarly journals: The American Library Publishing Workflows project.” (English language preprint) Libraries and the importance of infrastructure (Recording) Working through … Continue reading Library Publishing Workflows
December 19, 2018
Mapping the Scholarly Communication Infrastructure
Mapping Scholarly Communication Infrastructure is an effort to study the current state of digital scholarship infrastructure in the U.S. and to help envision a more modernized and sustainable system that would enhance scholarly communication at colleges, universities, and research libraries across the country. With a grant from The Andrew Mellon Foundation (see press release) from … Continue reading Mapping the Scholarly Communication Infrastructure
June 13, 2016
Library Publishing Curriculum
Quick Access Points For Students: Library Publishing Workshop (asynchronous, virtual course taught by Dr. Katherine Skinner) Overview of the Workshop Unit 1: Introduction Unit 2: What and Why Libraries Publish Unit 3: Publishing Functions Unit 4: Developing Editorial Strategies Unit 5: Content and Access Unit 6: Assessing Impact Unit 7: Policy Unit 8: Sustainability and … Continue reading Library Publishing Curriculum
January 10, 2014
Chrysalis: Opportunities for New Types of Research Alliances (subcontract)
The Chrysalis project explored the design and implementation of vertically integrated research alliances (VIRAs) comprising scholars, libraries, and scholarly presses. VIRAs could constitute a chrysalis of sorts for innovative digital research publications. To better understand this model, Educopia Research and the University of North Texas investigated potential revenue streams and sustainability models, including possible redistribution … Continue reading Chrysalis: Opportunities for New Types of Research Alliances (subcontract)