Start Date
29-3-2015 3:45 PM
Keywords
book publishing, ebooks, indigenous studies, library publishing, sustainability, open access journals
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Description
Living Language, Knowing Place: Digitally Enhanced Books for Networking Knowledge in Indigenous Studies
Darcy Cullen, UBC Press Allan Bell, University of British Columbia
This presentation describes the origins and aims of the current UBC Press and UBC Library collaboration. “Living Language, Knowing Place” will result in a dynamic new resource for Indigenous research, education, and cultural programs, which places the scholarly book at its center. The project’s starting point is the question: What conjunction of technological tools, scholarly inquiry, and community involvement is needed for the reciprocal dissemination of knowledge about First Nations cultures and histories, which can address the needs of a wide and diverse audience? Gathering partners from a variety of sectors (scholarly publishing, library sciences, First Nations technology, museum curation, digital resource management), this project will:
1) Produce a robust and flexible platform for interactive exchange, which (a) uses both conventional copyright and Traditional Knowledge licenses and b) meets the current institutional standards for long-term preservation of digital assets; 2) Publish an initial set of five Digitally Enhanced Editions of scholarly books in Indigenous Studies, which will serve as a model for future publications. Designed as an interactive, multimedia resource where the book is the organizing principle, it will operate as a network of knowledge and materials in Aboriginal studies, with an emphasis on language, culture, and history. A key component of the project is its attention to the theoretical, ethical, and practical implications of the access and use of Indigenous knowledge and heritage in a digital environment.
From shoestring to sustainability: Launching a successful independent open access journal
Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo Stewart Brower, University of Oklahoma - Tulsa Robert Schroeder, Portland State University
Open access (OA) journals present a unique and impactful opportunity for academic librarians to meet their institutions’ growing demands for research productivity. Some librarians have responded by developing new titles to fill gaps in the professional literature and to forge new paths of disciplinary discourse. Others have assisted non-library faculty by providing sustainable platforms for hosting and developing new OA titles in various fields. In 2007, the presenters launched Communications in Information Literacy (CIL), filling a gap in the literature that was left with the cessation Research Strategies. CIL is an independent, OA publication in the truest sense; there are no author fees, and contributing authors retain full ownership of their work. The journal’s initial economic model was akin to that of PBS: plead, beg, and steal. However, the experiment worked. CIL is presently entering its ninth year of publication. The journal is financially self-sustaining; it has received professional awards; it is well-ranked among disciplinary journals; it has expanded to include a third editor-in-chief and three section editors; and its model has been emulated by other OA publications. In this session, CIL editors will lead discussions and exercises showing how attendees might develop their own independent OA journals, and to vet the advantages and disadvantages of that endeavor. Attendees will also learn practical elements of independent OA journal publishing, such as financial and business planning, open source software adoption and web hosting, indexing and vendor contract negotiations, marketing, establishing a readership, and forming effective divisions of labor in daily operations.
A Continuum of Publishing Opportunities: The Purdue University Library Publishing Division
David Scherer, Purdue University Katherine Purple, Managing Editor and Co-Interim Director, Purdue University Press
Formed in 2012, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division creates a collaborative environment uniting the Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services. The Publishing Division is dedicated to enhancing the impact and reach of academic research and scholarship through the development and dissemination of books, journals, digital collections, innovative electronic products, technical report series, and conference proceedings. Through the integration and collaboration of Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division has become a leader in its capacity to produce high-quality publications serving a continuum of scholarly publishing needs across the University and beyond.
This session will highlight the evolution, business models, benefits, and opportunities of a traditional university press collaborating with fellow information professionals in the Libraries and across the university. Thereby providing sustainable and targeted services to support faculty, staff, and students at all stages of the scholarly communication process, as well as scholars working beyond the confines of Purdue.
Developing Library Book Publishing Programs: A Case Study
Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, University of Florida Health Science Center Library Cecilia Botero, University of Florida
The University of Florida Health Science Center Library, part of the overall UF library system and in collaboration with the UF Press, is developing a book-publishing program for the health science center- an academic health center with 6 colleges. This program currently focuses on the history of the center using materials and expertise from the HSC archives. The archives, supported by an extensive oral history program, collects material from all of the colleges and the library also serves the whole health center and is well situated to provide this historical perspective. Eventually, of course, the publishing program can expand to include other publishing projects. This presentation will discuss initiation of this program with the creation of a book, commissioned by the dean of the College of Medicine, on the College's 60-year history as a case study. It will consider the steps required to forge agreements with the College of Medicine, university press and hired writer. It also will provide information on the research, photograph acquisition, writing and revision process and discuss best practices for library book publishing.
Recommended Citation
Scherer, David; Purple, Katherine; Hollister, Christopher; Brower, Stewart; Schroeder, Robert; Cullen, Darcy; Bell, Allan; Stoyan-Rosenzweig, Nina; Botero, Cecilia; and Hawley, Elizabeth Haven (2015). "Library Publishing Success Stories Lightning Talks," Library Publishing Forum - Recorded Sessions. https://newprairiepress.org/lpforum/2015/Concurrents/3
Library Publishing Success Stories Lightning Talks
Living Language, Knowing Place: Digitally Enhanced Books for Networking Knowledge in Indigenous Studies
Darcy Cullen, UBC Press Allan Bell, University of British Columbia
This presentation describes the origins and aims of the current UBC Press and UBC Library collaboration. “Living Language, Knowing Place” will result in a dynamic new resource for Indigenous research, education, and cultural programs, which places the scholarly book at its center. The project’s starting point is the question: What conjunction of technological tools, scholarly inquiry, and community involvement is needed for the reciprocal dissemination of knowledge about First Nations cultures and histories, which can address the needs of a wide and diverse audience? Gathering partners from a variety of sectors (scholarly publishing, library sciences, First Nations technology, museum curation, digital resource management), this project will:
1) Produce a robust and flexible platform for interactive exchange, which (a) uses both conventional copyright and Traditional Knowledge licenses and b) meets the current institutional standards for long-term preservation of digital assets; 2) Publish an initial set of five Digitally Enhanced Editions of scholarly books in Indigenous Studies, which will serve as a model for future publications. Designed as an interactive, multimedia resource where the book is the organizing principle, it will operate as a network of knowledge and materials in Aboriginal studies, with an emphasis on language, culture, and history. A key component of the project is its attention to the theoretical, ethical, and practical implications of the access and use of Indigenous knowledge and heritage in a digital environment.
From shoestring to sustainability: Launching a successful independent open access journal
Christopher Hollister, University at Buffalo Stewart Brower, University of Oklahoma - Tulsa Robert Schroeder, Portland State University
Open access (OA) journals present a unique and impactful opportunity for academic librarians to meet their institutions’ growing demands for research productivity. Some librarians have responded by developing new titles to fill gaps in the professional literature and to forge new paths of disciplinary discourse. Others have assisted non-library faculty by providing sustainable platforms for hosting and developing new OA titles in various fields. In 2007, the presenters launched Communications in Information Literacy (CIL), filling a gap in the literature that was left with the cessation Research Strategies. CIL is an independent, OA publication in the truest sense; there are no author fees, and contributing authors retain full ownership of their work. The journal’s initial economic model was akin to that of PBS: plead, beg, and steal. However, the experiment worked. CIL is presently entering its ninth year of publication. The journal is financially self-sustaining; it has received professional awards; it is well-ranked among disciplinary journals; it has expanded to include a third editor-in-chief and three section editors; and its model has been emulated by other OA publications. In this session, CIL editors will lead discussions and exercises showing how attendees might develop their own independent OA journals, and to vet the advantages and disadvantages of that endeavor. Attendees will also learn practical elements of independent OA journal publishing, such as financial and business planning, open source software adoption and web hosting, indexing and vendor contract negotiations, marketing, establishing a readership, and forming effective divisions of labor in daily operations.
A Continuum of Publishing Opportunities: The Purdue University Library Publishing Division
David Scherer, Purdue University Katherine Purple, Managing Editor and Co-Interim Director, Purdue University Press
Formed in 2012, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division creates a collaborative environment uniting the Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services. The Publishing Division is dedicated to enhancing the impact and reach of academic research and scholarship through the development and dissemination of books, journals, digital collections, innovative electronic products, technical report series, and conference proceedings. Through the integration and collaboration of Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division has become a leader in its capacity to produce high-quality publications serving a continuum of scholarly publishing needs across the University and beyond.
This session will highlight the evolution, business models, benefits, and opportunities of a traditional university press collaborating with fellow information professionals in the Libraries and across the university. Thereby providing sustainable and targeted services to support faculty, staff, and students at all stages of the scholarly communication process, as well as scholars working beyond the confines of Purdue.
Developing Library Book Publishing Programs: A Case Study
Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig, University of Florida Health Science Center Library Cecilia Botero, University of Florida
The University of Florida Health Science Center Library, part of the overall UF library system and in collaboration with the UF Press, is developing a book-publishing program for the health science center- an academic health center with 6 colleges. This program currently focuses on the history of the center using materials and expertise from the HSC archives. The archives, supported by an extensive oral history program, collects material from all of the colleges and the library also serves the whole health center and is well situated to provide this historical perspective. Eventually, of course, the publishing program can expand to include other publishing projects. This presentation will discuss initiation of this program with the creation of a book, commissioned by the dean of the College of Medicine, on the College's 60-year history as a case study. It will consider the steps required to forge agreements with the College of Medicine, university press and hired writer. It also will provide information on the research, photograph acquisition, writing and revision process and discuss best practices for library book publishing.
