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OA Week 2012:
Scholarly Communication & Publishing Update
Office of Scholarly Communication & Publishing
University Library System
University of Pittsburgh
Slide2What’s new?New journalsNew repositoryAuthor
fee fundOASPA COPEAltmetrics (Plum Analytics)
OSCP website
Citation
management software (
Mendeley
)
RES, Ask-a-Librarian, Knowledge Tracker
ETD migration & increased content in D-Scholarship
Slide3So what? Who? When? Where? Why?Why are we doing all of this?Why is this important to the library, to the university, to *me*?It’s all about you . . . and scholarly communication
Slide4Scholarly communication definedThe process by which scientists and scholars record and publish the
results of their researchTraditionally achieved by publishing in scholarly journalsMore recently, includes new modes of sharing, transformation, dissemination, curation
and
preservation of research
and knowledge in all formats
Slide5Scholarly communication: Contemporary
Slide6Scholarly communication: Traditional
Slide7Changes in scholarly communicationChanging economic modelsThe ‘big deal’Pay per view model
Open Access publishingHybrid Open AccessSelf-publishingThe library as publisher
Slide8Changes in Scholarly CommunicationNew ways of disseminating researchDocument repositories & gray literature online
Web sites, blogs, social networksNew ways of evaluating research and its impactPeer review models are changingAlternative measures of research impact (altmetrics)
Changing laws
DMCA
Research Works Act
Google Books Copyright Settlement & aftermath
Slide9Office of Scholarly Communication and PublishingEstablished in 2011Responsible for publishing new
content:Electronic Theses and DissertationsSubject-based repositoriesD-Scholarship@Pitt (institutional repository)Journal publishing (33 titles and growing!)Monograph publishing
Offer training, support and consultation for scholarly communications issues
Slide10Office of Scholarly Communication and PublishingHelp with best practices for:General copyright issues
University Copyright (Open Access) PolicyFair useAuthor rights and responsibilitiesPublishing issues/interactions with publishersOpen Access publishing optionsCompliance with government or funder OA mandates
Coming soon: data
curation
Slide11Office of ScholarlyCommunication and Publishingoscp@mail.pitt.edu
http://oscp.library.pitt.eduTim Deliyannides, DirectorJohn Barnett, Scholarly Communications LibrarianJennifer Chan, Asst. Scholarly Comm. Librarian
Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications Associate
Slide12ULS server room 2008
Slide13Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing, October 2012
Slide14Libraries as Publishers – Current TrendsMore than 75% of ARL libraries offer or plan to offer publishing services.Dedicated publishing staff in libraries are rare.Most libraries do not have sustainability plans for their publishing program.
Source: Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success Research Report , v. 1.0. http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps/
Slide15Why become a Publisher?Provide services that scholars understand, need and valueIncentivize Open AccessTransform the subscription pricing system that punishes libraries and scholars
Deepen our understanding of scholarly communications issues
Slide16All in the name of Open AccessA family of copyright licensing policies under which authors and copyright owners make their works publicly available A movement in higher education to increase access to scholarly research and communication
A response to the current crisis in scholarly communicationOpen Access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions
Slide17Open Access/copyright policy at PittProvides for Open Access dissemination of scholarly works by University authors
Articles only—but other research is welcomeNew works only—those published after adoption of the policyApplicable only to the University schools and responsibility centers that adopt itScholarly works to be deposited in
D-Scholarship@Pitt
by
OSCP
Slide18Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE)Pitt is newest signatory, joining 16 other institutionsIncentive to publish in Open Access Journals
The ULS will pay author fees for eligible journals from OA Author Fee FundAuthors from the 6 schools of the Health Sciences not eligibleApplication form at: http://oscp.library.pitt.edu/author-fees-fund/
Slide19ULS Leadership in advocacy for OA publishingFirst library publisher in North America to join the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
Founding member of Coalition for Library Publishing
Major development partner for Public Knowledge Project (PKP)
Slide20Sustaining our publishing programSince July 1, 2012, we charge fees for services to all new publishing partnersWe incentivize Open Access through
subsidiesWe subsidize Pitt publicationsPitt student publications are still free!
Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Scholarly Exchange™http://www.scholarlyexchange.orgApproximately 40 additional Open Access journals
Acquired by the ULS on August 1, 2012Hosting service onlyULS is NOT the publisher and does not provide publishing services
Slide25Some questions“Is anyone Tweeting about my research?”“I’m trying to find my master’s essay from 1950. Why isn’t it online?”
“Can I publish my ETD anonymously?”“Can I use a picture of the Cathedral of Learning on a t-shirt?”“I am publishing a book. I found all these ‘free’ images on the web. Can I use these?”
Where would you go for answers?
Slide26The 3 R’s: RES, referrals & relationshipsRES training in scholarly communicationAsk-a-Librarian & Knowledge TrackerCitation management software (
Mendeley)Altmetrics (Plum Analytics)Subject-based repositoriesOSCP websiteD-Scholarship & ETDs
Slide27Mendeley: A social network for research
Reference/citation managerSocial network for researchResearch awareness & sharing
Slide28Plum Analytics: Measuring impactAltmetricsMeasuring impact of new forms of scholarly communication
Citation Searching & Bibliometrics LibGuide: http://pitt.libguides.com/bibliometrics
Slide29Slide30OSCP websiteAuthor fees fundE-journal publishingGlossaryTwitter feed
More to come
Slide31D-Scholarship@PittThe University’s institutional repositoryPreservation
Improved discoverability of researchImproved citability – stable URLHighlights
achievements of Pitt and its
faculty
Supports
university mission of service by sharing scholarship with the global academic
community
Anyone can view/use worldwide
Slide32(Almost) 10,000 and counting
Slide33ETDsElectronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)Initiative begun in 2001Required by School of Engineering in 2002
ETDs required for all programs by December 2004 graduationNow deposited, accessible via D-Scholarship@PittMore than 4,800 in D-Scholarship
Slide34Open Access Week
Annual, international celebration of Open Access, October 22-28, 2012Events @Pitt
October 17—ULS OA event
October 22—Mendeley event
October 24—Plum Analytics event
OA@Pitt
website
http://openaccess.pitt.edu
Contact usoscp@mail.pitt.edu
http://oscp.library.pitt.edu ULS Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
Tim Deliyannides, Director
John Barnett, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Jennifer Chan, Asst. Scholarly Communications Librarian
Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications Associate