ULS Scholarly Communications Lunch and Learn 5 Timothy S Deliyannides Director Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing University Library System University of Pittsburgh November 14 2013 ID: 467318
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OASPA and the ULS
ULS Scholarly Communications Lunch and Learn #5
Timothy S. DeliyannidesDirector, Office of Scholarly Communication and PublishingUniversity Library SystemUniversity of Pittsburgh
November 14, 2013Slide2
Why is the ULS 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 issuesSlide3
ULS 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
Member of Compact for Open-Access Publishing Equity (COPE)
Major development partner for Public Knowledge Project (PKP)Slide4
What is OASPA?Trade association for OA publisherscollaborationstandardization
advocacy for OA publishingFormed in 2008. 10 founding members included the ‘big three’:PLoSBioMedCentralHindawiULS joined in 2012 – first library publisher member in North AmericaSlide5
OASPA’s missionExchange Information Set Standardsuniform definition of OA publishing
best practices for OA scholarly communicationsethical standardsAdvance OA business & process models Advocate for Gold OAEducate the research community and public on OAPromote InnovationSlide6
How does this benefit the ULS?STANDARDS help maintain and defend qualityProvides tools for advocacy and teaching about OAForum for discussion of key issues and trendsKeeps us connected with current, inside information
Membership supports our reputationSlide7
OASPA Membership CriteriaAt least one gold OA journal with original research
Articles must be peer-reviewedNo reader registration required to access contentOA policy equivalent to CC BY, however use of the CC BY-NC license also permittedDesirable: DOIs for articles, indexing/discoverability, COPE membership, archiving policyCompliance with OASPA Code of ConductSlide8
OASPA Code of ConductNo practices or activities that could bring the Association or open access publishing into disrepute;Maintain rigorous peer review process for published contentE
ditorial boards with recognized expertsMisconduct may be reported to the Board of Directors resulting in review and expulsionSlide9
OASPA Code of Conduct (continued)Clearly visible on publisher’s Web site:Company contact information
Peer review process & policiesAuthor fees and policies (if any)Author copyright/licensing policiesAuthor submission instructionsHigh standards of presentationSlide10
OASPA Members (Publishers)American Institute of PhysicsAmerican Physical Society
AOSIS OpenJournalsBioMed Central LtdBloomsbury Qatar Foundation JournalsBMJCambridge University PressCo-Action PublishingCopernicus Publications
CSIC PressecancermedicalscienceEDP ScienceseLifeF1000ResearchFrontiersHindawi Publishing CorporationIOP PublishingJMIR – Journal of Medical Internet ResearchKarger PublishersLeibniz-Institute for Psychology Information / PsychOpenLibertas AcademicaLiving ReviewsMDPI AGOpen Book PublishersOxford University PressPeerJPensoft PublishersPortland Press Ltd
Public Library of Science
SAGE Publications -
under review
Social Sciences Directory Ltd
Springer
Science+Business
Media
Taylor & Francis
The Company of Biologists
The Royal Society
Ubiquity Press Ltd.
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
University of Adelaide Press
Utrecht University Library (
Igitur
)
WileySlide11
Other (non-publisher) membersAJOL, African Journals OnLineCalifornia Digital Library
CLOCKSSCopyright Clearance CenterDirectory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)EBSCO Information ServiceseIFL.netGreenhouse Associates, Inc.HighWire Press, Stanford UniversityInstitute of Historical ResearchInternational Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)
Knowledge UnlatchedLund University LibrariesNational Documentation Center/NHRFNational Library of the NetherlandsOAPEN FoundationOpenEditionPorticoScholarly Exchange, Inc.SPARC EuropeUniversity of Tromsø / Septentrio Academic PublishingSlide12
Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP 2013)HighlightsDOAJ Update
Hybrid journalsInteractive peer review (Frontiers)OA book publishingSlide13
Jointly developed by OASPA, SPARC and
PLoSMove the conversation from “Is It Open Access?” to “HowOpenIsIt?”
Clarify the definition of OAStandardize terminologyIllustrate a continuum of “more open” to “less open”Enable people to compare and contrast publications and policieshttp://www.plos.org/about/open-access/howopenisit/Slide14Slide15