Outside our comfort Zone: The Library as Publisher Nicole Sump-CretharRobin Leech Digital Services LibrarianHead, Digital InitiativesOklahoma State University LITA National Forum St. Louis, MO Oct. 1, 2011

OJS Features OJS can be installed locally or hosted at ScholarTime Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc. Online submission and management of all content Subscription module with delayed open access options Comprehensive indexing notification and commenting ability for readers. Complete context-sensitive online Help support.

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Journal began publishing in 2007 Dr. Todd Hubbard: Editor, Copyeditor, Proofreader Managed exclusively by faculty Migrated (OJS) in 2008 Publishing – online only

Published annually in print and online ONPS in training for upload, editing, publishing Using author submission/review process Hybrid Annual

Publishes in both print and online A member of the National Institutes for Water Resources Funded by USGS Produces Research Reports every year (3-12) Publishing Research Reports

Publishing the back file Shared authorship/publication/copyright University of Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology

Technical Requirements PHP support (4.2.x or later) MySQL (3.23 or later) or PostgreSQL (7.1 or later) Apache (1.3.2x or later) or Apache 2 (2.0.4x or later) or Microsoft IIS 6 (PHP 5.x required) Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows operating systems Help documentation: OJS in an Hour: Forums:

Logging In Basic user home (anyone registered with the journals, including readers, sees this screen)

Logging In Journal manager is the top level, but doesn’t have control over all functions, but can register users, assign roles and log in as other users

Editorial and Other Roles Journal Manager Editor Section Editor Reviewer Copyeditor Layout Editor Proofreader Reader From OJS in an Hour, p. 12

Customization Look customizable using style sheets Language customizable using language files plug in

Using the author submission process Individual authors can submit their work to the journal Editors assign reviewers Reviewers submit comments Authors make revisions Editors accept and publish the articles

Loading back files of a journal Articles will have to be separated from journal issues using acrobat or similar Issues where articles can be published will need to be created in OJS XML Plug In Expedited submission process Begin as an author and submit the article Choose to jump to the editing queue You are automatically logged in as editor and can publish the article to the appropriate issue

Possible uses for OJS Journal with a subscription model (embargoes are also possible) Open Access Journal Technical Reports Newsletters More…

Getting Found Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar Databases like Ebsco

Training for Users Videos are best for people who want to manage their own journals Step by step instructions seem to work for students uploading articles Be prepared to answer lots of questions Support Community forum is helpful for most questions If you are hosting yourself it helps to know someone else with a similar set up

Nicole Sump-Crethar Oklahoma State University Digital Library Services Skype: sumpcre Google voice: Twitter: ansumpcre Contact Us Robin Leech Oklahoma State University Head, Digital Initiatives Skype: robinhleech