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1 Scholarly Publishing and IRs Tim Tamminga Alison Denby ALA July 12, 2009

2 Agenda Overview of why we see change What you need to know about managing peer-reviewed content Examples of what is happening Where to start How to succeed Questions and discussion

3 Changing Landscape Electronic publishing Pressure on big deals Pressure on all aspects of university & college budgets –Libraries –Departments Open access Colleges’ and Universities’ mission to disseminate Survival of University Presses

4 Peer-reviewed Journal Universe Reach 8850 Self published 4700 Contract Published 8250 Publisher owned 2200 self-published in Universities & Colleges

5 Publishing Opportunities for Libraries Provide central administration Deal with external vendors/partners Build value in IRs Take advantage in expertise in content collection and dissemination Collaboration with the Academic Press Reduce overall costs Preservation

6 Why publish?

7 Rasenna Russell Journal Spreadsheets in Education (SIE)

8 Online Dictionary of Invertebrate ZoologyOnline Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology (Nebraska) University press and library collaborationsUniversity press and library collaborations (U Mass Press)

9 California AgricultureCalifornia Agriculture (State & University) Purdue UniversityPurdue University (Press & Library OA journals) San Francisco Estuary & WatershedSan Francisco Estuary & Watershed (University, State & Federal)

10 Acta Medica Okayama Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewIndustrial and Labor Relations Review (Cornell’s ILR)

11 Working Papers in Romance Languages Edge: A graduate journal for German and Scandinavian Studies Illinois Wesleyan University student journals Macalester College student journals

12 Contributions in Black Studies

13 Univ of Nebraska research for Nebraska agribusiness

14 John Wesley Powell conference Utah State University IR Conference Association for Information Systems (AIS)

15 Where to begin Strategy: Existing journals Potential new journals Other peer-reviewed content University or College Press: either collaboration or library-managed publishing (for example, University of Tennessee Library’s Newfound Press ) Newfound Press

16 Strategy Questions to answer: Why is the journal needed? Is there any competition? Who will drive the journal? How will it be sustained? What are the appropriate services for this title? Who owns the journal?

17 The library/university or college as publisher A business case – your strategy Getting stakeholders and collaborators Funding & resources Building a journal portfolio Preservation Finding the right partners Exit strategies Metrics – measurements of success

18 Conclusion Overview of why we see change What you need to know about managing peer-reviewed content Examples of what is happening Where to start How to succeed

19 Questions?

20 Reading "Campus-based publishing partnerships: A guide to critical issues" by Raym Crow, Campus-based Publishing Resource Center, SPARC Campus-based Publishing Resource Center University Publishing in a Digital Age, Laura Brown, Rebecca Griffiths, Matthew Rascoff

21 Resources Presentations about Digital Commons: http://digitalcommons.bepress.com/presentations/ Research about Institutional Repositories: http://works.bepress.com/ir_research/ Portal Page with a list of implemented institutions, journals, and SelectedWorks: http://digitalcommons.bepress.com


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