Journal Publishing at USF

William Garrison, Dean USF LibrariesASERL Membership Meeting

April, 2012

Removing Institutional Obstacles

Library as Partner

Repository Services

Digital Access

Organization & Curation

Long-Term Preservation

eScholarship Services

Publication & Scholarly

Communication

Data Management

Planning

Rights Management

OA Publishing Services

Digital Access & Preservation

Impact Assessment

Consultation & Strategic Planning

Geoportal & Data Repository

Data Curation & Preservation

Information Visualization

Enterprise GIS

OA Publishing Services

Digital Access & Preservation

Impact Assessment

Consultation & Strategic Planning

Library’s publishing targets …

• Open-access journals• Open-access ebooks• Open-access collections/digital

projects• Electronic theses/dissertations

Decision to

Support

Aim & Scope Align w/Library’s

Strategic Interests

Active & “Healthy”

Editorial Profile

Globally-relevant,

Interdisciplinary Topics

Peer-reviewed

Committed to Open-Access

• Total 2011 downloads = 8,717; lifetime = 19,042• Average monthly downloads = 739.25• 46% of all of the title’s downloads occurred in 2011• Articles per issue = 6.3• 100% of articles downloaded 50+ times; 88% over 100

times• Average article downloads = 272 (921 maximum)

• 91% increase in article downloads from first-half 2011• Total 2011 downloads = 3,703• 38% of articles downloaded 100+ times• Articles per issue = 10.6

Pete ReehlingGIS/Data Mgmt.

Richard McKenzie

GIS Technician

Beverly Caggiano

Data Mgmt.

Data Management

Rebel Saul-CummingsIR Mgmt.

Brian FalatoIR Metadata

IR Management

Carol Ann Borchert

OA Publishing

Julie FieldingOA Journals

Brenna Mathiesen

OA Journals

OA Publishing

Scholar Commons Team

Simplified Timeline for Launch

MOU Crafted & Signed

Journal Described OR

Journal Adapted

Site Created

Editor Training

LAUNCH !

Elapsed time = 4-6 weeks

MOU – Hosting Agreement

• Enumerates services proffered

• Defines responsibilities

• Establishes grant of “non-exclusive, worldwide license for electronic dissemination” of content, abstracts, TOCs, reference lists, and metadata

• Describes the scope, aim, style/format, and policies of the journal

Source: Richard K. Johnson “Market Remedies: The Role of Open Access Publishing,” 2005

Traditional vs. OA Publishing Costs

The Library's Environmental Sustainability initiatives include materials published by the library and by strategic partners.

The Textbook Affordability Project (TAP) counters rising education costs by connecting students and faculty with alternatives to full-price textbooks.

Geoportal & Data Repository

Data Curation & Preservation

Information Visualization

Enterprise GIS

Bringing data to the OA process ….

Bay Study Group Collection (May 2011)

Bay Study Group Collection

(November 2011)

Questions &

Thank You