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ULS Journal Publishing:Why We Do It
Lunchtime Talk #1
Office of Scholarly Communication & Publishing
OSCP Lunchtime Talk Series
Origins & objectives
Toolbox Tips
Future programs
Training site
What else?
Now or later?
Who’s Whom in ULS Publishing
Oversight of the program– Tim Deliyannides, Director of the Office of Scholarly
Communication and Publishing
Journals, Monographs, Author Fees Fund, Publishing– Vanessa Gabler, Electronic Publications Manager– Lauren Collister, Electronic Publications Associate
Repositories, Copyright, Scholarly Communications, Altmetrics– John Barnett, Scholarly Communications Librarian– Jennifer Chan, Asst. Scholarly Communications Librarian
Libraries as Publishers – Current Trends
More than 75% of ARL libraries offer or plan to offer publishing services.
Most expect to expand these services in future.
Dedicated publishing staff are rare.
Most do not have sustainability plans.
Most plan to expand cost recovery mechanisms moving forward.
Source: Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success Research Report , v. 2.0. http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps/
Strategic GoalInnovation in Scholarly Communication
Support researchers in – efficient knowledge production– rapid dissemination of new research– open access to scholarly information
Build collaborative partnershipsaround the world
Improve the production and sharing of scholarly research
Support innovative publishing services
Journal publishing goals
Incentivize Open Access Publishing worldwide
Extend service beyond the home institution
Propel scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh
Save ‘at-risk’ journals without the infrastructure or know-how to go electronic
Why become a Publisher?
Provide services that scholars understand, need and value
Transform the unsustainable commercial subscription pricing system
Take direct action to support Open Access
Deepen our understanding of scholarly communications issues
Open Access—Origins Crisis in scholarly
communication/publishing
– Flat to declining collections budgets– More demand for newer, expensive resources– Greatly increased pricing for serials, electronic
resources Rise of Internet and Worldwide Web
– Rapid dissemination of new research– Better connectivity between scholars
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biology
chemistry
engineering & tech
general science
math & comp sci
physics
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Crisis in scholarly journal pricing
Bill Hooker, April 2009. Data sources: Library Journal Annual Serials Price Surveys, Association of Research Libraries, US Dept. of Labor
How the ULS publishing program is making an impact at Pitt
Stu-dent
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Pitt Faculty
6
Ex-ternal
19
Breakdown of ULS-published journals
Student Publications
Only supported for University of Pittsburgh
Provides valuable learning experience
Faculty involvement is required to maintain continuity
Selection criteria are relaxed for student publications– Peer review process– Quality of editorial board
At-risk journals edited at Pitt now published online by the ULS
Revista Iberoamericana
Carl Beck Papers
Bolivian Studies Journal
Pitt Political Review
Ethnology: An International Journal of Cultural and Social Anthropology
The five law journals University of Pittsburgh Law Review Pittsburgh Tax Review Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy Pittsburgh Journal of Environmental and Public Health Journal of Law and Commerce
Toolbox Tip: How to make a referral to publish a journal with the ULS
Direct inquiries about journal publishing to the e-journals Web site www.library.pitt.edu/e-journals for more information
Contact the Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing at [email protected] with questions or to propose a journal