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Marilyn S. Billings

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Scholarly publishing

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Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings Nov 2011

Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, And The Berlin Declaration, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Presentation to the Faculty Senate Research Council to facilitate discussion of UMass Amherst as a potential signatory to the Berlin Declaration. Discussion included new scholarly communication models, author rights, peer review, work already undertaken by the university, the Faculty Senate, and other related developments throughout the country.


Building A Sustainable Business Model For Library Publishing Services, Marilyn S. Billings May 2011

Building A Sustainable Business Model For Library Publishing Services, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Presentation on staffing models used by the ScholarWorks Team at UMass Amherst.


The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2011

The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Presentation for online ISIS group.


Library As Publishing Agent: Exploring New Roles, Marilyn S. Billings Oct 2009

Library As Publishing Agent: Exploring New Roles, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves as campus publishers. One means of doing this is to implement an Institutional Repository, providing opportunities to showcase senior theses, dissertations, award-winning papers, and student and faculty peer-reviewed journals. The Academic Librarians Section (ALS) presented Marilyn Billings from UMass Amherst to explain how this works in her library.


Library Space Redesign (Virtual), Marilyn S. Billings Jun 2009

Library Space Redesign (Virtual), Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This session will present a series of "think pieces" for both librarians and other campus constituencies to explore as we create new ways of working together to meet the needs of students, faculty and researchers of the 21st century. Topics will include new scholarly communication techniques, digital repositories, new partnerships and ways of marketing our scholarly outreach activities, and examine the implications for our current and future workforce.


Filling The Void: Publishing Within The Digital Repository., Marilyn S. Billings Jun 2008

Filling The Void: Publishing Within The Digital Repository., Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation showcases original digital publishing of journals, books, and other scholarly materials using the Digital Commons software.