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Speaking Of Books… Connecting With Faculty Through A Campus Author Series, Timothy Hackman
Speaking Of Books… Connecting With Faculty Through A Campus Author Series, Timothy Hackman
E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)
Abstract
A faculty author speaker series is an effective way to build bridges between academic librarians and the teaching faculty, as well as raise the profile of the university library. To explore the challenges and rewards of hosting such a series, this article presents a history of the series “Speaking of Books… Conversations with Campus Authors” at the University of Maryland. It discusses the details of planning and executing author events, in the hope that others can use this information to host their own lecture series. Finally, it presents a few ideas for future directions of the faculty author series.
A Faculty Led Response To The Crisis In Scholarly Communications, Michael Boock
A Faculty Led Response To The Crisis In Scholarly Communications, Michael Boock
E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)
Abstract
Oregon State University’s recent response to the crisis in scholarly communications recognizes that teaching faculty must be involved in communicating an appropriate response to their faculty colleagues. As authors, editors, and peer reviewers, direct faculty action can encourage publishers to lower costs and can enhance the availability of research. The author discusses the work of a faculty-led task force that communicates information about unsustainable journal costs to faculty peers and the actions that can be taken to counteract this trend. In particular, the author discusses the use of academic unit publication reviews to effectively communicate journal cost variations to …