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Scholarly Communication And Copyright Services, Leetta M. Schmidt, Jason Boczar Jan 2018

Scholarly Communication And Copyright Services, Leetta M. Schmidt, Jason Boczar

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Navigating The Political Waters Of Open Access Publishing In Libraries, Carol Ann Davis, Wendy Robertson, Charlene Simser Jun 2017

Navigating The Political Waters Of Open Access Publishing In Libraries, Carol Ann Davis, Wendy Robertson, Charlene Simser

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

The presenters will share their research on politics in library publishing, published in 2016 in the book "Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication." Many libraries have forayed into the world of open access (OA) publishing, marking a major shift in the mission of libraries to move from providing access to content to generating and creating content. The presenters will discuss the politics and issues involved, highlight the approaches various libraries have taken—and the challenges faced—in selecting a platform, writing a business plan, planning for preservation, educating researchers about OA publishing, working with a university press, marketing, and navigating …


Something Old, Something New , Something Bold, Something Cool: A Marriage Of Two Repositories, Carol Ann Davis, Jason Boczar Jun 2017

Something Old, Something New , Something Bold, Something Cool: A Marriage Of Two Repositories, Carol Ann Davis, Jason Boczar

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

For the past several years, many libraries have been developing institutional repositories to house their open access publishing efforts to both showcase and preserve their faculty’s research. Some of those same libraries have been building sizable digital collections, often built from digitized versions of materials in their special collections. So what happens when you put these two groups together? The University of South Florida Tampa Library did exactly that by creating a new Digital Scholarship Services unit. The union of these two groups has created new synergies between staff in complementary areas of the library, as we combine unique skill …


Scholarly Publishing Literacy: Reaching Our Researchers, Carol Borchert, Jason Boczar May 2016

Scholarly Publishing Literacy: Reaching Our Researchers, Carol Borchert, Jason Boczar

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

For the past several years, librarians have been building repositories and publishing programs, becoming increasingly adept in producing and determining the quality of open access publications. Though researchers may be experts within their own subject areas, many aspects of the publishing process remain a mystery to them. Understanding when to request copyright permissions or how to negotiate their own rights with publishers are sometimes afterthoughts in the research process. Some of our faculty or even students may fall prey to predatory publishing practices, not knowing what criteria to apply in evaluating new publication outlets. In our role as library publishers, …


Preserving Content From Your Institutional Repository, Wendy Robertson, Carol Ann Borchert Jun 2013

Preserving Content From Your Institutional Repository, Wendy Robertson, Carol Ann Borchert

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

Between institutional repositories and hosting journals, many libraries are becoming responsible for scholarly content in new ways. While PDFs are the most common format today, the unique, local, serial content may be in variety of formats. These items may be digitized text, born digital text, audio, video, or images. This presentation will discuss formats that will remain accessible through time (PDF/A, txt, xml) so that content is not locked in proprietary formats. It will also discuss options for backing up items and associated metadata, including simple back-ups, off-site storage of files, LOCKSS, Private LOCKSS Networks, and Portico. The presenters will …


The Balance Point: Libraries As Journal Publishers, Anali Perry, Carol Borchert, Timothy Deliyannides, Andrea Kosavic, Rebecca Kennison, Sharon Dyas-Correia Sep 2011

The Balance Point: Libraries As Journal Publishers, Anali Perry, Carol Borchert, Timothy Deliyannides, Andrea Kosavic, Rebecca Kennison, Sharon Dyas-Correia

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

Increasing library involvement in journal hosting and publishing is an important topic for serialists and therefore this installment of “The Balance Point” column presents articles that offer descriptions and analysis of the current state of ideas and activities related to libraries as publishers. Featured authors discuss the publishing and journal hosting tasks libraries can perform, programs and activities related to journal hosting, titles hosted, challenges, next steps and the benefits or drawbacks foreseen in the current paths of the libraries they represent.


Rethinking Staff Resources In The E-Serials Environment, Carol Ann Borchert Jul 2009

Rethinking Staff Resources In The E-Serials Environment, Carol Ann Borchert

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Sting Of Releasing Print Journals: Surviving The Transition To An Online Environment, Carol Ann Borchert Jun 2008

The Sting Of Releasing Print Journals: Surviving The Transition To An Online Environment, Carol Ann Borchert

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


From Chaos To Effectiveness: Results Of A Workflow Analysis, Carol Ann Borchert Nov 2007

From Chaos To Effectiveness: Results Of A Workflow Analysis, Carol Ann Borchert

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Using Customer-Service Software To Manage Serials Online Access Issues, Carol Ann Borchert May 2005

Using Customer-Service Software To Manage Serials Online Access Issues, Carol Ann Borchert

Digital Scholarship Services Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.