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Open Access Institutional Repository: Maximizing Future Returns On Investment, Larry R. Sheret, Jingping Zhang Nov 2018

Open Access Institutional Repository: Maximizing Future Returns On Investment, Larry R. Sheret, Jingping Zhang

Jingping Zhang

The Open Access Institutional Repository (OAIR) supports scholarship and research. To Maximize the OAIR’s future return on investment, the following items should be considered; how to handle copyright, the value of an Open Access Publication Policy, how to implement OA journal publication, and the relationship between Open Access Resources and Open Education Resources.

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Viva La Revolution: Promoting Institutional Repositories Through Collaboration, Marian Taliaferro, Kristy M. Borda, Natasha Mcfarland Sep 2018

Viva La Revolution: Promoting Institutional Repositories Through Collaboration, Marian Taliaferro, Kristy M. Borda, Natasha Mcfarland

Marian Taliaferro

Given their roles, skill sets and strengths, liaison and scholarly communications librarians at academic institutions often find themselves supporting the institutional repository through collaborative efforts. Learn more about how staff at William & Mary have contributed to the growth of content in their repository, W&M ScholarWorks.

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Failure To Reproduce: The Replication Crisis In Research — Can Librarians Help?, Andrée J. Rathemacher, Amanda Izenstark, Harrison Dekker Jun 2018

Failure To Reproduce: The Replication Crisis In Research — Can Librarians Help?, Andrée J. Rathemacher, Amanda Izenstark, Harrison Dekker

Amanda Izenstark

Slides from a presentation, "Failure to Reproduce: The Replication Crisis in Research — Can Librarians Help?," presented at the 2018 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference, Failing Forward: Experimentation and Creativity in Libraries, on May 4, 2018 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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A recent survey by Nature found that more than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiments and more than half have failed to reproduce their own experiments! Learn more about the “reproducibility crisis” in research and how librarians are helping by teaching researchers about reproducible workflows, proper management of code and data, …

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Avoiding Predatory Publishers, Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, Lisa A. Palmer Mar 2018

Avoiding Predatory Publishers, Rebecca Reznik-Zellen, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

Blog post to AEA365, a blog sponsored by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) dedicated to highlighting Hot Tips, Cool Tricks, Rad Resources, and Lessons Learned for evaluators. The American Evaluation Association is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.

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Elsevier, Bepress, And A Glimpse At The Future Of Scholarly Communication, Cris Ferguson Dec 2017

Elsevier, Bepress, And A Glimpse At The Future Of Scholarly Communication, Cris Ferguson

Cris Ferguson

The acquisition of bepress by Elsevier in August 2017, while unpopular among many librarians, provides both companies opportunities for expansion and growth.  This Balance Point column outlines some of the benefits to both companies and the reaction by the library community. Also addressed is the announcement by the Penn Libraries that they are searching for a new open source repository potentially to replace bepress’s Digital Commons.  The column concludes with some discussion of Elsevier’s relationship with open access content and the impact of the acquisition on the scholarly communications infrastructure.

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New Tool In Town: Identifying The Good, The Bad, And The Predatory Oa Journal, Nataly Blas Dec 2017

New Tool In Town: Identifying The Good, The Bad, And The Predatory Oa Journal, Nataly Blas

Nataly Blas

As publishing models continue to change and evolve, libraries have remained constant in their
pursuit of information access. After nearly three decades, academic institutions are still
adapting to open access publishing. At a medium-size, private institution, a library working
group was formed in order to alleviate rising faculty concerns on predatory OA journals. In
Spring 2015, three librarians formed the Credible Journal Criteria Working Group (CJCWG) in
response to faculty inquiries on open access (OA) publishing, particularly, how to evaluate OA
journals for quality and credibility. This new project was an exciting opportunity to extend the
OA conversations at the …

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