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Scholarly Communication

Western University

2020

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Lessons Learned From Teaching Scholarly Communication Alongside A Student-Run Journal, Melissa Seelye May 2020

Lessons Learned From Teaching Scholarly Communication Alongside A Student-Run Journal, Melissa Seelye

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This presentation describes the development and evolution of the Scholarly Communication and Open Access Publishing course in the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at Western University. The course has been offered as an online elective once a year since 2018, and its initial impetus was to provide a sustainable peer review model for the MLIS student-run journal Emerging Library & Information Perspectives (ELIP). Students in the class are tasked with peer reviewing submissions and providing additional quality control during the production process, but the journal complements the curriculum, as opposed to driving it. Experiential learning opportunities are …