Library and Information Science Commons^™

Research Literally At Your Fingertips, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

• Research: History of accessibility
• Roles of publishers and academic libraries
• Publishers and faculty research
• New models of open access to scholarly materials
• Locating and access to research
• U.S. Federal Legislation and open research

Collaborating With Faculty To "Start Up" An Open Access Journal, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

University faculty have ongoing pressure to publish their research findings and teaching successes and produce scholarship worthy of tenure. Acceptance to publish an article in a journal can be highly competitive and in some fields of study, there are few journal publication options. With the advent of open access (OA) publishing opportunities, academic libraries are fulfilling a need by supporting sustainable models of scholarly communication that include collaborating with faculty and editors to “start up” an OA journal or convert a traditional print journal to OA. Some faculty would prefer to transcend the traditional publishing model and may not be …