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Rightsizing Open Access Journals Project - List Of Open Access Journals Added Or Updated In 2017 With The Effect On Usage Thru Mid-2019 (Data File), Barbara M. Pope
Rightsizing Open Access Journals Project - List Of Open Access Journals Added Or Updated In 2017 With The Effect On Usage Thru Mid-2019 (Data File), Barbara M. Pope
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Academic libraries have long had print journal collections to support the university’s discovery and research needs. However, they are also continually challenged with needs for relevant content, cost control, and space availability; some academic libraries have downsized their print journal collections as a result. Many academic libraries are replacing some print journal subscriptions with online subscriptions and supplementing with open access journals. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faces the challenge of providing journal access in order to support the university’s needs and stay on budget. To that end, PSU drastically weeded its print journals in 2016 and later began …
Publishing In Open Access Journals That Use Transparency And Best Practices, Barbara M. Pope
Publishing In Open Access Journals That Use Transparency And Best Practices, Barbara M. Pope
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Open access journals provide researchers with information they may not otherwise be able to access in other journals without a subscription or paying for individual articles. Some open access journals are called predatory because of their deceptive methods of soliciting for manuscripts, but others are viable media for publication. Come to this presentation to hear about tools you can use to find open access journals that use transparency and best practices so that you can get your research published.
Rightsizing Open Access Journals In Academic Libraries: Enhancing The Discovery And Research Experience (Poster Presentation), Barbara M. Pope
Rightsizing Open Access Journals In Academic Libraries: Enhancing The Discovery And Research Experience (Poster Presentation), Barbara M. Pope
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Print journals collection development has long been an academic librarian role. However, academic libraries are continuously challenged with cost increases, space problems, and the need for relevant collections to support their universities. As a result, academic library print journal collections have declined and online journals, including open access, have taken their place. PSU’s Axe Library faces the challenge of balancing its print and online journal collections to support the university’s discovery and research needs and stay on budget. To that end, the library began rightsizing its print journals in 2016, but later began rightsizing open access journals after seeing high …