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Open Textbook Publishing: Accelerating Scholarly Research And The Impact On Students, Karen Bjork
Open Textbook Publishing: Accelerating Scholarly Research And The Impact On Students, Karen Bjork
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation discusses the rising cost of textbooks in higher education, provides background on how Portland State University Library got started in open textbook publishing, discusses where we are with our program, provides detail on the services offered, and looks at the impact of open access textbooks on faculty and students.
Credible Journal Working Group In Action!: Collaborating To Create Positive Change In Scholarly Publishing, Shilpa Rele, Nataly Blas, Marie Kennedy
Credible Journal Working Group In Action!: Collaborating To Create Positive Change In Scholarly Publishing, Shilpa Rele, Nataly Blas, Marie Kennedy
Nataly Blas
Scholarly communication issues, such as access, research, and the promotion of scholarly communities are at the core of university libraries’ values. This session will demonstrate how to put the values of librarianship into practice at your institution by addressing the publishing needs of your faculty. At Loyola Marymount University, a medium-size, private institution, three librarians were tasked to assist faculty in the publishing process, in particular, help faculty choose credible and reliable journals in which to publish. This session will outline difficulties encountered with publishing by faculty, the case for the library’s involvement, and techniques to promote scholarly publishing. By …
Creating An Open Textbook Publishing Program: Inside Pdxopen, Karen Bjork
Creating An Open Textbook Publishing Program: Inside Pdxopen, Karen Bjork
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
A look inside Portland State University Libary's open textbook publishing initiative, PDXOpen. The presentation focuses on recruiting authors, author selection and lessons learned.
How Automated Workflows Helped Us Ingest 600 Faculty Publications In Three Months In Lmu’S Institutional Repository!, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young
How Automated Workflows Helped Us Ingest 600 Faculty Publications In Three Months In Lmu’S Institutional Repository!, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young
Digital Initiatives Symposium
Conducting copyright clearance and ingesting appropriate versions of faculty publications can be a labor intensive and time consuming process. At Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a medium-size, private institution, the Digital Library Program (DLP) began exploring and experimenting with automated processes to manage copyright clearance and ingest workflows with regards to faculty publications. The goal of such experimentation was to increase efficiency in our processes to ingest more faculty publications in LMU's institutional repository. This session will outline our workflows and tools used to manage the workflows, highlight some of the issues and challenges we experienced during this exploratory process, and …
Terms 2.0 Discussion: Two Great Things That Belong Together: Oawal & Terms, Jill Emery, Peter H. Mccracken, Graham Stone
Terms 2.0 Discussion: Two Great Things That Belong Together: Oawal & Terms, Jill Emery, Peter H. Mccracken, Graham Stone
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The techniques for electronic resource management are due for a refresher. Our group has been diligently reviewing and updating the current blog to version 2.0 to include open access management. Come join into a discussion of these changes and provide your insights.
Collaborative Approach To The Creation Of Open Textbooks: From Fundraising To Publishing, Karen Bjork, Marilyn K. Moody
Collaborative Approach To The Creation Of Open Textbooks: From Fundraising To Publishing, Karen Bjork, Marilyn K. Moody
Marilyn K. Moody
Open access textbook publishing initiatives not only provide libraries the opportunity to recast their longstanding mission to facilitate research and remove barriers to information but they also impact student affordability efforts. How can a library build a program that will meet the needs of students, faculty, and administrators? The answer lies in collaboration and sharing. In 2013, with the support of a Provost-backed initiative, Portland State University (PSU) Library developed an open textbook publishing program that works with faculty to create open textbooks specifically designed for a course. The publishing initiative, PDXOpen, has published 10 open textbooks with an additional …
Collaborative Approach To The Creation Of Open Textbooks: From Fundraising To Publishing, Karen Bjork, Marilyn K. Moody
Collaborative Approach To The Creation Of Open Textbooks: From Fundraising To Publishing, Karen Bjork, Marilyn K. Moody
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Open access textbook publishing initiatives not only provide libraries the opportunity to recast their longstanding mission to facilitate research and remove barriers to information but they also impact student affordability efforts. How can a library build a program that will meet the needs of students, faculty, and administrators? The answer lies in collaboration and sharing. In 2013, with the support of a Provost-backed initiative, Portland State University (PSU) Library developed an open textbook publishing program that works with faculty to create open textbooks specifically designed for a course. The publishing initiative, PDXOpen, has published 10 open textbooks with an additional …
Pdxscholar Annual Report 2016, Karen Bjork, Sherry Buchanan, David Coate, Bertrand Robinson, Stacey Schlatter
Pdxscholar Annual Report 2016, Karen Bjork, Sherry Buchanan, David Coate, Bertrand Robinson, Stacey Schlatter
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This report details the sixth year of operation for PDXScholar, Portland State University's institutional repository, as well as the growth of Portland State University Library's publishing services. The report covers the period between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016.