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Promote Campus Scholarship, Barbara Potts

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Promoting the scholarship created on your campus is imperative to recruitment, enrollment, and reputation. If you are thinking of starting a scholarly publishing program, have a program, or are interested in hearing how scholarly publishing works, come to our round-table to join in the conversation. Topics for discussion will include: 1. Faculty buy in, partnering with other departments on campus, or starting a yearly research symposia, 2. Copyright, posting journal articles or assisting professors with a portfolio of their work and 3. Showcasing student work. Share what has worked on your campus and what has not. All are welcome to …

Meeting The Rising Tide Of Faculty Needs, Sarah Wipperman

Sarah Wipperman

Beyond The Printed Page: Using An Ir As A Platform For Discovery, Interaction, And Integration, Sarah Wipperman

Sarah Wipperman

A Small Library Launches A Publishing Program, Janelle L. Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Panel title: Staffing a Library Publishing Program: The Whos, Hows, and Whens

Panel abstract: This session aims to address one of the most frequently raised concerns about library-led publishing: how to plan for staffing this new endeavor? The panel will discuss two inflection points in staff planning for library publishing: what it takes to get started (for a library that is just beginning to think about publishing), and what it takes to grow (for a library that has a few years of experience and wants to do more). It will also shed light on one of the least understood, and …

What Is "Library Publishing" At A Liberal Arts College?, Janelle L. Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Panel title

Cultivating Sustainable Library Publishing Services: Perspectives from a Range of Academic Libraries

Discover how three institutions - a liberal arts college, a comprehensive university, and a research university - provide library-led publishing services to their campuses. The panelists will share how their respective institutions have developed and aligned policies, infrastructure, staffing, outreach, and strategic partnerships in order to provide sustainable publishing services. This presentation will also explore the risks and rewards in establishing innovative library publishing services in ways that support institutional missions.

What Is "Library Publishing" At A Liberal Arts College?, Janelle L. Wertzberger

Janelle Wertzberger

Panel title Cultivating Sustainable Library Publishing Services: Perspectives from a Range of Academic Libraries Discover how three institutions - a liberal arts college, a comprehensive university, and a research university - provide library-led publishing services to their campuses. The panelists will share how their respective institutions have developed and aligned policies, infrastructure, staffing, outreach, and strategic partnerships in order to provide sustainable publishing services. This presentation will also explore the risks and rewards in establishing innovative library publishing services in ways that support institutional missions.

A Small Library Launches A Publishing Program, Janelle L. Wertzberger

Janelle Wertzberger

Panel title: Staffing a Library Publishing Program: The Whos, Hows, and Whens Panel abstract: This session aims to address one of the most frequently raised concerns about library-led publishing: how to plan for staffing this new endeavor? The panel will discuss two inflection points in staff planning for library publishing: what it takes to get started (for a library that is just beginning to think about publishing), and what it takes to grow (for a library that has a few years of experience and wants to do more). It will also shed light on one of the least understood, and …

Library As Publisher: Are You Ready To Support Your Community By Assisting In Content Creation?, Teresa A. Fishel, Jacki Betsworth

Teresa A. Fishel

A growing role for all types of libraries is to enable content creation by members of their community. One type of role is by “publishing” or distributing that work so that it is available for others. Whether publishing an electronic journal or book or supporting authors for traditional publishing, what is the role libraries could or should be taking? While many academic libraries now host student and faculty journals, what about monographs? Some academic libraries are now exploring how to support faculty interested in producing OA textbooks. A recent article in American Libraries (“Wanna write a good one? Library as …

Scholarship@Western & Open Access: What's In It For Me?, Joanne Paterson

Western Libraries Presentations

Publishing in an open access repository gives your research global reach. Wide dissemination of your work can mean more citations and more impact. Getting your scholarly work published is as easy as uploading a paper to a website. Find out how Scholarship@Western can benefit you and how it can help you meet the requirements of funding agencies for open access.

Opportunities Beyond Electronic Resource Management: An Extension Of The Core Competencies For Electronic Resources Librarians To Digital Scholarship And Scholarly Communications, Angela Dresselhaus

Angela Dresselhaus

This paper will provide an overview of current topics in Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications DS/SC and draw connections between these new areas and the traditional skill set of electronic resources librarians (ERLs). Commonalities between the skills outlined in the Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians (CCERL) and those needed for success in DS/SC will form the basis of the author's recommendations for involvement in these new areas.

Opportunities Beyond Electronic Resource Management: An Extension Of The Core Competencies For Electronic Resources Librarians To Digital Scholarship And Scholarly Communications, Angela Dresselhaus

Angela Dresselhaus

This presentation will provide an overview of current topics in digital scholarship and scholarly communications and draw connections between these new areas and the traditional skill sets of acquisitions and electronic resources employees. Commonalities between the skills outlined in the Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians and those needed for success in digital scholarship and scholarly communications will form the basis of the presenter's recommendations for staff involvement in digital scholarship and scholarly communications. #11;#11;An inventory of skills and talents among acquisitions staff will provide insight into the best ways to leverage existing human resources for the expansion of acquisitions …