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Authors’ Choices, Authors’ Rights: Making Informed Decisions When Publishing Open, Mary R. Elmquist, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Wondering if publishing in an open access journal is the right move for your research? Join Musselman Library’s Scholarly Communications Department as we talk copyright ownership, authors’ rights, and how to choose the right license for your work. October 23, 12-1 PM in Dining Center 19. Space is limited; RSVP required. Email melmquis@gettsyburg.edu to RSVP.

Published under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 License.

Oer Programs At Private Liberal Arts Institutions, Janelle Wertzberger, Alecea Ritter Standlee, Hana Huskic

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

The Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium’s (SCELC) Scholarly Communications Committee invites you to spend lunchtime on Monday of Open Access Week (Oct. 21) learning about Open Education Resource (OER) Programs at private liberal arts institutions. Please join this year’s panel of faculty, librarians, and students from Gettysburg College and the University of San Diego to learn about their experiences with OER.

Open Access Memes- Fliers, Michelle Williams

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

These memes were created as part of Musselman Library's Open Access Week promotional materials.

Open Access Memes- Instagram, Michelle Williams

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

These memes were created as part of Musselman Library's open access week promotional materials.

What You Don't Know About Academic Publishing: Main Floor Display, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This display will challenge students to think about the process that publications go through in order to arrive in their hands in time for class. The display features three scenarios and questions about the publication process with a flip-up feature to reveal the answer. Students are invited to write down their best guesses, and those who stop by during the table hours will be eligible for an Open Access cupcake and the chance to enter a raffle for a $25 Bookstore gift certificate!

Open Access Undergraduate Journals Infographic, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This handout was distributed to students during Open Access Week 2018 at the library's Main Floor display, "What You Don't Know About Academic Publishing". The data for this handout was compiled on October 16, 2018.

To learn more about our undergraduate journals, visit https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/peer_review_list.html

Open Access Week Faculty Postcard, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This short handout was distributed to the faculty members of Gettysburg College during the Friday Forum Presentation that took place during Open Access Week 2018. It was designed to bring awareness to the Open Access movement and its benefits, as well as to advertise the #GburgOAscore Quiz designed for faculty members to evaluate their engagement with Open Access.

#Textbookbroke: What's The Most You've Spent On Textbooks In One Semester?, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Throughout Open Access Week, a large graph will hang on the main floor of Musselman Library where students will share how much they spend on textbooks in a semester. Under the title of "#textbookbroke," this crowdsourced data will be displayed to the campus community as it's gathered over the course of the week.

Open Access Week Seeks To Address “Textbook Crisis”, Gauri Mangala

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Jay Hauser ‘19 spent $391.43 for a single course’s materials during his first semester at Gettysburg College.

“I had a class where we read classical text of [political] philosophy. But only sections of each text. But we had to buy the books. No one ever tried to bring in open source online copies of them and the professor did not provide them. Instead we spent a lot of money on like twentyish books and only used parts of them.”

In fact, a 2016 analysis conducted by College Board found that the price of books and supplies for a full-time student …

#Textbookbroke: What's The Most You've Spent On Textbooks In One Semester?, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Throughout Open Access Week 2017, a large graph hung on the main floor of Musselman Library where students shared how much they spent on textbooks in a semester. Under the title of "#textbookbroke," this crowdsourced data was displayed to the campus community as it was gathered over the course of the week.

Working And Negotiating With Publishers: The Devil's In The Details, Johnson Center For Creative Teaching And Learning, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Several people have expressed interest in meeting to talk about what’s involved in dealing with publishers, what kind of questions should one ask, and what aspects of a contract are especially important to pay attention to. Join Julie Hendon, Scholarly Communications Librarians Janelle Wertzberger and Chris Barnes, and special guests Dan DeNicola (Philosophy) and Radi Rangelova (Spanish/LACLS) for an informal discussion of these issues based on your concerns or questions. We also welcome questions related to journal publishing or being a contributor to an edited volume. We’re not lawyers or literary agents but we have experience with publishers, especially those …

Open Access Week Faculty Postcard, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This short handout was distributed to the faculty members of Gettysburg College during Open Access Week 2017. It was designed to bring awareness to the Open Access movement and its benefits, as well as to advertise the #GburgOAscore Quiz designed for faculty members to evaluate their engagement with Open Access.

What Would Happen If You Ditched Your Textbook? Gettysburg Faculty Share Strategies, Ian R. Clarke, Sharon K. Birch, Charles W. Kann, Janelle L. Wertzberger

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

How much do your course materials really cost? Do your students obtain all the books you assign? How much does access to required readings affect student success? What would happen if you ditched your textbook?

If you’ve ever been tempted to toss your conventional reading list out the window and start over, this session is for you. Learn how colleagues are swapping out expensive course materials for more affordable options, including freely available materials, library-licensed items, and original creations. Our panelists are:

• Ian Clarke – Ian recently abandoned his $150 textbook for ENG 111 (Writing through Literature) and created an …

Open Access Challenge, Amy Dailey, Janelle Wertzberger

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This class activity is designed to help health sciences students understand challenges to accessing public health information in a variety of settings. The exercise was created for students in Prof. Dailey’s Global Health class (HS 322) at Gettysburg College in Fall 2015.

The activity, as well as notes for instructors considering using this exercise, are both shared here.

Open Access – What’S New In The Arts & Humanities?, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Learn about some of the newest open access publications and platforms designed to support the open sharing of humanities research. Join a discussion with librarian liaisons to arts and humanities departments about how Gettysburg faculty and the library are involved.

Open Access – What’S New In The Social Sciences?, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Learn about some of the newest open access publications and platforms designed to support the open sharing of social science research. Join a discussion with librarian liaisons to social science and interdisciplinary departments about how Gettysburg faculty and the library are involved.

Open Your Research Without Opening Your Wallet, Janelle L. Wertzberger

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Open scholarship promotes sharing and collaboration, increases readership, and amplifies impact. It is gaining traction as institutions, professional associations, and funding agencies encourage or require broad sharing of research results. Yet many authors believe that the only way to open their work is to pay publishers thousands of dollars for the privilege. Luckily for us, that just isn’t the case. Come hear about a range of ways to open your research without paying for the privilege!

Lunch provided.

(Limited seating, RSVP to jwertzbe@gettysburg.edu)

Open Access – What’S New In The Sciences?, Scholarly Communications

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Learn about some of the newest open access publications and platforms designed to support and accelerate science research. Join a discussion with librarian liaisons to science departments about how Gettysburg faculty and the library are involved.

Open Access And The Health Professions, Musselman Library

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Health Sciences students at Gettysburg College have bountiful access to scholarly and medical publications, but what happens after graduation? When you enter a health profession, will you be able to access the information you need to make informed decisions on the job?

Students are asking hard questions about the cost of information, who pays, and why it matters (see this SURGE blog post for one perspective: Information – Access:Denied). Learn more about the publishing system that fuels your learning, including the growing importance of “open access” publishing.

Please join us for a fun program during Open Access Week. This …

Did I Sign My Rights Away? Copyright For Authors, Janelle L. Wertzberger

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Most authors sign publication contracts without reading them carefully, and consequently transfer all rights to a publisher. Is there another option? (Yes, there is!)

Join us for Did I sign my rights away? Copyright for authors on Wednesday, 10/22/14, at noon (Specialty Dining Room 19).

This session will explain copyright for authors in plain English. Hear successful strategies used by academic authors, review a typical publication contract, and learn about tools that can help you retain the rights you wish to keep while continuing to work with scholarly publishers. If you like, bring a recent publication contract that you signed. …

Open Access Cookie Cutter, Chip Wolfe

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

Print your own cookie cutter on a 3D printer using one of these files designed by Chip Wolfe, Digitization Specialist/Access Services Technician at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

The .dae file does not need to scaled; the .stl file will need to be scaled. The cutter was designed to be 14 mm deep and 85 mm top to bottom, but can be rescaled to whatever size you like.

UPDATE 10-25-16: Stephen Gray of University of Bristol modified the file (it reportedly had a spike that prevented it from fitting on the printer bed). The modified version is being shared here in hopes …

Open Access Sugar Cookie Recipe, Musselman Library

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

A family recipe provided by Janelle Wertzberger, Director of Reference and Instruction. This is the perfect sugar cookie recipe to use with your open access cookie cutter. The cookies don't spread out when you bake them, and they taste delicious!

The Story Of The Open Access Cookie Cutter, Janelle Wertzberger

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

The idea of an open access cookie cutter, how it was created with help from Chip Wolfe at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a recipe to bake the perfect cookie. Perfect to serve at OA Week events!

Want to print your own cookie cutter? You can.

Door Hanger - Open Access Week At Gettysburg College, Musselman Library

Open Access Week at Gettysburg College

This print marketing piece was designed to complement online promotion of Open Access Week 2014 at Gettysburg College.

Door hangers provide a brief description of OA Week events aimed at faculty.

These were printed at our campus print shop at minimal cost. Circles were cut with a circle tool borrowed from the library's Badge-A-Minit button-making system. Door hangers were hung on every professor's office door.