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A Word From The Writing Team (December 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• January Writing Retreat
• Find the Time Workshop

Gilden's "Articles, Articles, Articles!" (Book Review), Jennifer Argueta

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

A Word From The Writing Team (November 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• New! Open Access Funds Available
• January Writing Retreat
• A Thanksgiving Thought

Check Your Dashboard, Your Gauges May Be High!, Phillip Fitzsimmons, Janet Brennan Croft

Faculty Articles & Research

The long-established academic journal, Mythlore of the Mythopoeic Society, began using the editor’s platform of the SWOSU Digital Commons in 2017. The executive editor, Janet Croft of Rutgers University, will discuss the differences between her former way of managing submissions, reader reviews, and producing a predominantly print journal to doing the work digitally using the editor’s platform of the Institutional Repository. She will describe advantages and disadvantages to using the platform. This is an opportunity for Institutional Repository administrators to ask concrete questions about the learning curve and experience of a seasoned journal editor who has made the transition to …

Open Textbook Project, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

An overview of an open educational resource textbook project administered from the University Libraries, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Images of some of the textbook authors are included.

Remembrance Of Things Past, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

An overview of faculty development leave taken January 2018 through June 2018, University Libraries, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Contribution By The Indian And Pakistani Authors To Library Philosophy And Practice: A Bibliometric Analysis 2008-2017., O. P. Saini, Amit Kumar Verma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A bibliometric analysis of the research papers explores different aspects of the contribution from an individual author to the country as a whole. The growth of publications, authorship patterns, paper lengths, referencing trends, prolific contribution of authors, etc. about a particular journal are includes in bibliometric studies. Keeping in mind the Indian contribution to a peer review e-journal namely Library Philosophy and Practice (e-Journal) this study began. Meanwhile, it is observed that already work has done on several related aspect. Further, it is also found that the same study has already conducted by Anwar, (2018), exploring the Pakistani contribution to …

T&C Magazine Issue 17 - Fall 2018, T&C Media

T&C Magazine

Articles Include: 100 years in print// More than a hashtag: Social media activism// Student caretakers// The food fight// Fighting the stigma// Meet the president// Alumni with cool businesses// The cost of college// Cardinal survival guide// Letters home: Students in service// No longer a dry campus// Meet the staff

A Word From The Writing Team (October 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Lessons from Ted-Ed
• WHYY's Maiken Scott on Communicating Science
• Paywall: The Business of Scholarship

A Word From The Writing Team (September 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Boost Your Communication Skills with Nature
• Win a Prize for Writing About Health Care

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 72, September 3, 2008

Central Florida Future

Senator's ordeal ends with removal; Hands-only dining; Bush signs green act; College presidents could re-opens drinking age debate.

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Self-Evaluation Rubric, Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

This rubric can be used to assess the learner's knowledge and preparedness before and after their engagement with the Policy unit.

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Copyright (Unit 1), Instructor's Guide, Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

This unit provides a primer on aspects of United States copyright law that relate to library publishing and provides guidance on creating two essential copyright policies: 1. An externally facing copyright policy for authors considering publishing with the library publishing unit; and 2. A copyright review policy for internal purposes (i.e. how to review submitted publications for copyright issues). Nothing in this unit substitutes for legal advice or constitutes legal advice. It is important to work closely with University Counsel when working to comply with University copyright policies, legal requirements, and the needs of the publishing group.

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Diversity (Unit 3), Instructor's Guide, Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

No Unit Summary provided

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Legal Agreements (Unit 2), Instructor's Guide, Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

This unit provides guidance on developing robust, legally sound author agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) in a library publishing context. Participants will become familiar with common contractual language utilized in publishing agreements, identify campus partners who can help develop sound legal documentation, and

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Preservation (Unit 4), Instructor's Guide, Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

This unit introduces ways that library publishers can design and implement preservation policies to help them to ensure the longevity of the publications they issue in digital formats.

Library Publishing Curriculum Policy Module: Readme (Overview), Sara Benson, Harriet Green, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Janet Swatscheno, Katherine Skinner, Melanie Schlosser

Library Publishing Curriculum

The Policy Module covers how library publishers develop policies that guide specific areas of their work. In this initial release, it is focused on policies related to copyright, diversity, and digital preservation, and guidance on creating legal agreements. We recognize that there are many more policies that may be used by library publishers, and hope to expand this module in future.

Front Matter

Speaker & Gavel

Front matter and table of contents for volume 55, issue 1 of Speaker & Gavel.

An Ethical Framework For Library Publishing, Jason Boczar, Nina Collins, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Terri Fishel, Valerie Horton, Harrison W. Inefuku, Sarah Melton, Joshua Neds-Fox, Wendy C. Robertson, Charlotte Roh, Melanie Schlosser, Jaclyn Sipovic, Camille Thomas, Monica Westin

LPC Publications

Inspired by discussions at the 2017 Library Publishing Forum, An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing 1.0 was created by the members of the Ethical Framework for Library Publishing Task Force, with the assistance of many community members who served as peer reviewers and workshop participants, as well as the staff of the Educopia Institute. The Framework introduces library publishers to important ethical considerations in a variety of areas and provides concrete recommendations and resources for ethical scholarly publishing. As the version number in the title suggests, the document is meant to evolve - to be updated and expanded over time. …

A Word From The Writing Team (July 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els, Pam Walter, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• From Thesis to Journal Article
• Open All Summer
• Sign Up for Our Fall Writing Retreat
• Writing Café

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 41, June 28, 2010

Central Florida Future

Alumni giving out legal aid; Get the scoop; Rock the Vote event sets group canvassing in motion.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 40, June 24, 2010

Central Florida Future

Lightning sparks fire at Pointe; Uncover Thursdays; Plus: Grown Ups; Gold standard; Victim Services a road to recovery; Veteran Services to ship out to new post.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 39, June 21, 2010

Central Florida Future

Stipends prove quite a catch; World piece; Older voters leaning right; Florida part of Rock the Votes initiative.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 38, June 17, 2010

Central Florida Future

Tuition hike possible for fall; Uncover Thursdays; Summer Fun; Plus: D-I-Y for less; iDonate; UCF's pond gets economic makeover; Man robbed near UCF-area apartment.

A New Publishing Landscape: The Curiosities, Opportunities, & Pitfalls Of Open Access Publishing, Kristen Cvancara, Laura Jacobi, Heidi J. Southworth

Communication Studies Department Publications

Open access (OA) publishing is a unique model for disseminating academic work to a larger readership that is not controlled by traditional publishing/subscription gate-keepers. This panel provides an informative session reviewing OA as a new publishing landscape ripe with opportunities and potential pitfalls. To help you navigate this uncharted terrain, three presenters will guide you through a discussion covering OA's origin story, models under which OA operates, pros and cons of the OA landscape, and differing perspectives on OA from a variety of academic stakeholders. The goal of the session is to educate participants about OA publishing and generate an …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 37, June 14, 2010

Central Florida Future

Some crime down around UCF; Nursing payday; UCF ID becomes more like debit card; Business students hit the Target with 'Smart' idea.

Cracking The Pubmed Linkout System, Paul Royster, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

The University of Nebraska's institutional repository has managed to participate in The NLM’s PubMed LinkOut program to place links to our Green Open Access content in the nation’s premier scientific citations database. This brief presentation describes how and why we worked to be included and what extended effects the integration of those systems (our IR + NLM’s PubMed) can provide.

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A Word From The Writing Team (June 2018), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Sign Up for Our Fall Writing Retreat
• Grammarly Pro
• New eBook on Communicating Data Clearly
• Writing Café

Marketing In Portland's Small Publishing Industry: Case Studies In The Biographical Approach, Kate Jay

University Honors Theses

This thesis seeks to understand the influence of a publisher’s individual experience and background on the marketing functions of a small publishing press. In order to complete this task, the biographical approach was used. This approach requires interviews of small business owners in order to gain an understanding of their motivation, history, and background. Three Portland publishers of similar size but varying genre focuses were interviewed. The interviews were analyzed and treated as individual case studies. The results of the interviews and analysis was an understanding that the impact on a press from the owners’ knowledge, personalities, and backgrounds change …

Digital Commons Users Discuss The Bepress Acquisition, Paul Royster, Roger Weaver, Marilyn Billings, Phillip Fitzsimmons, Terri Fishel

Faculty Articles & Research

Description: Since the acquisition of the Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress) by Elsevier last summer, there has been much discussion online, in listserves, and elsewhere about what that development means for the future of open access and scholarly communications. The people most directly affected are the users of the bepress DigitalCommons repository hosting service. Some have recoiled in horror at the new ownership situation, others are waiting to see what happens next. This is a panel discussion by current users concerning what they see in the road ahead, including what they regard as essential services, possible options, functionality requirements, and …