Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication: Implementation

by Kevin L. Smith, Katherine A. Dickson

Overview

This volume, the second of two in the series Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library that deals with the topic of open access in academic libraries, focuses on the implementation of open access in academic libraries.

Chapters on the legalities and practicalities of open access in academic libraries address the issues associated with copyright, licensing, and intellectual property and include support for courses that require open access distribution of student work. The topic of library services in support of open access is explored, including the library’s role in providing open educational resources, and as an ally and driver of their adoption, for example, by helping defray author fees that are required for open access articles. A detailed look at open access in the context of undergraduate research is provided and considers how librarians can engage undergraduates in conversations about open access. Chapters consider ways to engage undergraduate students in the use, understanding, evaluation, and creation of open access resources. Issues that are of concern to graduate students are also given some attention and central to these are the development of Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) programs. A chapter examines the library’s role in balancing greater access to graduate student work with the consequences of openness, such as concerns about book contracts and sales, plagiarism, and changes in scholarly research and production. The book concludes with issues surrounding open data and library services in critical data librarianship, including advocacy, preservation, and instruction.

It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442275027
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/08/2016
Series:	Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library , #10
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Kevin L. Smith is the Dean of Libraries at the University of Kansas, and was previously the Director of Copyright & Scholarly Communications at Duke University. A lawyer as well as a librarian, Kevin has spent a decade advising university students, faculty, and staff about copyright, licensing and scholarly publishing. He is a prolific writer on these topics, and his book Owning and Using Scholarship: An IP Handbook for Teachers and Researchers was published by the Association of College and Research Libraries in 2014.

Katherine A. Dickson is a recent graduate of the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While in library school, she worked at Duke University's Office of Copyright & Scholarly Communications, where she negotiated issues of fair use and sought permissions in order to facilitate online education classes. Prior to attending library school, she was a practicing attorney for seven years, first in Washington, D.C. and then in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In addition to her M.L.S. and J.D., Kate holds a Master’s degree in American legal history from the University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 Copyright Assignment, Transfer, and Licensing: What Is Best for Scholarly Journal Authors? Anne T. Gilliland 1

2 "Protecting" Our Works-From What? Nancy Sims 11

3 Faculty Require Online Distribution of Student Work: Enter the Librarian Micah Zeller Emily Symonds Stenberg 31

4 Paying to Publish: Open Access Author Fees and Libraries' Initiative to Fund Publishing Costs Stephen M. Arougheti 53

5 Library Expertise Driving Pedagogical Innovation: The Role of Libraries in Bringing "Open" to the Classroom and to the World William M. Cross 71

6 A Measured Approach: Evaluating Altmetrics as a Library Service Hui Zhang Korey Jackson 97

7 Engaging Undergraduates in Scholarly Communication: A Case Study in Intellectual Entrepreneur-ship at Illinois Wesley an University Stephanie Davis-Kahl 129

8 Sharing the Spotlight: Open Access Publishing and Undergraduate Research Genya O'Gara Laura Drake Davis 143

9 Open Access Implications for Information Literacy Rachel Elizabeth Scott 169

10 Out of the Archives and into the World: ETDs and the Consequences of Openness Hillary Corbett 187

11 Open Access and the Graduate Author: A Dissertation Anxiety Manual Jill Cirasella Polly Thistlethwaite 203

12 From Apprehension to Comprehension: Addressing Anxieties about Open Access to ETDs Kyle K. Courtney Emily Kilcer 225

13 Library Services in Critical Thinking, Use, and Evaluation of Open Data Tara Das 245

14 Your Metadata's Showing: Open Access and the Future of Bibliographic Control Laura Krier Kathryn Stine 265

15 Doc South Data: Open Access Data for Digital Humanities Stewart Vorner 291

Index 311

About the Editors 323

About the Contributors 325

Editorial Reviews

Overall, the book provides admirable coverage of the topics under discussion, with many superb contributions from leading voices in the field. The expertise of the editors is evident in the logical organization of the chapters, flawless writing, and extensive index.... All told, the book makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship on OA in academic libraries and will be of great interest and value both to practicing scholarly communication professionals and to other academic librarians who are involved in scholarly communication initiatives. It will also be of interest to library administrators and LIS students and professors.... [T]he book is useful for practitioners, teachers, and learners who have a strong interest in OA, scholarly communication, and the practical concerns of promoting the ongoing transition to more open forms of scholarship.

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