Sustaining and Enhancing the Scholarly Communications Department: A Comprehensive Guide

by Kris S. Helge, Ahmet Meti Tmava, Amanda R. Zerangue

Overview

Learn how to develop, manage, and maintain a scholarly communications department.

More and more academic libraries are being asked to provide scholarly communications services to their campuses, ranging from general information about copyright law to instruction for creating and hosting digital repositories and publishing services. To support academic librarians and information specialists in starting their own scholarly communications departments, Sustaining and Enhancing the Scholarly Communications Department begins by introducing key scholarly communications concepts, including copyright, Creative Commons licenses, author rights, open access, open educational resources, open-access e-jourbanals, and institutional repositories.

Authors Helge, Tmava, and Zerangue explain how to develop, manage, market, and maintain a scholarly communications department. They define specific tasks and tools for which many scholarly communications departments are responsible, including intellectual property, licensing issues, promoting open access, data management, and plagiarism conundrums. They also discuss strategies for collaborating with key campus stakeholders and convey which academic degrees benefit and may be necessary for personnel in a scholarly communications department. Finally, the authors offer managerial and leadership techniques to increase employee productivity, efficiency, retention, motivation, and happiness within the scholarly communications department.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440867002
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	164
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Kris S. Helge is assistant dean of academic engagement at Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX.

Ahmet Meti Tmava is assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the Texas Woman's University, where he teaches core courses and library assessment.

Amanda R. Zerangue is manager of digital services and scholarly communication librarian at Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Scholarly Communication xi

Open Access xiii

Academic Libraries xiii

References xiv

Part 1 Scholarly Communication and Open Access Concepts 1

Chapter 1 Copyright Guidance 3

The Legal Framework 3

Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Holder 6

Exceptions to Exclusive Rights 7

Infringement and Remedies 13

Orphan Works 14

Conclusion 15

References 15

Chapter 2 Creative Commons Licenses 17

Overview 17

Factors Contributing to the Popularity of Creative Commons Licenses 17

Creative Commons Licenses 18

Providing Guidance: Implications for Licensing under Creative Commons 21

Importance for Libraries 23

Conclusion 23

References 24

Chapter 3 Author Rights 25

Understanding Your Author Rights 25

Negotiating Your Publication Agreement 28

Conclusion 31

References 31

Chapter 4 Open Access (OA) Publishing 33

Introduction to Open Access (OA) Publishing 33

Conclusion 42

References 42

Chapter 5 The Challenges and Controversies of OA Publishing 45

Faculty and Researchers' Awareness and Perceptions of OA Repositories 46

Faculty Views and Participation Rates in OA Repositories 47

Factors that Affect Faculty & Researchers' Participation in OA IR 48

Additional Individual Traits that Influence Faculty Participation in OA Repositories 51

Hindering Factors that Influence Faculty and Researchers' Participation in OA Repositories 53

Statistically Significant Factors that Affect Faculty Participation in OA IR 55

Conclusion 58

References 59

Chapter 6 Open Educational Resources (OER) 63

Overview 63

Defining Open Educational Resources 64

Locating Open Educational Resources 65

Benefits to Using OER in the Classroom 66

Faculty Perspectives Regarding OER 67

Initiatives to Scale OER on Campus 70

Opportunities for Scholarly Communications Departments 70

Conclusion 70

References 71

Part 2 Building a Scholarly Communications Department/Team 73

Chapter 7 Building and Maintaining a Scholarly Communications Department 75

Introduction 75

Definition of Scholarly Communications 76

The Possible Services of a Scholarly Communications Department 76

The Appropriate Scale of a Scholarly Communications Department 85

Types of Degrees Found in Scholarly Communications Departments 89

Conclusion 99

References 100

Chapter 8 Sustaining a Successful Scholarly Communications Department: Collaborating, Marketing, Managing, and Innovation 103

Introduction 103

Establishing a Relationship with the General Counsel's Office 104

Effective and Encouraging Management is Vital 106

A Work Environment Where Employees of a Scholarly Communications Department May Be Creative and Fail 110

Cross-Pollination is Vital 111

Offering Needed Services and Tools 111

Locating Blue Oceans: A Model That Helps Ensure Services and Tools Are Actually Needed 112

Manage/Lead as a Servant 115

How Burgeoning Technologies Will Affect Scholarly Communications 117

Universal Usability 118

Conclusion 119

References 120

Part 3 Engaging the Campus Community 123

Chapter 9 Connecting with the Campus Community by Providing Publication Support 125

Libraries as Journal Publishers and Hosts 125

Providing Funding to Support Research Publications in Open Access journals 128

Conclusion 135

References 135

Chapter 10 Supporting Researchers with an Institutional Repository 137

Defining Institutional Repositories 137

Defining Data Repositories 142

Conclusion 144

References 145

Chapter 11 The Future of Scholarly Communications: Where Are We Headed in Cultural Heritage Institutions? 147

What Will Guide This Change? 148

Conclusion 153

References 154

Recommended Readings 155

Recommended Web Sites 157

Index 161

Editorial Reviews

Readers will be enriched and rewarded by this engaging book, which reads as a celebration of where we are as a discipline and hints at what we may yet achieve on our shared path.” —College & Research Libraries

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