Academic libraries are increasingly investing in new efforts to support their research and teaching faculty in the activities they care about most. Learn why becoming a publisher can help meet the most fundamental needs of your research community and at the same time can help transform today’s inflationary cost model for serials. We will explore not only why to become a publisher but exactly how to achieve it, step by step, including careful selection of publishing partners, choosing the right platform for manuscript submission and editorial workflow management, one-time processes to launch a new journal, conducting peer reviews, maintaining academic quality, and measuring impact. We’ll also cover the broader range of publishing activities where libraries can have an impact, including open access monographs, general institutional repositories and subject-based author self-archiving repositories. We will close with a review of tools, services, and communities of support to nurture the new library publishing venture.
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Lauren Collister
Electronic Publications Associate, University of Pittsburgh
Timothy S. Deliyannides
Director of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing and Head of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh
1. The Library
as Publisher
Timothy S. Deliyannides, MSIS
Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
and Head, Information Technology
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
NASIG 2013 Pre-Conference Workshop
Buffalo, NY, June 5, 2013
Lauren B. Collister, PhD
Electronic Publications Associate
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2. Goals for today
Explore the benefits of the Library becoming a
Publisher
Learn about Open Access journal publishing – what
it is, what it isn‘t and why it‘s important
Follow a detailed case study of the University of
Pittsburgh
Review other ways that libraries can be involved in
publishing
Identify resources to help you get started
4. Libraries as Publishers – Current Trends
More than 75% of ARL libraries offer or plan to offer
publishing services.
Most expect to expand these services in future.
Dedicated publishing staff are rare.
Most do not have sustainability plans.
Most plan to expand cost recovery mechanisms
moving forward.
Source: Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success Research Report , v. 2.0. http://wp.sparc.arl.org/lps/
5. Why should libraries be publishers?
Is your library already involved in publishing, and
why?
What do you hope to learn today?
How could publishing fit into your library‘s
programs and services?
Why is this topic relevant to libraries?
What are some potential hurdles to becoming a
publisher?
6. Why become a Publisher?
Provide services that scholars understand, need
and value
Transform the unsustainable commercial
subscription pricing system
Take direct action to support Open Access
Deepen our understanding of scholarly
communications issues
8. Open Access is…
A family of copyright licensing policies under
which authors and copyright owners make
their works publicly available
A movement in higher education to increase
access to scholarly research and
communication, not limiting it solely to
subscribers or purchasers of works
A response to the current crisis in scholarly
communication
9. OA Overview
Open Access literature is digital, online, free
of charge, and free of most copyright and
licensing restrictions
Works are still covered by copyright law, but
Open Access terms apply to allow sharing
and reuse
All major OA initiatives for scientific and
scholarly literature insist on the importance
of peer review
10. OA is compatible with . . .
Copyright
Peer review
Revenue (even profit)
Print
Preservation
Prestige
Quality
Career advancement
Indexing
And other features and
supportive services
associated with
conventional scholarly
literature
11. Open Access is not . . .
Open Source—applies to computer
software
Open Content—applies to non-scholarly
content
Open Data—a movement to support
sharing of research data (see data.gov)
Free Access—no charge to access, but all
rights may be reserved
12. Open Access—Origins
Crisis in scholarly
communication/publishing
– Flat to declining collections budgets
– More demand for newer, expensive resources
– Greatly increased pricing for serials, electronic
resources
Rise of Internet and Worldwide Web
– Rapid dissemination of new research
– Better connectivity between scholars
13. 0
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year
biology
chemistry
engineering & tech
general science
math & comp sci
physics
CPI (general inflation)
ARL expenditures, all
serials
Crisis in scholarly journal pricing
Bill Hooker,April 2009. Data sources: Library JournalAnnual Serials Price
Surveys, Association of Research Libraries, US Dept. of Labor
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15. Growth in scholarly publishing
Est. 50 million scholarly research articles published
1665-2009
@1.4 million articles per year (2006 est.)—one every
22 seconds!
Average number of science articles per journal
increased by >47% from 1990 to 2009
(Times Higher Education, 8 July 2010)
Number of scientific articles indexed by ISI was
590,841 in 1990 and 1,015,637 in 2009 – a rise of 72%
1990-2009
16. Concentration of ownership
Nearly 50% of the content of the merged ISI Indexes
consists of titles from 5 major publishers—
– Elsevier
– Wiley
– Springer
– Taylor & Francis
– Sage
Top 3 publishers of science journals (Elsevier, Springer-
Kluwer, Wiley-Blackwell) accounted for @ 42% of articles
published (2002)
There were over 2,000 publishers of academic journals;
no other publisher accounted for >3% of market share
(2002)
17. Other changes in Scholarly Communication
New ways of disseminating research
– Document repositories & gray literature online
– Web sites, blogs, social networks
New ways of evaluating research and its impact
– Peer review models are changing
– Alternative measures of research impact (altmetrics)
Changing laws
– DMCA
– Research Works Act
– Google Books Copyright Settlement & aftermath
18. Changes in scholarly communication
Changing economic models
– The ‘big deal’
– Pay per view model
– Open Access publishing
– Hybrid Open Access
– Self-publishing
– The library as publisher
19. OA Today
Over 150 universities around the world mandate
Open Access deposits of faculty works
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
– lists 9,437 OA journals in 119 countries
– http://www.doaj.org (June 2013)
Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)
– lists 2,284 open archives in 103 countries
– http://www.opendoar.org (June 2013)
20. Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
Open Access journals usually don't follow
the peer review process, which is the most
important guarantee of research quality.
22. The Open Access business model is
supported by fees paid by the authors.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
23. Revenues collected when publishing an
Open Access journal cannot be used to
make a profit.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
24. It's easier to get published in an Open
Access journal, as long as you agree
to pay the author fee.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
25. Articles in Open Access journals can
be reproduced freely because they
are in the public domain.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
26. Open Access licenses prohibit reuse of the
content for commercial purposes.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
27. Articles in Open Access journals can
reach a broader audience than
articles in subscription-based
journals.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
28. Open Access is an international movement.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
29. Research articles published in Open Access
journals are usually not considered during
faculty tenure and promotion processes.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
30. Publishing a print version of an online Open
Access journal is an important step toward
increasing the journal's acceptance by the
scholarly research community.
Open Access:
Fact or Fiction?
32. ULS Leadership in advocacy for
OA publishing
First library publisher in North
America to join the Open Access
Scholarly Publishers Association
(OASPA)
Founding member of Coalition for Library
Publishing
Major development partner for Public
Knowledge Project (PKP)
33. Strategic Goal
Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Support researchers in
– efficient knowledge production
– rapid dissemination of new research
– open access to scholarly information
Build collaborative partnerships
around the world
Improve the production and sharing of scholarly
research
Support innovative publishing services
Establish trusted repositories for the research output of
the University
34. Collaboration with
University of Pittsburgh Press
Press focuses on books and
monographs rather than journals
Press Digital Editions
– collaborative project between Press and
Library
– 750 books digitized by ULS
– includes both in-print and out-of-print titles
– all are Open Access
35. 2001 PhilSci Archive
2001 Electronic Theses & Dissertations
2002 Archive of European Integration
2003 Minority Health Archive
2003 Aphasiology Archive
2009 D-Scholarship@Pitt
(general Institutional Repository)
2010 Industry Studies Working Papers
2012 Archive for Essential Limb Care
Open Access
Author Self-archiving Repositories
37. FY2000 FY2001
FY2002
FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013
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Subject based archives and repositories
e-journals
Growth in number of
titles published
38. ULS E-Journal Publishing
Rapid growth to 35 journals since 2007
Peer-reviewed scholarly research journals
Most are Open Access and electronic-only
Based on PKP Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Editorial teams are located around the world
Six journals have multilingual content
39. Journal publishing goals
Propel scholarship at the
University of Pittsburgh
Extend service beyond the home
institution
Save ‗at-risk‘ journals without
the infrastructure or know-how
to go electronic
Incentivize Open Access
Publishing worldwide
40. Student Publications
Only supported for University
of Pittsburgh
Provides valuable learning
experience
Faculty involvement is
required to maintain continuity
Selection criteria are relaxed
for student publications
– Peer review process
– Quality of editorial board
41. Scholarly Exchange™
http://www.scholarlyexchange.org
Approximately 40 additional Open Access journals
Acquired by the ULS on August 1, 2012
Hosting service only
ULS is NOT the publisher and does not provide
publishing services
45. Engaging the Publishing Partner
Introductory meeting presentation: http://prezi.com/h4rori5gboc-/creating-a-new-journal-with-uls/
46. We provide:
• Hardware and software hosting services
• Advice on best practices in e-publishing
• Consultation on editorial workflow management
• Web-based training for editorial staff
• Graphic design services
• ISSN Registration
• Assignment of DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers)
• Assistance in establishing formal acceptance and
recognition of the scholarly content
• Digital preservation through LOCKSS
47. Journal Proposal Form
Collects detailed information
on which to base selection
decision
Focus, scope, description of
content
Justification of need
Credentials of Editorial Board
Description of review process
48. Based on self-sufficient editors
Editorial staff are expected to become self-sufficient
by the time first issue is published
Editors are responsible
for managing:
– all content decisions
– all processing workflow
– all communication with
reviewers, authors, readers
– all editing, including layout
49. Selection Criteria
Original scholarly content
Rigorous blind review process
Commitment to Open Access for
content
Editorial Board of internationally
recognized scholars
50. Publications Advisory Board
Includes leaders in scholarly publishing and Open
Access issues
Provides strategic guidance and expertise for ULS
digital publishing program
Assists in development of publication policies
governing:
– Selection and evaluation criteria for partners
– Open Access and Creative Commons licensing
– Cost recovery mechanisms
52. Service Agreement
• Builds common understanding before
problems occur
• Defines roles and responsibilities
• Identifies ULS as publisher of record
• Articulates policies on:
• changes to published content/issuing errata
• handling infringement claims,
• publication schedule/continuity issues
• long-term preservation
53. Author Copyright Agreement
• Comes in several flavors:
– Immediate Open Access (standard)
CC BY
– Delayed Open Access (subscription-based)
CC BY-NC-ND
• License terms are included in digital rights
statement in article metadata
54. Author Copyright Agreement
• The author warrants that the work:
– belongs to the author
– is original
– has not been submitted elsewhere
– does not infringe others’ copyright
• Authors encouraged to deposit works in OA
archives pre- and post-publication
• Permission to use third party content is the
responsbility of the author
55. Creative Commons Licensing
Open Access alternative to
―ALL RIGHTS RESERVED‖
Standard licenses that make it easy for
authors to share their work with some rights
reserved
Allows authors to choose the terms of future
use that balance between Open Access and
protection of the author‘s interests
56. Creative Commons:
Licensing Terms
Attribution (BY) – must credit the author
No Derivatives (ND) – may reuse the work, but only
unaltered from the original
Noncommercial (NC) – may not use for commercial
purposes
ShareAlike (SA) – allows derivative works, but
requires the same CC license terms be applied to
any derivative works
58. Choose the best CC license for the job
Some helpful tools:
https://creativecommons.org/choose/ (CC license
chooser)
http://www.web2rights.com/OERIPRSupport/creativecom
mons/ (wizard on how to mix licenses)
http://opencontent.org/game/betagame.html (a game to
practice mixing licenses)
59. Graphic Design Brief
• Defines the scope of graphic design
possibilities
• Explains software design limitations
• Prepares the client to give input on design
• Defines publisher branding requirements
• Establishes process for client input and
timeframe for design
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69. Article Template
Design Questionnaire
• Defines the look of each formatted article
• Echoes web site design
• Default is MS Word
• Includes publisher‘s formatting and
branding requirements
• complete citation including DOI must
appear on each page
70. Design work
How much of the design do you want to be
responsible for?
Do you have staff with the requisite skills at your
disposal?
71. After the First Issue
Editors become self-sufficient in workflow
management
Our focus shifts to promotion and indexing
– Marketing
– Press releases
– Registration with abstracting/indexing services
72. Exercise: getting discovered
What techniques can you think of that could enhance
discovery of your journal’s content?
Why is this important?
How will you know when you’ve been successful?
74. Business models for journal publishing
subscription model (toll access)
membership model
direct funding agency support
institutional subsidy (sponsorship)
supported by advertising
75. Business models for journal publishing:
author fees
author fees
– article processing charges
– separate OA fees
– may be paid by institution or funding agency
– can be membership-based
hybrid journals
– charge subscriptions PLUS OA author fees
76. Cost categories for journal publishing
Web-based hardware/software platform
Application software (manuscript submission/Web
delivery, etc.)
Third party services (plagiarism detection, DOIs, XML)
Preparation of back issues (digitization & metadata)
Preservation (backup, curation, redundant storage)
Marketing and promotion
Staffing costs
77. Staffing for journal publishing
2.00 FTE OJS operations and customer support
0.25 FTE administration, partner relations, marketing
0.30 FTE graphic designers
0.50 FTE OJS sys admin
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3.05 FTE TOTAL
100% funded from internal reallocation of operating
budget
78. Sustaining the Pitt journal
publishing program
Open Access incentivized through subsidies
(at least 50% discount)
Pitt journals discounted; student publications free
Includes base package, with additional services a la
carte such as:
– Domain registration
– Document layout (per article charge)
– XML conversion (per article charge)
– Supplementary blog
– Special design work & custom programming
80. Supporting change in publishing
models: Multiple approaches
OA journal publishing
OA Institutional Repository & deposit mandates
Support for other OA archives & conference hosting
Local OA awareness raising
OA advocacy through larger groups (LPC, OASPA)
Subsidy of OA author fees (COPE)
Support the development of Open Source
publishing software
81. Thinking critically about
OA publishing
Beall's List of Predatory OA Publishers
iAWFUL (Internet Advocates‘ Watchlist for Ugly
Laws)
85. Contact us
ULS Office of Scholarly
Communication and Publishing
Twitter: @OSCP_Pitt
Tim Deliyannides, Director Twitter: @deliyannides
Lauren B. Collister, Electronic Publications Associate
Twitter: @parnopaeus
oscp@mail.pitt.edu
Hinweis der Redaktion
Introductions Library as publisher: new trend, brief history -History of publication -From print to online -How technology has changed the very idea of publication.
Library as publisher -Pitt's ULS got into it to support open access. -Ask audience who they are, where they're coming from, what brought them to this workshop. What draws you to publishing? Are you thinking of starting a program? Already have one and need some tips? Just curious? -Weave in the following ideas: 1. Relevance to research faculty 2. Contribute to the OA movement 3. Possibly cut costs or bring in revenue 4. Other benefits?
Open Access - what is it? -5 minute free association exercise - what comes to mind when you hear "open access"? -Write results on board or type them on screen somehow -10 minutes: Mythbust the results - separate into categories "fact" or "fiction", meanwhile discussing key points about the OA movement. (See Tim's notes.)
How did we do it? A brief overview of the ULS's publishing program -Our D-Scribe scholarly journals. -Offered to both people at the Pitt community and outside of it. -Scholarly Exchange hosting service to facilitate blossoming scholarship for those without many options. -D-Scholarship repository -Other repositories -OMP -Etc.
At Pitt, the University Press is separate from the Library, however, we share a highly collaborative relationship with the Press. We offer over 750 titles from their backlist through Open Access, and this program has actually driven an increase in sales of some of their older titles. The Press is named as a Cosponsor of all of our peer-reviewed journals, and the Director of the Press serves on our Publications Advisory Board.
We have been offeringsubject-based Open Access repositories over the last decade. Most of these began as projects proposed by Pitt faculty but are intended for an international audience. For instance, the PhilSci-Archive is widely recognized as the global repository for rapid dissemination of new research in the discipline of Philosophy of Science. Many preprints first deposited there are later published in refereed journals.
-OJS-scholastica : scholasticahq.com - charges by submission $5 for law reviews $10 for everyone else -totally hosted, just a black box, little customization options-BePress Digital Commons, EditKit and Full Service https://www.bepress.com/editors.html -Manuscript tracking - submission, review, editorial decision. -Full Service journal publishing provides publication online -batch or per-article delivery to other publishing platforms besides Full Service -many universities have a Digital Commons agreement already and access to this service - see https://digitalcommons.bepress.com/subscriber_gallery/-Aries Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/homepage/home.htm -manuscript tracking submission through acceptance -full support and training services -no platform for final publication -Bench>Press -online manuscript tracking system, handles submission, peer review, copyright agreements, and prepublication -production takes place outside of the system - handled by HighWire Press -excellent support team to train and help you -high subscription costs (Vanessa suggested ballpark $15,000 year)-ScholarOne Manuscript Central -very similar to Bench>Press but does not provide an online platform for production process or final publication
Go into presentation mode to view the Prezi. (It may take a few moments to load.) If it does not load for you, you can access it directly via this url: http://prezi.com/h4rori5gboc-/creating-a-new-journal-with-uls/ 6. Launching the first issue -Getting an ISSN -Registering DOIs -Press releases -Indexing 7. The ongoing work involved in a journal -Maintaining academic quality - what considerations need to be made? -Measuring impact - what are some ways to do this? -Enhancing discovery of the journal - discussion point: what indexes are you familiar with? Describe some steps you might need to take to get a new journal indexed where you would like it.-search engine optimization
Explain fee schedule
When you become a publisher of Open Access resources, you are on the front lines dealing with the misconceptions that abound about OA work. Beall's List of Predatory OA Publishers - you do NOT want to get on this list! (Share a few examples of BAD publishing practices!)