This document discusses scholarly communications (ScholComm) and the role of librarians. It notes that the scholarly publishing system is adapting with faculty using new tools, libraries providing more support services, and universities developing new policies and rewards. The library supports open access by building an institutional repository and educating about author's rights. As the scholarly communications librarian, duties include advocacy, outreach to faculty, and committee work around issues like copyright and digital scholarship.

1. #ScholComm and You!
Micah Vandegrift
Scholarly Communications Librarian
mvandegrift@fsu.edu

2. tl;dr
Scholarly publishing is adapting.
The library is invested in the system.
Librarians need a strong voice in the transition.

3. ScholComm wha?
Scholarly publishing cycle
“the system through which research and
other scholarly writings are created,
idea
evaluated for quality, disseminated to
reformulation
the scholarly community and preserved research/writing
for future use.”
preservation manuscript
d i s s e m i n a t rights
i o n assignment
publication peer review
editing

4. ScholComm wha?
Scholarly publishing cycle
“the system through which research and
other scholarly writings are
idea
created, evaluated for
reformulation
quality, disseminated to the scholarly research/writing
community and preserved for future
use.” preservation
manuscript
d i s s e m i n a t i o n rights assignment
publication peer review
editing

5. ¢¢¢

6. Adaptation
Faculty utilizing new tools and methods
Libraries building support structures and services
Universities developing policies and rewards

7. The Library (my work)
The Principle of Open Access
Institutional Repository
© Author’s Rights
Advocacy

8. Open access is the principle that information and knowledge should be shared,
free and open to anyone, utilizing digital technology for dissemination.
“We significantly influence or control the
selection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of
information. In a political system grounded in an informed
citizenry, we are members of a profession explicitly
committed to intellectual freedom and the freedom of
access to information. We have a special obligation to
ensure the free flow of information and ideas to present
and future generations.”
- ALA Code of Ethics

10. The most important aspect of scholarly
communication outreach is spreading
good, factual information.
guides.lib.fsu.edu/scholarlycommunications

11. Institutional Repository
For archiving, preserving
and making accessible
the scholarly output of
the university.
Benefits –
Persistent URL, indexed
with major search
engines, organizational
system, stats and
analytics, managed
portfolio.
diginole.lib.fsu.edu

12. Author’s Rights
In order for an institutional repository to be effective, faculty and
grad students need to be aware of their rights as authors and
creators of intellectual property.
• copyrights/fair use
• workshops, materials, consultations
• policies and procedures

13. You own what you create.

14. “the work”
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15. Advocacy (aka acronym party)
COAPI (Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions)
Formed summer 2011, met Nov. 2011, elected to coordinating group March
OSTP (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
Request for information on public access to scientific publications (Nov 7th)
Cost Of Knowledge (Elsevier Boycott)
Began because of one scientists dissatisfaction with the scholarly publishing system.
Research Works Act/FRPAAA/Free Access Petition
Various legislations relating to the accessibility of scholarly literature.

16. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library/publicaccess

17. http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library/publicaccess

18. Etc.
ETDs – Migrating from old database to new institutional repository
Research and creative work – reading/writing
Outreach – work with library liaisons to contact departments about these topics
“The Scholarly Communications Librarian offers assistance with new and emerging models of disseminating
scholarship, including especially digital publication. Available for consultations on open access self-archiving,
digital scholarship, copyright retention and negotiations, and managing a scholarly digital presence.”
Committee work – Copyright, Faculty Senate, Council on Research and Creativity
Campus initiatives – open textbooks, digital humanities

19. Questions
Search:
“SPARC”
“UVa SCI”
“Kathleen
Fitzpatrick”
“Kevin Smith Duke”
“cost of knowledge”
mvandegrift@fsu.edu