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Expanding Our Publishing Services

Expanding Our Publishing Services. Library Open Access Journals and Conference Web Support Julie Griffin Library Council, July 26, 2006. Overview. Georgia Tech’s Response to the Scholarly Communication Crisis EPAGE @ Georgia Tech Open Access Journals Conference Web Support.

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Expanding Our Publishing Services

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  1. Expanding Our Publishing Services Library Open Access Journals and Conference Web Support Julie Griffin Library Council, July 26, 2006

  2. Overview Georgia Tech’s Response to the Scholarly Communication Crisis • EPAGE @ Georgia Tech • Open Access Journals • Conference Web Support

  3. Scholarly Communication Issues facing librarians: • Rising serials prices • Shrinking library budgets • Diminishing number of purchased titles • Publisher lock-in • Educating faculty

  4. Scholarly Communication Issues facing faculty: • Losing rights to publications • Journal obsolescence • Access barriers • Less effective research and development

  5. Alternative Publishing Models • OA repositories • OA journals

  6. Benefits of Alternative Publishing Models • Affordable • Wider dissemination • Timely publication • Supports authors’ rights

  7. Whatarewedoing @ Tech? • Electronic Publishing • EPAGE @ Georgia Tech(Electronic Press At GEorgia Tech) • OA journals • Conference web support services • OA Repository • SMARTech • Educating Faculty

  8. EPAGE @ Georgia Tech

  9. EPAGE @ Georgia Tech • GT Library managed • Publishing services • Hosting/web support services • Capture services

  10. Open Access Journals

  11. Open Access Journals • Web site for editorial process • Automates, organizes workflow • Keeps records • Indexes submission • Articles preserved in EPAGE

  12. Open Access Journals Benefits to faculty: • Less expensive publishing model • Authors retain rights to their work • Access barriers reduced • More citations

  13. Open Access Journals What are we doing @ Tech? • Information Technologies and International Development • demo

  14. Conference Web Support Services

  15. Conference Web Support What does it look like? • Web site for conference • Automates, organizes workflow • Authors sign agreement to make proceedings open • Proceedings preserved in EPAGE

  16. Conference Web Support Benefits to faculty: • No more disappearing conference proceedings • Library manages system, rather than department • Automates communications

  17. Conference Web Support What are we doing @ Tech? • Georgia Tech Conferences • Electronic Resources & Libraries • Recycling of Fibrous Textile and Carpet Waste Conference • Space Systems Engineering Conference • demo

  18. Expanded Services Benefits to the library: • Better serve faculty and support university mission • Exposes information aiding cross-institutional collaboration • Participate in scholarly communication process as publisher • Open access to GT research • Preservation • Faculty education

  19. How can you help? • Let faculty know these services exist • Names and email addresses of faculty that organize conferences or serve as journal editors • Ask questions… julie.griffin@library.gatech.edu 404-895-0089 Digital Initiatives Department GT Library

  20. Thank you! Questions?

  21. Bibliography

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