Sustaining and Enhancing the Scholarly Communications Department: A Comprehensive Guide

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-journals, 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.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Scholarly Communication Open Access Academic Libraries References Part One Scholarly Communication and Open Access Concepts Chapter 1Copyright Guidance The Legal Framework Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Holder Exceptions to Exclusive Rights Infringement and Remedies Orphan Works Conclusion References Chapter 2Creative Commons Licenses Overview Factors Contributing to the Popularity of Creative Commons Licenses Creative Commons Licenses Providing Guidance: Implications for Licensing under Creative Commons Importance for Libraries Conclusion References Chapter 3Author Rights Understanding Your Author Rights Negotiating Your Publication Agreement Conclusion References Chapter 4Open Access (OA) Publishing Introduction to Open Access (OA) Publishing Conclusion References Chapter 5The Challenges and Controversies of OA Publishing Faculty and Researchers' Awareness and Perceptions of OA Repositories Faculty Views and Participation Rates in OA Repositories Factors that Affect Faculty & Researchers' Participation in OA IR Additional Individual Traits that Influence Faculty Participation in OA Repositories Hindering Factors that Influence Faculty and Researchers' Participation in OA Repositories Statistically Significant Factors that Affect Faculty Participation in OA IR Conclusion References Chapter 6Open Educational Resources (OER) Overview Defining Open Educational Resources Locating Open Educational Resources Benefits to Using OER in the Classroom Faculty Perspectives Regarding OER Initiatives to Scale OER on Campus Opportunities for Scholarly Communications Departments Conclusion References Part Two Building a Scholarly Communications Department/Team Chapter 7Building and Maintaining a Scholarly Communications Department Introduction Definition of Scholarly Communications The Possible Services of a Scholarly Communications Department The Appropriate Scale of a Scholarly Communications Department Types of Degrees Found in Scholarly Communications Departments Conclusion References Chapter 8Sustaining a Successful Scholarly Communications Department: Collaborating, Marketing, Managing, and Innovation Introduction Establishing a Relationship with the General Counsel's Office Effective and Encouraging Management is Vital A Work Environment Where Employees of a Scholarly Communications Department May Be Creative and Fail Cross-Pollination is Vital Offering Needed Services and Tools Locating Blue Oceans: A Model That Helps Ensure Services and Tools Are Actually Needed Manage/Lead as a Servant How Burgeoning Technologies Will Affect Scholarly Communications Universal Usability Conclusion References Part Three Engaging the Campus Community Chapter 9Connecting with the Campus Community by Providing Publication Support Libraries as Journal Publishers and Hosts Providing Funding to Support Research Publications in Open Access Journals Conclusion References Chapter 10Supporting Researchers with an Institutional Repository Defining Institutional Repositories Defining Data Repositories Conclusion References Chapter 11The Future of Scholarly Communications: Where Are We Headed in Cultural Heritage Institutions? What Will Guide This Change? Conclusion References Recommended Readings Recommended Web Sites Index 161

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.

Review :
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.