LIBR 559L: Topics in Computer-Based Information Systems: Issues in Scholarly Communications and Publishing – Course Syllabus
Program: Master of Library and Information Studies
Year: Winter Session 2009-2010, Term 1
Course Schedule: Wednesdays, 8:00 – 10:50
Location: IKBC 461
Instructor: Heather Morrison
Office location: SLAIS Adjuncts’ Office
Office phone: SLAIS Main Office. e-mail recommended.
Office hours: by appointment. Wednesdays after class is best time.
E-mail address: hgmorris@gmail.com alternate: hgmorris@sfu.ca
Course website address: https://blogs.ubc.ca/libr559l/
Course Goal: The goal of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of scholarly communications, with a particular emphasis on the transformative potential of the world wide web for scholarly communication and the implications for libraries and librarians, as well as basic practical experience in scholarly publishing and self-archiving.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
* Understand scholarly communication in historical perspective
* Understand current trends and concepts in scholarly communication
* Understand the transformative potential of the world wide web for scholarly communication and for scholarship in general
* Understand open access in some depth
* Be familiar with library leadership in scholarly communication, particularly local library leadership
* Peer review and edit scholarly journal articles within domains of subject expertise
* Publish a journal using Open Journal Systems (OJS), from developing policies and journal set-up to coordinating peer review and editing to copyediting and layout
* Self-archive own work
Course Topics:
* Scholarship and scholarly traditions
* Scholarly journals and monographs
* Scholarly publishing
* Scholarly communication activities at UBC and SFU
* Open access (definitions, OA archives, OA publishing, OA policies)
* Open Journal Systems (OJS)
* Synergies
* D-Space
* Author’s rights
* Peer review
* Emerging trends and formats in scholarly communication
* Preservation
Prerequisites and/or Course Restrictions): LIBR 500, 501, 502, 503 Registration is open to students outside of MLIS program with permission of the SLAIS Graduate Adviser.
Format of the course: Lecture, group exercises: creating a journal using Open Journal Systems; small group work and presentations in class; guest speakers.
Required and Recommended Reading:
All readings are freely available online.
Required:
Association of Research Libraries. SPEC Kit 310: Author Addenda, July 2009. Download from: http://www.arl.org/resources/pubs/spec/complete.shtml
Brown, Laura, Rebecca Griffiths, Matthew Rascoff. Ithaka Report: University Publishing in a Digital Age. July 26, 2007.
http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r/strategy/Ithaka%20University%20Publishing%20Report.pdf]
Crow, Raym. Publishing Cooperatives: An Alternative for Society Publishers – A SPARC Discussion Paper. SPARC, 2006. Download from here: http://www.arl.org/sparc/publications/papers/index.shtml
(good overview of scholarly publishing)
Hahn, Karla. Research Library Publishing Services: New Options for University Publishing. Association of Research Libraries. 2008. http://www.arl.org/sc/models/lib-publishing/index.shtml]
[Ithaka. Case Studies in Sustainability. http://www.ithaka.org/ithaka-s-r/strategy/ithaka-case-studies-in-sustainability
Morrison, Heather. Scholarly Communication for Librarians. Chandos Publishing, 2009.
Open Access Chapters: Open Access: http://eprints.rclis.org/16282/, Summary and Conclusions (major points of all chapters): http://eprints.rclis.org/16283/
Salo, Dorothea. “Innkeeper at the Roach Motel.” Library Trends 57:2 (Fall 2008). http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/22088
Solomon, David. Developing Open Access Journals: a Practical Guide. Chandos Publishing, 2008. Abridged Version http://www.developing-oa-journals.org/Guide_to_developing_oa_journals.pdf
Suber, Peter. Open Access Overview http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
Recommended:
2nd International Public Knowledge Project Conference 2009
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/pkp/index.php/pkp2009/pkp2009
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP).
http://www.alpsp.org/ngen_public/
CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI6)
http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=48321
ELPUB 2009 (scholarly publishing conference). Rethinking electronic publishing; innovation in communication paradigms and technologies.
http://conferences.aepic.it/elpub2009/
Crow, Raym. Publishing Cooperatives: An Alternative for Non-Profit Publishers. First Monday 11:9
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue11_9/crow/index.html
Association of Research Libraries. Scholarly Communications webpage
http://www.arl.org/sc/index.shtml
Open Access News blog.
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/fosblog.html
Open Access Directory http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Main_Page
Open Journal Systems http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs
Open Repositories 2008. http://or08.ecs.soton.ac.uk/
Digital Koans. Charles Bailey. http://www.escholarlypub.com/digitalkoans/
Digital Scholarship. Charles Bailey. Especially Open Access Bibliography and Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography http://www.digital-scholarship.com/
Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Open Access Tracking Project (Connotea) http://www.connotea.org/tag/oa.new
Course Assignments, Due dates and Weight in relation to final course mark:
Note: there are many small assignments in this course. Most are time-sensitive, i.e. the work of another student depends on timely completion. Timely completion of these assignments is essential.
| Assignment | Due Date | Weight |
| OJS Journal, Brief Paper, Editing and Peer Review | Various. Final journal due Nov. 18 | 30% |
| Major presentation / paper: topic selection and 1-page interim report | October 7 | 5% |
| Open Access Week Report | October 28 | 5% |
| Class Presentation | Nov. 18 or 25 | 20% |
| Major Paper (same topic as presentation) | Dec. 2 | 30% |
| Class Participation & 1-page Summary | Dec. 2 | 10% |
Course Schedule [subject to change]:
| Date | Topics, Speakers, Readings | Assignments Due |
| September 9 | Overview: course, topic and assignments | |
| September 16 | Basics of scholarship
Introduction to journal exercise Journal article production overview Reading: Morrison: Summary & Conclusion Guest speaker: Rob Stibravy, UBC Library Digital Initiatives Librarian |
Scholar Biography (1 page or equivalent) for peer review & informal presentation) (rough draft) |
| September 23 | Journal exercise: policy and setup decisions
Scholarly Journals and monographs Readings: Solomon, Ithaka – university publishing Guest speaker: Faith Jones, SFU Electronic Resources Librarian / Editor, Canadian Jewish Studies, Bridges, the Scribe |
OJS journal admin registration |
| September 30 | Scholarly Publishing
Introduction to Editing & Peer Review Reading: Crow Guest speaker: Sandra Wong, SFU Library / Science & Scholarly Communication |
OJS basic set-up, author registration |
| October 7 | Open Access: definitions, types, major initiatives
Readings: Morrison, Open Access chapter. Suber, Open Access Overview. |
1. Term paper 1-pager
2. OJS peer reviewers assigned |
| October 14 | Editing
Library as publisher Reading: Hahn Guest Speaker: Brian Owen, Associate University Librarian, Simon Fraser University Library: the Public Knowledge Project and Synergies |
Two peer reviews |
| October 19 – 23 | Open Access Week at UBC | Attendance / participation required. |
| October 21 | Economics of scholarly communication
Readings: Crow, Morrison (economics section) |
Substantive editing |
| October 28 | Author’s rights and intellectual property
Reading: ARL SPEC Kit on Author Addenda Guest speakers: Devon Greyon (UBC) and Don Taylor (SFU): open access support at universities across Canada / emerging roles for librarians |
1. Open Access Week Report
2. Author’s final manuscript (postprint) |
| November 4 | Open Access Archives
Reading: Salo Guest speaker: Hilde Colenbrander, UBC cIRcle |
Final galley proof |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day: no class | |
| November 18 | Student presentations
Emerging trends & formats |
1. OJS journal
2. Presentation |
| November 25 | Student presentations
Preservation Reading: Ithaka – sustainability |
Presentation |
| December 2 | Wrap-up and discussion
Guest speaker: Joy Kirchner, UBC Library / ARL/ACRL Scholarly Communication workshop faculty |
Major Paper |
Attendance: The calendar states: “Regular attendance is expected of students in all their classes (including lectures, laboratories, tutorials, seminars, etc.). Students who neglect their academic work and assignments may be excluded from the final examinations. Students who are unavoidably absent because of illness or disability should report to their instructors on return to classes.”
Students are expected to attend at least some of the UBC library’s Open Access Week events. If necessary, virtual attendance at OA Week can be arranged, please contact the instructor in advance.
Timely completion of assignments: is particularly important in this course, especially the OJS journal assignments. Students are expected to start assignments early enough to allow for resolution of any technical issues or other questions and assignment completion by the due date. Acceptance of late assignments is at the instructor’s discretion; for major assignments, marks are deducted at 5% of total for the assignment per calendar day. Assignments handed in promptly will be marked and returned promptly. Major assignments handed in early (usually at least one week) for comments may be revised and re-submitted for marking by the due date.
Evaluation: All assignments will be awarded letter grades using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site.
Written & Spoken English Requirement: Written and spoken work may receive a lower mark if it is, in the opinion of the instructor, deficient in English.
Disability Accommodation: The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the Disability Resource Centre [http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/drc.cfm]. You must register with the Disability Resource Centre to be granted special accommodations for any on-going conditions.
Religious Accommodation: The University accommodates students whose religious obligations conflict with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations. Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity athletics, family obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be accommodated, and should discuss their commitments with the instructor before the course drop date. UBC policy on Religious Holidays: http://www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy65.pdf.
Academic Dishonesty: Please review the UBC Calendar Academic regulations for the University policy on cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty: http://www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959. Also visit and review the contents of these two resources: Plagiarism Resource Centre: For Students: http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/welcome.html and Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility For Your Work: http://www.arts.ubc.ca/Plagiarism_Avoided.373.0.html for useful information on avoiding plagiarism and on correct documentation practice. Students are held responsible for knowing and following all University regulations regarding academic dishonesty. If a student does not know how to properly cite a source or what constitutes proper use of a source it is the student’s personal responsibility to obtain the needed information and to apply it within University guidelines and policies. If evidence of academic dishonesty is found in a course assignment, previously submitted work in this course may be reviewed for possible academic dishonesty and grades modified as appropriate. University policy requires that all incidents of academic dishonesty must be forwarded to the Dean’s office for review and possible action.
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