Virginia's Academic Library Consortium

 

Getting Started: Scholarly Communication Resources

Background

In 2016/2017 a joint working group, including members of the Virginia Scholarly Communications Interest Group (VASCIG) and VIVA central staff, compiled a number of resources in response to member requests for more training in current scholarly communication issues facing Virginia librarians.

Since the landscape of scholarly communication is such a broad one, the working group surveyed VIVA members to better understand particular categories of interest. Below is a list of vetted, but by no means comprehensive, recommended resources for professional development grouped by topical area of interest.

If you are looking for further resources in a given area, please feel free to contact the members of the working group directly, listed below. To join the VASCIG listserv, please fill out this form.

 

Copyright and Licensing Options

Copyright

Copyright Alliance: http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/
University of Minnesota Copyright Overview: https://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/useoverview

 

Fair Use

Code of Best Practices in Fair use for Academic Libraries: http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/copyright-ip/fair-use/code-of-best-practices
Know Your Rights (Fair Use for Faculty): http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/storage/documents/kycrbrochure.pdf

 

Authors' Rights

University of Richmond, Author Rights Video: http://libguides.richmond.edu/scholarlycommunications/authorrights
Sparc Authors Addendum: http://sparcopen.org/our-work/author-rights/brochure-html/
ARL model language: https://authorrights.wordpress.com/model-language/

 

Creative Commons

University of Minnesota's Guidance on Creative Commons: https://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/creativecommons
Creative Commons Video/Kiwi: https://creativecommons.org/about/videos/creative-commons-kiwi/

 

Digital Humanities

Professional Development

Digital Humanities Summer Institute: http://dhsi.org/
CLIR Post-Doc program: https://www.clir.org/fellowships/postdoc

 

Tutorials on Digital Tools, Techniques, and Workflows

Programming Historian:  http://programminghistorian.org/
ACRL dh + lib Tutorials and Best Practices: http://acrl.ala.org/dh/dh101/tutorials-guidelines-and-best-practices/

 

Readings & Resources from the Field

DH Blog: http://www.thomaspadilla.org/words/
DH101: A Highly Opinionated Resource Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z-4hgZPMIiAzT6vx1mVg5l60zkRVU9EHgZgK9HHdU4/edit

 

Open Initiatives and Open Access

OER

OER Commons: http://oercommons.org
Open Textbook Network: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
ARL SPEC Kit  351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources: http://publications.arl.org/Affordable-Course-Content-Open-Educational-Resources-SPEC-Kit-351

 

OA Publishing Funds

SPARC: http://sparcopen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/OA-Funds-in-Action-attachment-2016.pdf
ARL SPEC KIT 353: Article Processing Charges: http://publications.arl.org/Funding-Article-Processing-Charges-SPEC-Kit-353/

 

OA Publishing

Who Pays For Open Access?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Wwukfwiek
The Academic Library's Role in Promoting Open Access Monographs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hC_5gkwHQA
 Open Access Journal Quality Indicators:  https://www.gvsu.edu/library/sc/open-access-journal-quality-indicators-5.html

 

Reference Resources

Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies: https://roarmap.eprints.org/
Article Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency: http://researchsharing.sparcopen.org/articles
Data Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency:  http://researchsharing.sparcopen.org/data

 

VIVA OI

VIVA's Current Open Initiatives: https://vivalib.org/c.php?g=836990&p=5978058

 

Scholarly Impact Metrics

Traditional Metrics

Measuring Impact: Impact Factor, H-Index, and Altmetrics:  https://youtu.be/kZzbmFT6uLA?list=PLgHDUNMERRXWfVUQgaHQ0_GG3UdnP6RfF

 

Altmetrics

What are Altmetrics?: https://www.altmetric.com/about-altmetrics/what-are-altmetrics/

 

Scholarly Impact

Beyond Bibliometrics: Libraries, Academia and the Future of Scholarly Impact: https://youtu.be/AH5X9pj6x2g
Impact Factors and Citation Analysis: http://libguides.richmond.edu/impactfactors
Virginia Tech Metrics - Research Support: http://www.lib.vt.edu/research/metrics/index.html

 

Task Force Members

​Erin Crane
Germanna Community College

Kathleen Delaurenti
College of William & Mary

Claudia Holland
George Mason University

Lucretia McCulley
University of Richmond

Yasmeen Shorish
James Madison University

Genya O'Gara
Virtual LIbrary of Virginia

Anne Osterman
Virtual Library of Virginia