Copyright and Fair Use 101 - Presentation

Provides detailed information on copyright laws and exceptions for higher education. Also details fair use court cases and provides resources for best practices

Copyright and Fair Use 101 - Presentation

Provides detailed information on copyright laws and exceptions for higher education. Also details fair use court cases and provides resources for best practices

Organization and Delivery of Scholarly Communications Services by Academic and Research Libraries in the United Kingdom: Observations from Across the Pond

INTRODUCTION The U.K. library community has implemented collaborative strategies in key scholarly communication areas such as open access mandate compliance, and U.S. librarians could benefit from learning in greater detail about the practices and experiences of U.K. libraries with respect to how they have organized scholarly communication services. METHODS In order to better understand the scholarly communication activities in U.K. academic and research libraries, and how U.S. libraries could apply that experience in the context of their own priorities, an environmental scan via a survey of U.K. research libraries and in-person interviews were conducted. RESULTS U.K. libraries concentrate their scholarly communication services on supporting compliance with open access mandates and in the development of new services that reflect libraries’ shifting role from information consumer to information producer. DISCUSSION Due to the difference in the requirements of open access mandates in the U.K. as compared to the U.S., scholarly communication services in the U.K. are more focused on supporting compliance efforts. U.S. libraries engage more actively in providing copyright education and consultation than U.K. libraries. Both U.K. and U.S. libraries have developed new services in the areas of research data management and library publishing. CONCLUSION There are three primary takeaways from the experience of U.K. scholarly communication practitioners for U.S. librarians: increase collaboration with offices of research, reconsider current organization and delegation of scholarly communication services, and increase involvement in legislative and policy-making activity in the U.S. with respect to access to research

To have or not to have? Open discussion about library publishing advisory boards

Some library publishing operations make use of a Publications Advisory Board to oversee the process, provide insight and input, and to approve publication proposals submitted to the program. We will share different perspectives on Advisory Boards and their roles in library publishing programs, culminating in a shared document for the use of library publishing programs that have, or are considering the creation of, a Publications Advisory Board. Topics discussed will include the general mission and activities of the Board, the composition of a Board, how to facilitate engagement with Board members, and the benefits and drawbacks of having a Publications Advisory Board. Audience input will be gathered regarding the document, and particularly sought from audience members who have been considering implementing a Publications Advisory Board, or who have decided not to pursue a Board

Recipes for Success: Open Access Policies and Academic Libraries in North America

Poster presented at the 2015 ACRL conference in Portland, Oregon.Academic libraries often play a key role in the development and passage of open access policies. This poster highlights selected results of a survey of fifty-one institutions that have pursued open access policies

“We’ll Do It Live”: Building Access to Video Content Based on Freedoms of Use

Film collections in academic libraries, including streaming video and DVDs, serve a variety of user populations and needs. Videos are used by faculty as part of instruction, by student clubs or other groups as part of public programming, and by individuals for personal study or entertainment. These various use situations are addressed by the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. sec. 101 et seq., and license agreements that accompany video purchases. To maximize use of video collections, and by extension, funds expended on video collections, libraries need to fully understand their rights under the law, track video licenses, and build access around freedoms to stream and publicly display videos. The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida undertook a project to identify videos acquired with public performance or streaming licenses and better communicate the existence and meaning of these licenses to users. This project included new workflows for cataloging and acquisitions, training for library faculty and staff on uses of video allowed under the Copyright Act and when a license should be obtained, and proposal of a front-end search and browsing discovery interface for users to find video content by public performance and streaming rights. This paper discusses the mechanics of acquiring, cataloging, and making discoverable video content based on freedoms of use

Partnerships in agricultural publications: University of Florida's Marston Science Library and the Florida State Horticultural Society

A partnership forged between the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida and the Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) advances access to current and historical publications of the society and exemplifies an opportunity for agricultural librarians. The Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal System (OJS) was developed by librarians at Simon Fraser and Stanford universities to offer free, web-based publication software that promotes open access to journals and supports editorial workflow and publication needs. Collaborations among libraries and content creators that utilize open source tools like OJS are especially beneficial for agricultural organizations with limited financial and staffing resources. This paper examines the current state of library publishing partnerships with external organizations through analysis of survey data collected by the authors, and shares lessons learned from an example partnership. In this example librarians contributed their expertise in peer-review publishing, intellectual property rights, and institutional repositories to develop a customized online journal site using OJS for FSHS in a manner that reflects the publication workflow of the society. Customized features include branding, peer review, member subscription, full-text indexing, and access to archived issues. Trainings on OJS and digital publication service empower subject-area librarians to serve as points of contact for additional collaborations. Utilizing OJS in partnerships between libraries and content creators enhances the relevancy of the library and subject-area librarians while promoting greater access to agricultural information

Library Publishing Competencies

This publication provides a list of skills and knowledge useful in the development and provision of publishing services in libraries, organized into three categories: publishing, program development and management, and teaching and consulting. It will support publishing programs in identifying essential skills and will help individuals in the field to identify their strengths and the areas in which they are interested in growing. The Competencies was authored by LPC’s Professional Development Committee with input from the LPC community. HTML versio

Copyright Status and Digitization

Presentation created for library staff on how to determine the copyright status of a work and other considerations for digitization

Open Access Policies at ASERL Libraries

A review of the state of open access policies at ASERL member libraries