Key Activities and Accomplishments FY18-19
1.Institutional Repository
- Oversaw the development, design and implementation of the new institutional repository, TUScholarShare, which is planned for a soft launch in fall 2019
- Hired a Scholarly Communications Assistant to manage the day-to-day operations of our new institutional repository and assist with publishing services
2. The Open Access Publishing Fund
- We helped cover the costs of 15 open access articles in 2018-2019, the most ever. Also, for the first time, the Fund was exhausted before the end of the fiscal year.
- Created a variety of marketing materials to get the word out about the fund
3. North Broad Press (joint Libraries/Press open access imprint)
- We successfully launched our first call for proposals for faculty-authored open textbooks.
- We received 19 applications and could only fund 4
- Wrote business plan and philosophy of service for the imprint
- North Broad Press currently has 8 open textbooks in progress and we plan to publish our first textbook in fall 2019
4. Journal Publishing Services
- Successfully upgraded to OJS3, with help from Library Technology Development
- Wrote an MOU to give to new and existing journal managers
- All three of our journals published new issues in spring 2019
- Began working with the College of Public Health to launch a new journal in 2020
5. New Library Website
- Played an important role in drafting and organizing content related to publishing services and the repository for the new website
6. Blog
- Continued to write about open access, open education, publishing, and more for the Scholarly Communication @ Temple blog
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