Scholarly Communications Unit 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