The purpose of this guide is to build our scholarly communication program and develop a baseline of knowledge for scholarly communication and open access issues among reference, instruction, and liaison librarians. The content herein is based on the ARL Librarians’ Competencies Profile for Scholarly Communication and Open Access (effective June 2016), and adapted for use by the Ina Dillard Russell Library at Georgia College.
Each competency – module -- has its own tab, and the skills in each competency are divided into three groups: knowledge, understanding, and ability. There are suggested readings throughout for those librarians who find an interest in learning more about each competency. Each module ends with a short quiz, and there is a final survey for the purpose of quick reference.
Upon reaching the end of the fourth competency, librarians should be able to:
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Below is a selection of blogs, articles, and books dealing with issues and trends in scholarly communication and open access. Care has been taken to select items that are open access.
Cohen, M., Smale, M. A., Cirasella, J., Tobar, C., & Daniels, J. (2013). Speaking As One: Supporting Open Access with Departmental Resolutions. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2(21). http://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1099
Davis-Kahl, Stephanie; Fishel, Teresa A.; Hensley, M. K. (2014). Weaving the Threads. C&RL News, September, 441–444.
Dawson, D. (2014). The Scholarly Communications Needs of Faculty: An Evidence Based Foundation for the Development of Library Services. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 9(4), 29.
Fitzpatrick, K. (2012). Giving It Away: Sharing the Future of Scholarly Communication. Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 43(4), 347–362. http://doi.org/10.1353/scp.2012.0019
Fruin, C., & Sutton, S. (2016). Strategies for Success: Open Access Policies at North American Educational Institutions. College & Research Libraries, July, 469–499. http://doi.org/10.5860/crl.77.4.469
Kipphut-Smith, S. (2014). Engaging in a Campus-Wide Conversation About Open Access. Texas Library Journal, 90(2), 70–71.
Malenfant, K. J. (2015). Leading Change in the System of Scholarly Communication: A Case Study of Engaging Liaison Librarians for Outreach to Faculty. College and Research Libraries, April (75th Anniversary Issue), 392–405. http://doi.org/10.5860/crl.76.3.392
Wu, M. (2015). The future of institutional repositories at small academic institutions: Analysis and insights. D-Lib Magazine, 21(9/10), 8. http://doi.org/10.1045/september2015-wu
