Research Online: Digital Commons as a Publishing Platform at the University of Wollongong, Australia

Daly, Rebecca; Organ, Michael K.

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“…Furthermore, the transition to digital output and the rise of the open access movement is allowing NUPs to establish along different business models. Bankier and Perciali (2008) argued that it was time for universities to embrace gold open access by becoming publishers in their own right, and many NUPs and library publishers have done just that by publishing journals, conference proceedings and monographs (Bankier & Perciali, 2008;Daly & Organ, 2009;Royster, 2008). Armstrong (2011) considers that libraries and especially institutional repositories are well placed to support universities in their strategies to disseminate research.…”

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The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK

Adema

Stone

2017

Liber Quarterly

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This article outlines the rise and development of New University Presses and Academic-Led Presses in the UK or publishing for the UK market. Based on the Jisc research project, Changing publishing ecologies: a landscape study of new university presses and academic-led publishing, commonalities between these two types of presses are identified to better assess their future needs and requirements. Based on this analysis, the article argues for the development of a publishing toolkit, for further research into the creation of a typology of presses and publishing initiatives, and for support with community building to help these initiatives grow and develop further, whilst promoting a more diverse publishing ecology.Key Words: University Presses; Academic-Led Presses; Scholarly Publishing; Open Access The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing 98Liber Quarterly Volume 27 Issue 1 2017 IntroductionRecent years have seen commercial publishers merging and consolidating their assets. As such, the academic publishing landscape is increasingly controlled by only a handful of major players. However, alongside this centralising top-down movement, a grassroots revival is taking place from the bottom up, initiated by universities, libraries and academics.The publishing industry is having to adapt to the widespread change brought about by the digital revolution. In addition, open access publishing is becoming a viable publishing model in many formats and disciplines. In response to this, a new wave of university presses offering open access, digital first, library-based publishing is emerging, such as ANU Press in Australia, Amherst College Press and University of Michigan Press in the US and UCL and Huddersfield presses in the UK. However, in the UK a complete picture was not readily available. Furthermore, a small but notable number of academics have set up their own publishing initiatives, often demonstrating an innovative or unique approach either in workflow, peer review, technology, or business model. In what way will the advance of these new publishing initiatives disrupt the traditional scholarly communication environment?This article will discuss a recent Jisc research project, Changing publishing ecologies: a landscape study of new university presses and academic-led publishing (Adema & Stone, 2017), which takes a snapshot of the changing landscape of New University Presses (NUPs) and Academic-Led Presses (ALPs) emerging within the UK and/or publishing for the UK market. The article takes a different approach to the report by identifying common themes from the responses to both strands of research. It also recommends further work to support and foster new developments in this space. BackgroundJisc's National Monograph Strategy (Showers, 2014) set out a high-level roadmap to support the future of the monograph, calling for experimentation around platforms and business models. The OAPEN-UK project, a five-year study into open access monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences,...

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Section: New University Pressesmentioning

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The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK

Adema

Stone

2017

Liber Quarterly

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New trends and future applications/directions of institutional repositories in academic institutions

Jain

2011

Library Review

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to review the recent literature about institutional repositories (IRs) including the benefits and possible obstacles of setting up an IR. It will also discuss librarians' and authors' participative roles and open access. In conclusion, the paper aims to consider the future of IRs and finally makes recommendations for their successful implementation in academic institutions. Design/methodology/approach -This paper is based on the recently published literature discussing current trends in IRs; although, some historical reference is also necessary to provide background to the open access movement and the early development of IRs. Given that the paper is an account of the history and current status of IRs, a formal documented methodology is not applicable. Findings -The discussion suggests that in spite of all the obstacles to successful implementation, including associated negative perceptions, IRs have been increasingly recognised as a vital tool for scholarly communication and an important source of institutional visibility and a viable source of institutional knowledge management. Research limitations/implications -This paper is an expression of opinion about current trends and future applications of IRs. It is not based on any formal methodology. This paper will be useful for librarians, academic staff and academic institutions generally, especially in developing countries where IRs are still in a developmental stage. Therefore, some of the general recommendations may not be as relevant for those institutions with well-established and flourishing IRs. Practical implications -The paper is aimed at institutions with low-use repositories. It can be used to persuade management to establish institutional policies and it can also be helpful in clarifying the role of the library. It is also aimed at institutions considering initial development of an IR. The paper outlines the implications for IR practice for different groups, namely authors, librarians and academic administrative staff. It could, therefore, be used to persuade and influence different sets of stakeholders at institutions with under-populated or embryonic IRs, about the value of open access, the importance of depositing material and the potential functionality afforded by IR packages. Originality/value -The paper provides a review of the status of IRs and brings together topics previously reported on in isolation.

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Scholarly Communication through Institutional Repositories: Proposing a practical model

Nemati-Anaraki

Tavassoli-Farahi

2017

Collection Building

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Research Online: Digital Commons as a Publishing Platform at the University of Wollongong, Australia

Cited by 5 publications

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The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK

The Surge in New University Presses and Academic-Led Publishing: An Overview of a Changing Publishing Ecology in the UK

New trends and future applications/directions of institutional repositories in academic institutions

Scholarly Communication through Institutional Repositories: Proposing a practical model

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