| Author | : David Solomon |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2014-01-23 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1780632150 |
| Pages | : 192 pages |
This book provides a practical guide to developing and maintaining an electronic open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Creating such journals, particularly if it is done well, requires a great deal of specialized knowledge that spans library science, web development, intellectual property rights and publishing, as well as well issues that are unique to the activity itself. The book provides a very practical step by step guide to addressing the issues of creating an open access journal. The first book on the practical issues of developing an open access journal – what to do, and what not to do Comprehensive and provides a step by step guide in the process of developing an open access journal
| Author | : Kunle Ola |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Release Date | : 2018-10-17 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0429822766 |
| Pages | : 240 pages |
This book provides an analysis of the legal and policy dimensions of open access to research, education and public sector information with a focus on Nigeria. Kunle shows how open access has evolved across the world and how such initiatives could be implemented in Nigeria and other countries in the developing world. The author argues for a platform where Nigerians are able to freely connect to the ‘global library’, through the open access dual platforms of self-archiving and open access publishing, thereby providing access to knowledge. The importance of connecting local works to the ‘global library’ to increase visibility and impact of such works is also underscored. This book furthers our understanding of open educational resources as alternative avenues to accessing education and seeks to foster citizenry participation, good governance, accountability, democratic values and spur creativity and innovation through open governance and access to public sector information. Providing a framework for open access in developing countries, Open Access to Knowledge in Nigeria is an important read for scholars interested in knowledge production in Africa, development of the knowledge economy and the open access and Access to Knowledge movements.
| Author | : Alma Swan |
| Publisher | : UNESCO |
| Release Date | : 2012 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9230010529 |
| Pages | : 76 pages |
UNESCO issued this publication to demystify the concept of open access (OA) and to provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place. Its focus is on scientific research from peer-reviewed journal articles. Building capacities in Member States for Open Access is a necessary but not sufficient condition for promotion of the concept. Creating an enabling policy environment for OA is therefore a priority. This publication will serve the needs of OA policy development at the government, institutional and funding agency level. The overall objective of the Policy Guidelines is to promote Open Access in Member States by facilitating understanding of all relevant issues related to Open Access. The guidelines are not prescriptive in nature, but are suggestive to facilitate knowledge-based decision-making to adopt OA policies and strengthen national research systems.
| Author | : Laura Bowering Mullen |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2009-12-30 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1780630220 |
| Pages | : 254 pages |
This book is aimed at the practicing academic librarian, especially those working on the ‘front lines’ of reference, instruction, collection development, and other capacities that involve dealing directly with library patrons in a time of changing scholarly communication paradigms. The book looks at open access from the perspective of a practicing academic librarian and challenges fellow librarians to continue the dialogue about how the movement might be affecting day-to-day library work and the future of academic libraries. Written by a practicing academic librarian with many years experience in reference, as well as in collection development and faculty liaison roles Written with the “front-line academic librarian in mind from a practical point of view Contains numerous references to refer the reader to many open access resources; includes extensive footnotes for further reading
| Author | : Peter Suber |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Release Date | : 2012 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0262517639 |
| Pages | : 242 pages |
What is open access? -- Motivation -- Varieties -- Policies -- Scope -- Copyright -- Economics -- Casualties -- Future -- Self-help.
| Author | : Jain, Priti,Mnjama, Nathan,Oladokun, O. |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Release Date | : 2020-09-18 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1799850196 |
| Pages | : 360 pages |
Open access publishing can be used as a strategic tool to avail access to information and achieve universal literacy. Open access has gained importance over the past 15 years by making knowledge available to all, without any barrier of affordability or restrictions on using this knowledge to inform and develop. Open access contributes to scientific research excellence, disseminates research results to a wider community, and promotes multi-disciplinary and collaborative research. Issues of sustainable development and open access are major concerns in librarianship and information management, particularly as the international library and information management community is focusing on how to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Open Access Implications for Sustainable Social, Political, and Economic Development is a pivotal reference source that provides an understanding of the concept of open access within the context of social, political, and economic development and deliberates the critical issues and challenges that face the implementation of open access and its impact on the global economy and sustainable development. While highlighting a broad range of topics including digital scholarship, open data, and ethics, this book is ideally designed for librarians, information science professionals, government officials, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.
| Author | : Kylie Pappalardo |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2007 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 121 pages |
| Author | : Mary Krautter,,Mary Beth Lock,Mary G. Scanlon |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Release Date | : 2014-01-10 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0786490128 |
| Pages | : 239 pages |
The old image of an entrepreneur as a scrappy, independent risk-taker has been replaced by the reality of individuals incorporating innovative ideas in more traditional settings. This collection of essays illustrates how librarians are infusing entrepreneurial principles in a variety of arenas, including public, private, academic, and special libraries. It chronicles how entrepreneurial librarians are flourishing in the digital age, advocating social change, responding to patron demands, designing new services, and developing exciting fundraising programs. Applying new business models to traditional services, they eagerly embrace entrepreneurship in response to patrons’ demands, funding declines, changing resource formats, and other challenges. By documenting the current state of entrepreneurship in libraries, this volume upends the public image of librarians as ill-suited to risky or creative ventures and places them instead on the cutting edge of innovations in the field.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2008 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
| Author | : John Willinsky |
| Publisher | : Digital Libraries and Electron |
| Release Date | : 2006 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 287 pages |
Questions about access to scholarship have always raged. The great libraries of the past stood as arguments for increasing access. John Willinsky describes the latest chapter in this ongoing story - online open access publishing by scholarly journals and makes a case for open access as a public good.
| Author | : David Neumark,William L. Wascher |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Release Date | : 2008 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0262141027 |
| Pages | : 377 pages |
A comprehensive review of evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment, skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes concludes that the minimum wage is not a good policy tool.
| Author | : Lexi Rubow,Brianna Schofield,Rachael Shen |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2015 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |