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标题：Distributed Publishers: Collaborating and Facilitating Publishing Across Campus
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作者：Andrea Wirth
期刊名称：Journal of Electronic Publishing
印刷版ISSN：1080-2711
电子版ISSN：1080-2711
出版年度：2017
卷号：20
期号：2
页码：1-3
DOI：10.3998/3336451.0020.215
出版社：University of Michigan Press
摘要：Whilethesupport for publishing open access journals in libraries is widespread asevidenced by the Library PublishingCoalitionmember roster and discussionsabout journals on library listservsand atconferences, notalllibrariesapproach journalsupport by taking on therole of“publisher.” Local practices, policies,and therelationship ofthelibrarywith the university provide guidanceas to howa particular library and itscampus address journal publishing. But if not publisher, thenwhat?Instead, libraries, recognizing implementing and sustaining a publishing programcan becostly and daunting, have alternatives to consider. In onescenario, thelibrarymay actajournal“host” by collaborating and sharing expertise with faculty, students,and academic units that do wish to startajournal. As host, thelibrary can providecriticalservicesand technology for thecampus-wide publishing enterprise, withoutassuming complete oversight for thejournals that itsupports. Forexample, the provision ofajournal platform, technical expertise on the platform,and sharing expertisein thearea ofscholarly publishing facilitatejournalsuccess. Thisapproach, however, has both benefitsand drawbacks. The University ofNevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Librariesactas journal host, in order to best utilizetheavailablestaffing around journalservices and to help promoteasense of ownership inUNLV’sacademic units (which actas publishers). Using the UNLVmodelasan example, this presentation describes howjournalsaresupported including an overviewofwhat works well, what issuesarise with distributed campus publishing, and takeaways for libraries who wish to support localjournal publishing, butmay not havethestaffing and other resources to becomea publisher.