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The University Library as Publisher
Case Study: University of Edinburgh
Angela Laurins, Library Learning Services Manager
http://www.ed.ac.uk/openaccess
University of Edinburgh Journal Hosting Service
• Managed by Library Learning Services• Support from the Digital Library Development team.• Single installation (test/live sites)• LAMP set up (Linux, Apache, MySql and Php) • v.2.4.2• Cost: Negligible• Staff: No dedicated resource. Estimate 3 days per
journal + ongoing support
http://journals.ed.ac.uk
Current journals
Journal Title Academic-led
Student-led
Previously in print
Born Digital
On test
Concept Conervation|Architecture|Urbanism Forum Hydra Journal of Lithic Studies Lifespans and Styles Res Medica e-JECAR The South Asianist The Unfamiliar The Edinburgh Sinologist
Pilot project 2009
http://concept.lib.ed.ac.uk
Developing the hosting service
First issue: May 2012 First issue: June 2012
(Organic) Evolution of a service
Sept 2012: Discussions begin re digitising back issues of Res Medica
Dec 2012: Pilot journal, Critical African Studies moves to Taylor & Francis
April 2013: Library registers with CrossRef
July 2013: Digital Curation Centre’s OJS journal, IJDC migrates to UoE hosting service
Oct 2013: Res Medica publishes first batch of digitised back issues
Dec 2013: Online journal Forum migrates to OJS
Feb 2014: Academic-led Journal of Lithic Studies Studies publishes
Journal Hosting Service overview
Journal Hosting service at UoE is
FreeFree
Provides basic design using CSS
Journals have the default URL http://journals.ed.ac.uk/title – (with exceptions… of course)
Insist on default policies and page footer
Journal Hosting Service overview
• Provides training and support • Library applies for the ISSN • Library manages DOI exports• Registers journal with DOAJ• Add Google Analytics ID
The Journal Hosting Service doesn’t
1. Advise on peer review2. Proof read or copyedit 3. Check copyright4. Intervene if (some) advice is not taken5. Quality control any new journals 6. Monitor or quality check published content
New journal process
• Discuss requirements• Outline service• Managing expectations• Set timescales• Design brief • Test set up• Training & support• Design finalised on test
• 5 step set up complete on test
• Copy set up and design to live
• ISSN application• Publish when ready• Register with DOAJ • Provide ongoing support
Statistics
• COUNTER STATS– OJS plugin measures downloads
• Google Analytics– Added to each journal via plugin
COUNTER STATS: PDF Downloads 2014
Next steps
• Formalise the service – Introduce formal application & acceptance criteria – Manage increase in demand– Reinforce journals’ commitment
• Clarify policies• Encourage succession planning • Survey journal publishers • Attract more academics to service
University Library as publisher
• Hosting service v publisher- what’s in a name? • It’s not broken - keep delivering journals to
happy editorial groups• Allow users to continue to shape the service• No over thinking (at this stage)
Thinking about using OJS?
• Define your service• Manage expectations• Be prepared for the unexpected• Learn from experience• Go for it!
Please get in touch if you have any questions
Angela Laurins [email protected]
Janet Aucock [email protected]
Jackie Proven jep10@st-
andrews.ac.uk