SPARC2 - Campus-Based Publishing Partnerships

Publishing Services a Major Growth Area for Academic Libraries, Suggests New Research Report

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:06:24 UT

Publishing services provided by libraries are expanding and professionalizing, suggests a new report released for comment today by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, on behalf of a team of researchers from the libraries of Purdue University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Utah. The report is the result of a year-long study of library publishing services made possible by a collaborative planning grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with additional support from Berkeley Electronic Press and Microsoft Research.

Princeton faculty passes open access policy

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:01:35 UT

Pacific University Library and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Library Launch Scholarly Communications Journal

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:28:18 UT

A joint publishing partnership between the libraries at Pacific University (Ore.) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has announced a new open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to library-led scholarly communication initiatives, online publishing and digital projects.

Libraries Offer Tools and Support for Open-Access Publishing

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:28:42 UT

From Duke University Libraries

Speakers for IMLS-sponsored Library Publishing Services Workshops Announced

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:05:22 UT

The roster of invited speakers and participants for the IMLS -funded Library Publishing Services : Strategies for Success workshops has been finalized. Each workshop will feature 5 focused topics with 3 panel speakers each. The workshops are scheduled for three consecutive weeks this May on the campuses of the Georgia Institute of Technology (May 4-6), the University of Utah (May 11-13), and Purdue University (May 18-20).

New Research Project Explores “Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success”

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:37:11 UT

Practical Advice on Bridging the Library-Press Divide

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:58:15 UT

Meredith Benjamin, The Exchange Online, June 11, 2009

Open Access Membership: Reporting tool brings convenience and control

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:12:04 UT

Following the recent rapid growth of institutional Memberships for open access publications, innovative publisher BioMed Central announces the introduction of the "Online Reporting System" for its open access Prepay and Postpay Membership accounts.

PLoS Progress Report, June 2009 [PDF]

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:46:48 UT

The Public Library of Science releases their progress report detailing their current financial statement, impressive statistics and more.

Index of campus-based publishing partnerships - now online

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:02:38 UT

The Scholarly Communication Program, based at Columbia University Libraries/Information Services' Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, now offers an index of campus-based publishing partnerships. The index employs framework and data from "Campus-based publishing partnerships: A guide to critical issues" by Raym Crow, and is part of the Campus-based Publishing Resource Center organized by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).

U-M redefining scholarly publications in the digital age

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:59:27 UT

U-M Press refocuses on disseminating ideas, adding authors, printing on demand. From the UMich News service, Mar. 23, 2009.