Objective 8. Respond to the crisis in scholarly communication by clarifying alternatives for publishing outlets for faculty and others at the university.
Clarify responsibilities for responding to the crisis in scholarly communication. Make clear what the library community in general and CUL in particular need to do in order to succeed in this area. Do the necessary planning and take the necessary actions to succeed.
Implementation
Necessary are:
- A multi-level shared vision within the library, the university, and the academy;
- Dedicated staff;
- Appropriate means of information dissemination (Web sites, newsletters, etc.).
Potential Partners
- Other academic libraries.
- ARL.
- SPARC.
- Professional and learned societies.
Measures of Success
- Each person in the library should demonstrate a general understanding of the issues around scholarly communication, including e-publishing.
- Librarians should understand the issues around each discipline and their own subdisciplines and how copyright and open access relate to those areas.
- Increased awareness of issues among CU faculty and administrators.
- Increased publication in open access forums.
- Increased retention of copyright among faculty.
- Increased participation by the faculty in CUL’s e-publishing activities.