More threats to policing the open access model

Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion from the [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

For more information, check out a previous newspost entry: “Predatory Open Access Publishers.”

“In 2012, Jeffrey Beall, a librarian at the University of Colorado at Denver, told The Chronicle that he keeps a list of “predatory” open-access publishers, whose main goal is to generate profits. Such publishers, says Mr. Beall, “add little value to scholarship, pay little attention to digital preservation, and operate using fly-by-night, unsustainable business models.””

http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/

III’s New CEO Calls for Greater Collaboration

Library Journal Excerpt: “Without deprecating the company’s past, Massana sent a clear message that the culture of III is shifting toward greater accountability and client focus, and he also said the company is moving away from its black box reputation and embracing, as a corporate imperative, greater openness and collaboration.”  read more: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/05/technology/iiis-new-ceo-calls-for-greater-collaboration/

What is DPLA?

Find out at: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/04/future-of-libraries/whats-is-the-dpla/

Open Access Scams

We here at Collaborative Librarianship are all for open access, but all good things have a negative side.  We encourage you to follow Jeffrey Beall’s web page capturing “predatory Open Access Publishers.”

“In 2012, Jeffrey Beall, a librarian at the University of Colorado at Denver, told The Chronicle that he keeps a list of “predatory” open-access publishers, whose main goal is to generate profits. Such publishers, says Mr. Beall, “add little value to scholarship, pay little attention to digital preservation, and operate using fly-by-night, unsustainable business models.””

http://scholarlyoa.com/individual-journals/

Major Maine Libraries, Public and Academic, Collaborate on Print Archiving Project

Major Maine Libraries, Public and Academic, Collaborate on Print Archiving Project

LJ excerpt: “Eight of Maine’s largest libraries, both public and academic, are about halfway through a major and distinctive project for the shared management and archiving of their print collections and the integration of digital editions into a statewide catalog”

NATIONAL ARCHIVES TO HELP LAUNCH THE DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA’S PILOT PROJECT

Excerpt:  “Washington, DC. . . Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today that the National Archives, as a leading content provider to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), will help launch its first pilot project.

The DPLA is a large-scale, collaborative project across government, research institutions, museums, libraries and archives to build a digital library platform to make America’s cultural and scientific history free and publicly available anytime, anywhere, online through a single access point.”

Evolution of libraries had emerged-collaboration was a key to survival

Excerpt “By the beginning of the 21st century, several trends in the evolution of libraries had emerged-collaboration was a key to survival; technology would play an integral role; library as “place” would supersede a warehouse function; and digitization would prevail.

In this article I want to explore two experiments that represent the perfect interweaving of these trends-HathiTrust (hathitrust.org) and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA; dp.la). These experiments in shared systems, metadata, and digitized content represent projects of a grand and grander scale. While there is no guarantee that either of these projects will be around, at least in current manifestation, it is almost certain that within 15 years their models will provide guidance for any large-scale library ventures of the future.”

Call for Proposals – Resource sharing and ILL conference

“Call for Proposals – Reminder!
The NWILL Conference Program Committee invites proposals for sessions of interest to interlibrary loan and resource sharing practitioners for our conference to take place September 11-13, 2013, in Portland, Oregon at Portland Community College – Sylvania Campus.

Second shoe drops: new White House Directive mandates OA

Information on historic open access decision!

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf

https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts/8hzviMJeVHJ

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2013/02/us-white-house-announces-open-access-policy.html

http://www.arl.org/news/pr/arl-commends-obama-administration-for-historic-action-opening-up-access.shtml

 

Collaborative Librarianship – Table of Contents Vol 4, no 4

 Table of Contents

Editorials

The Collaborative Shift Has Happened!	PDF
Valerie Horton	130-131

 Scholarly Articles

Co-Teaching Relationships among Librarians and Other Information Professionals	Abstract PDF
Ann Medaille, Amy W. Shannon	132-148

Team-Based Ingenuity Supporting 21st Century Learners	Abstract PDF
Sarah C. Hutton, Robert C. Davis, Carol Will	149-164

By and For Us: The Development of a Program for Peer Review of Teaching by and for Pre-Tenure Librarians	Abstract PDF
Jaena Alabi, Rhonda Huisman, Meagan Lacy, Willie Miller, Eric Snajdr, Jessica Trinoskey, William H. Weare, Jr.	165-174

Extending Access to Electronic Resources of a Merged Community College and University Library	Abstract PDF
Angela Dresselhaus	175-182

 From the Field

Innovation & Leadership Through Collaboration – The Orbis Cascade Alliance Experience: An Interview with John Helmer	Abstract PDF
John F. Helmer, Stephen Bosch, Chris Sugnet, Cory Tucker	183-185

Tribute to a Cooperative Pioneer: Bill DeJohn	Abstract PDF
Cecelia N. Boone	186-187

 Viewpoints: Technology Matters

The Golden Ratio and Community	PDF
Lori Bowen Ayre	188-189

 Reviews

Review of “Social Networking Tools for Academic Libraries”	PDF
Alison Hicks	190-191