scholarly journals OA in the Open: Community Needs and Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Kennison ◽  
Judy Ruttenberg ◽  
Yasmeen Shorish ◽  
Liz Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Group Feedback ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
National Forum ◽  
Funding Environment

The National Forum described here was proposed as a first step in surfacing community requirements and principles toward a collective open access (OA) collection development system. The Forum asked participants to envision a collective funding environment for libraries to contribute provisioning or sustaining funds to OA content providers. A critical component of this project was to bring together groups of interested and invested individuals with different priorities and perspectives and begin to build a community of engagement and dialogue. By analyzing focus group feedback and leveraging the insights and interactions of participants, this paper presents the challenges, opportunities, and potential next steps for building an OA collection development model and culture based on a community of collective action.

scholarly journals Book Review: Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Amy Lewontin
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Outside The Box

In these uncertain economic times, library administrators are often faced with tough budget decisions. They are encouraged to “think outside the box” for creative strategies to help cut costs while not diminishing services to library patrons. Wendy Bartlett’s Floating Collections: A Collection Development Model for Long-Term Success offers one such creative and thought-provoking strategy, particularly for public library systems.

scholarly journals Open access resources in the academic libraries’ collection development (The experience of RAS SB State Public Scientific and Technological Library)

2019 ◽  
pp. 78-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Lakizo ◽  
Natalya Podkorytova ◽  
Larisa Bosina
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Open Access Resources ◽  
Strategic Element ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Systematic Collection ◽  
Technological Model

The authors discuss the study findings and the Library’s experience in integrating open access resources into the resource base of the information support offered to Siberian researchers and scholars. The dynamic technology of resources organization and use calls for continuous monitoring of the open access resources. Using the open access resources as an object of collection development improves the effectiveness of user services and preservation of socially significant content which impacts the libraries’ importance within the system of scientific communications. The library collection as a library’s strategic element is transforming with widening the formats, generic and specific limitations, and integrating traditional collections with the open access resources. This results in the sophisticating organizational and technological model of collection development. The efficiency of integrated open access library services demonstrate the users’ interest to and demand for them. The open access resources have been being increasingly included into the relevant collection development at the academic libraries. The systematic collection of open access resources can operate as a compensational technological system against other expensive resources. Integrating the open access resources into the collections of the State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences Siberian Branch proves to be naturally determined and impacts the prospects for collection development.

scholarly journals Next generation Open Access analytics: A case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Tim Lloyd ◽  
Sara Rouhi
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
External Stakeholders

A critical component in the development of sustainable funding models for Open Access (OA) is the ability to communicate impact in ways that are meaningful to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including institutional partners, funders, and authors. While traditional paywall publishers can take advantage of industry standard COUNTER reports to communicate usage to subscribing libraries, no similar standard exists for OA content. Instead, many organizations are stuck with proxy metrics like sessions and page views that struggle to discriminate between robotic access and genuine engagement. This paper presents the results of an innovative project that builds on existing COUNTER metrics to develop more flexible reporting. Reporting goals include surfacing third party engagement with OA content, the use of graphical report formats to improve accessibility, the ability to assemble custom data dashboards, and configurations that support the variant needs of diverse stakeholders. We’ll be sharing our understanding of who the stakeholders are, their differing needs for analytics, feedback on the reports shared, lessons learned, and areas for future research in this evolving area.

scholarly journals Collection Development and Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Lehman
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Building Activities ◽  
Development And Management

The collection development and management literature from 2011 and 2012 explores how libraries are making difficult collection choices with decreasing funds, competing needs for space, and a continually developing e-market. Digital content is no longer new in collection management, but some of the ways the content is chosen have changed; collection-building activities now include various models of patron-driven demand acquisitions. Other literature in this area examines how libraries are addressing their print and electronic collections with topics including open access materials, shared collection building, and weeding collections for repurposed space.

scholarly journals Exploration of constructs of professionalism identified in the ABIM framework as perceived by the faculty fitting the Pakistani context

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Humaira Fayyaz Khan ◽  
Raheela Yasmeen
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: Domains of professionalism are well-described in the literature. Examining the elements of Professionalism in the local context have received less attention from education experts. The aim of the study was to explore the construct of professionalism as perceived by the faculty that fitted the Pakistani context identified in the ABIM framework of professionalism. Methods: This qualitative ethnographic research was conducted involving nine participants from Islamic International Medical College in Riphah University Islamabad. A four hours Focus Group Discussion was undertaken to explore the views of the faculty. The focus group session was audiotaped, transcribed and technique of triangulation was employed. Shortened meaningful unit (SMU) were identified from the transcribed data and analyzed to make codes for themes for the behaviors. Forty-six meaningful units were categorized and codes were identified. The themes were identified under the domains of the ABIM frameworks for the Pakistani context. Results: The participants listed 2-8 elements for each domain of the framework describing the professional conduct which lead to 140 shortened meaningful units. These were organized into 46 higher order codes. Conclusions: The study concludes that that ABIM framework can be used to build consensus regarding the domains of professionalism. No difference was found cross contextually regarding the domains of ABIM framework of professionalism. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1573 How to cite this:Khan HF, Yasmeen R. Exploration of constructs of professionalism identified in the ABIM framework as perceived by the faculty fitting the Pakistani context. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1573 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Friends with Benefits

2015 ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Beth Daniel Lindsay ◽  
Ilka Datig
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Group Testing ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
New York University ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Friends With Benefits ◽  
Advisory Groups

Students are a primary part of any academic library's community of users. However, students' voices are often left out of the conversation when libraries develop policies, services, and resources. One option for libraries which would like to consider students' opinions and needs more closely is the formation of a Student Advisory Group (SAG), a group of students who meet with library staff on a regular basis to discuss and provide advice on library policies, resources and strategies. Academic libraries can use SAGs for assistance with communication, collection development, focus group testing, and more. This article explores the logistics of creating, maintaining and assessing a SAG, along with concrete examples from the SAG at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Student Advisory Groups have the potential to enrich any academic library's outreach and community-building efforts, and should be considered as an option by any library looking to become more student-centered.

scholarly journals Balancing influence in a shifting scholarly communication landscape: Creating library-owned, community-aligned infrastructure through individual, local, and community action

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wipperman ◽  
Shawn Martin ◽  
Chealsye Bowley
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
Individual Action ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
Coordinated Action ◽  
Library Community

With the acquisition and creation of scholarly communication platforms/infrastructure by major commercial entities, the balance of influence continues to shift. The ACRL/SPARC Forum at the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting brought together library stakeholders for a conversation about how the library community can reassert its influence to shape the open access publishing landscape. Panelists focused on 1) Individual action: “What can one person do?” 2) Local coordinated action: “How can one group or institution effect change?” and 3) Collective action: “How can libraries work together to provide sustainable alternatives?”1

scholarly journals The Obesity Food Insecurity Paradox: Student Focus Group Feedback to Guide Development of Innovative Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. S71-S72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Stephenson ◽  
Alison Gustafson ◽  
Jessica Houlihan ◽  
Chance Davenport ◽  
Kathi Kern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Group Feedback ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Student Focus Group ◽  
Innovative Curriculum
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