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March 16–19, 2014

Austin, Texas

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Walking the Walk: Starting Up and Cultivating Two Different Open Access Journals in LIS

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM–5:35 PM CDT

Room 203

Conference Track

7. Library as Publisher

Keywords

Open Access; LIS journals

Learning Objectives

Following this session, participants will be able to 1. Prioritize areas of focus when starting up their own Open Access journals, and 2. Appreciate the efforts of starting up a new journal.

Abstract

During this presentation you will hear from editors of two Open Access journals in Library and Information Science. We will discuss lessons learned about marketing, financial support, and use of content from the older journal, Collaborative Librarianship, that have informed the development of the newer Journal of Creative Library Practice.