ER&L 2015

This "OA & Scholarly Communication"-themed session is comprised of three 15-minute, peer-reviewed ER&L short talks. In ER&L short talk sessions, presenters will change every 15 minutes (after an individual presentation and brief Q&A period.) 

 [Moderator: Bonnie Tijerina]

9:25am

Title: Aggregation of Open Access Scholarship and Communities of Practice

(http://proposalspace.com/p/4583/s?key=cFjpH9S7x5Qr2S5S )

Description: 

The development of the PressForward plugin and the prototype publication Digital Humanities Now offers a test case in the management of new forms of scholarship while exposing the ways that technological innovations can both highlight differences between researchers and foster collaboration and resource-sharing among interested users.

9:40am

Title: Open Access Publishing at a Small Library: A Case Study

(http://proposalspace.com/p/4584/s?key=cFjpH9S7x5Qr2S5S )

Description: 

This presentation will present a case study of launching an online journal that was formerly published in print. The study will present the chain of events that lead to the transition from print to online, and will outline the stages of the editorial team's transition to the OJS platform.