[BOAI] Inaugural Issue of Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication Released!

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Marisa Ramirez.  --Peter Suber.]


For immediate release
May 16, 2012

Inaugural Issue of Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
Released!

The inaugural issue of the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly
Communication (JLSC) is now available (http://jlsc-pub.org/jlsc/),
featuring open access, peer-reviewed research, about library-led scholarly
communication initiatives, online publishing and digital projects. Journal
content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. The
journal is a not-for-profit endeavor, published by Pacific University
Library. In support of open and equitable opportunities for authors, JLSC
does not charge article submission or publication fees.

“Because libraries are actively working to shape the scholarly
communication sphere, there was a need for this important work to be
specifically represented in the literature. JLSC meets this need by
providing a dedicated ‘home’ for librarians to share their ideas about
institutional and digital repositories, open education initiatives, library
e-publishing services, authors’ rights advocacy efforts, data curation and
other emerging issues,” says editor Marisa Ramirez (Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo).

JLSC is open to experimental formats and innovative alternatives to the
traditional publishing system.

“We welcome original research and practitioner experience papers, as well
as submissions in alternative formats, like audio, video, code, datasets
and other formats. To the extent possible, we also hope to use JLSC as a
testbed to reflect emerging approaches in this field, such as new forms of
peer review and alternative metrics for measuring impact” says Isaac Gilman
(Pacific University), editor. “As the roles of libraries and librarians
continue to evolve, JLSC will be the place to learn about developments in
scholarly communication,” adds Gilman.

Marisa Ramirez (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo) and Isaac Gilman (Pacific
University) co-edit the journal in collaboration with an editorial board
comprised of experienced and respected library practitioners.

Founding board members include Allyson Mower (University of Utah), Amy
Buckland (McGill University), Ann Lally (University of Washington), Faye
Chadwell (Oregon State University), JQ Johnson (University of Oregon),
Katherine Johnson (California Institute of Technology), Lisa Schiff
(California Digital Library), Michael Boock (Oregon State University),
Pamela Bluh (University of Maryland, School of Law), Paul Royster
(University of Nebraska), Rebecca Kennison (Columbia University), Sarah
Shreeves (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Shawn Martin
(University of Pennsylvania), Susan Wells Parham (Georgia Institute of
Technology), Terry Owen (University of Maryland).

The inaugural issue is dedicated to the late Dr. Deborah Barreau
(University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill), founding board member.

The first issue is available online at http://jlsc-pub.org/jlsc/.

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CONTACT:

Editors, Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

Isaac Gilman
Scholarly Communications & Research Services Librarian
Pacific University
Voice: 503.352.7209
gilmani at pacific.edu

and

Marisa Ramirez
Digital Repository Librarian
California Polytechnic State University
Voice: 805.756.7040
mramir14 at calpoly.edu
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