Transcript Outside our comfort Zone: The Library as Publisher Nicole Sump-Crethar Digital Services Librarian Oklahoma State University [email protected] Robin Leech Head, Digital Initiatives Oklahoma State University [email protected] LITA National Forum St.

Outside our comfort Zone:
The Library as Publisher
Nicole Sump-Crethar
Digital Services Librarian
Oklahoma State University
[email protected]
Robin Leech
Head, Digital Initiatives
Oklahoma State University
[email protected]
LITA National Forum
St. Louis, MO
Oct. 1, 2011
OJS Features
OJS can be installed locally or hosted at ScholarTime
Editors configure requirements, sections, review process, etc.
Online submission and management of all content
Subscription module with delayed open access options
Comprehensive indexing
Email notification and commenting ability for readers.
Complete context-sensitive online Help support.
Professional Hosting . . .
Publishing – online only
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Journal began publishing in 2007
Dr. Todd Hubbard: Editor, Copyeditor, Proofreader
Managed exclusively by faculty
Migrated (OJS) in 2008
Hybrid Annual
• Published annually in print and online
• ONPS in training for upload, editing, publishing
• Using author submission/review process
Publishing Research Reports
Publishes in both print and online
A member of the National Institutes for Water Resources
Funded by USGS
Produces Research Reports every year (3-12)
Publishing the back file
Shared authorship/publication/copyright
• University of Oklahoma
• University of Central Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State University
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology
Technical Requirements
• PHP support (4.2.x or later)
• MySQL (3.23 or later) or PostgreSQL (7.1 or later)
• Apache (1.3.2x or later) or Apache 2 (2.0.4x or later) or Microsoft IIS
6 (PHP 5.x required)
• Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows operating systems
Help documentation:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/index/help/
OJS in an Hour:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/index/help/
Forums: http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/
Logging In
• Basic user home (anyone registered with the journals, including
readers, sees this screen)
Logging In
• Journal manager is the top level, but doesn’t have control over all
functions, but can register users, assign roles and log in as other
users
Editorial and Other Roles
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Journal Manager
Editor
Section Editor
Reviewer
Copyeditor
Layout Editor
Proofreader
Reader
From OJS in an Hour, p. 12
Customization
• Look customizable using style sheets
• Language customizable using language files plug in
Using the author submission process
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Individual authors can submit their work to the journal
Editors assign reviewers
Reviewers submit comments
Authors make revisions
Editors accept and publish the articles
Loading back files of a journal
• Articles will have to be separated from journal issues using acrobat
or similar
• Issues where articles can be published will need to be created in
OJS
• XML Plug In
• Expedited submission process
• Begin as an author and submit the article
• Choose to jump to the editing queue
• You are automatically logged in as editor and can publish the
article to the appropriate issue
Possible uses for OJS
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Journal with a subscription model (embargoes are also possible)
Open Access Journal
Technical Reports
Newsletters
More…
Getting Found
• Directory of Open Access Journals, http://www.doaj.org/
• Google Scholar
• Databases like Ebsco
Training for Users
• Videos are best for people who want to manage their own journals
• Step by step instructions seem to work for students uploading
articles
• Be prepared to answer lots of questions
Support
• Community forum is helpful for most questions
• If you are hosting yourself it helps to know someone else with a
similar set up
Contact Us
Nicole Sump-Crethar
Oklahoma State University
Digital Library Services
[email protected]
Skype: sumpcre
Google voice: 405-509-9290
Twitter: ansumpcre
Robin Leech
Oklahoma State University
Head, Digital Initiatives
[email protected]
405-744-9780
Skype: robinhleech