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Item Capturing the benefits of open access in ILL(2018-05-23) Baich, TinaDespite assumptions that open access would be the death of interlibrary loan, library users regularly request open access materials. There is now a large body of open access materials that library users need assistance in navigating. As always, ILL practitioners have a role to play in connecting their users to information, even open access information. This presentation will give you the building blocks for capturing the benefits of open access in ILL. Topics discussed will include an overview of open access, how open access can help ILL, mitigating risk, and creating open access workflows.Item Coates dossier for promotion & tenure(2016-05-13) Coates, Heather L.This item includes the following sections submitted by Heather L. Coates in consideration for promotion and tenure according to IUPUI guidelines for promotion and tenure: 6: Candidate's Statement, 7: Performance, 8: Professional Development, 9: Service, 10: Curriculum Vitae, 11: Appendices.Item A Demand-Side View of the Future of Library Collections(2004) Lewis, David W.For some time it has been clear that the role of libraries will change in light of developments in networked information. The discussion to date has largely been based on supply-side concerns: the increasing cost of journals and the need to develop alternatives through open access mechanisms such as institutional repositories. This presentation will present a model of the future demand for library materials over the next several decades. The model indicates, not surprisingly, that the type of materials users can be expected to use will change dramatically. The unexpected result is that libraries that are prepared to develop collections that follow the lead of their users can do so with budgetary increases that are quite reasonable. The model suggests that increases in the range of 1% to 3% per year are possible even if the costs of a digital library and repository programs are included. The changes in collection strategies suggested by this model are similar to those imagined by those who have taken a supply-side view. The important insight added by this work is that the transition in collecting practices can be managed without exceptional budget increase and without undue negative impact on library users. Hopefully this presentation of the model will result in a discussion of the future of library collections and the best paths to reach this future.Item The Efficient Provision of Information Resources in Academic Libraries: Theory and Practice(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022) Lewis, David W.; Baich, Tina; Palmer, Kristi L.; Miller, WillieDue to the increasing availability of digital content and systems improvements that have accelerated physical delivery, academic libraries are afforded opportunities to more efficiently provide users access to library materials. A theory for efficient provision of information resources, and thus more efficient use of financial resources, was proposed by one of the co-authors in the 2015 paper, “The Future of Academic Library Materials Expenditures: A Thought Experiment” (Lewis 2015a). The strategies on which the theory is based include purchase on demand, library publishing, and improved open access discovery. This article will detail the theory, and then examine IUPUI University Library’s experience of implementing strategies based on this theory. In doing so, the authors will analyze the effectiveness of the theory and offer guidance for libraries considering a similar path.Item Ending Book Hunger: Social Publishing and the Power of Mission-Driven Innovation(Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2015) Shaver, LeaAround the world, billions of people find that books are too expensive, too difficult to find, or are simply not being published in the languages that they speak. The problem of “book hunger” is pervasive across the developing world, and for lower-income adults and children in the United States. This market failure comes at an enormous social cost. The lack of affordable and appropriate reading material is holding back education as a path out of poverty. Fortunately, a solution exists. This book examines the growing sector of “social publishing,” an emerging non-profit sector driven by the belief that all people should enjoy opportunities to read, regardless of their income or native language. This book offers a descriptively rich, accessible account of the inspiring world of social publishing, drawing upon extensive interviews with organizational leaders driving the evolution of this emerging sector. Case studies of organizations both in the United States and abroad explore the many challenges social publishers face – including geographic, cost, and language barriers – and the innovative solutions they are developing to forge a new business model for low-cost, multilingual, truly multicultural publishing. The book’s central objectives are to document the emerging practices of social publishers, to generate insight about what makes their efforts successful or unsuccessful, and to derive broader lessons from this particular case study of social innovation. A key theme of this research is the role of social mission in driving business model innovation. To deliver books that are appropriate, attractive, and affordable to neglected readerships, social publishers cannot simply imitate the established business models of for-profit publishers. Instead, they are forced to innovate radically different strategies in the areas of content acquisition, production, and marketing. These innovations include free-to-the-reader pricing, digital distribution, open licensing, and distributed authorship. A full appreciation of these innovative business models for social publishing is central to solving the problem of book hunger sustainably and at scale. More broadly, understanding the phenomenon of “mission-driven innovation” can also inform other initiatives in philanthropy, nonprofit management, social innovation, public policy, and corporate social responsibility.Item Fails and wins: IUPUI ScholarWorks outreach approaches(2023-11-01) Odell, Jere D.; Calvert, Lisa; Brys, LucyItem Interested in institutional open access policies? COAPI can help!(2021-06-23) Wrigley, Alainna; Boston, Arthur J.; Odell, Jere D.; Ramonetti, MonaOpen access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Institutional open access policies serve as a pledge by institutional authors to make their works open access in a repository to ensure that anyone can access and use their research—to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives. Librarians that support policy implementation connect readers from far and wide to research—getting to the heart of what an academic library should be. Often trained in providing faculty guidance and familiar with scholarly publishing, librarians are well positioned to build the support needed to make open access initiatives successful. Creating, promoting, and implementing an institutional open access policy is no easy task, and a library should not face it alone. Fear not, be it looking at examples or best practices for forming an open access policy, successful strategies to engage faculty, workflows to streamline policy implementation, or answers to thorny questions, the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) is here to help. COAPI is an informal, free organization of 121 members across North America which provides education, advocacy, and member-to-member assistance to support institutions in developing, promoting, implementing, and assessing open access policies. This poster presents an overview of COAPI, its range of members, and the resources it provides, including an internal platform exchange news and information about open access policies, a public toolkit built and informed by members, working groups, and community calls.Item Not open for all: accessibility of open textbooks(Ubiquity Press, 2021) Azadbakht, Elena; Schultz, Teresa; Arellano, Jennifer; Library and Information Science, School of Informatics and ComputingIn order for open educational resources (OERs) to be truly open to all, they must be accessible to learners with disabilities, including those with visual, auditory, physical and cognitive disabilities. This study sought to determine the accessibility of a randomly selected sample of 355 open textbooks using a custom rubric based upon the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C’s) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), version 2.1, primarily at the Levels A and AA. Included books fell into one of four format types: HTML files/websites, PDFs, Microsoft Word documents and EPUBs. The average number of ‘fails’ – instances in which they ran afoul of a rubric category – across the whole sample was 5.93 and the median was 6, out of a total of 14 or 15 categories, depending on the format type. Overall, most of the books did not meet basic accessibility requirements, such as including alternative text for any images, properly coding/tagging any tables and following a logical heading order structure.Item Open access to the world: locating international publications to fill ILL requests(2014-06-06) Baich, TinaGoogle, WorldCat, and other online discovery tools have increased the likelihood that users will identify non-U.S. resources, but multiple catalog records and myriad open access repositories make it less likely that users will be able to locate them. ILL practitioners play a vital role by bridging the gap between identification and location yet many find the process of locating potential lenders of non-U.S. resources difficult. This presentation will describe online finding aids and open access repositories that can assist ILL practitioners in this process. Identifying appropriate lenders and utilizing open access resources speeds the process for end users and fosters goodwill among our international partners. The resources described in this presentation can help ILL practitioners overcome the simplest of barriers to international ILL, citation verification.Item Open Access, Unauthorized Sharing, and Libraries(2018-07-13) Baich, Tina