Craft Publishing: A Proposal for a Programmatic Paradigm Shift in Academic Libraries

Authors

Sue Ann Gardner, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Paul Royster, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Linnea Fredrickson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Brian Rosenblum, University of KansasFollow
L. Ada Emmett, University of KansasFollow

ORCID IDs

Paul Royster

Date of this Version

4-5-2016

Document Type

Article

Citation

Slides from a talk presented by Sue Ann Gardner at the spring 2016 Coalition for Networked Information meeting (April 5, 2016) in San Antonio, Texas. Session: Publishing Programs in Academic Libraries. Presenters: Bryn Geffert, Amherst College, and Sue Ann Gardner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Abstract also available at https://www.cni.org/topics/economic-models/publishing-programs-in-academic-libraries.

Comments

Copyright 2016, the authors. Used by permission.

Abstract

This presentation will include the parameters by which an effective, at-cost publishing program may be structured in academic libraries. With advances in technology, electronic storage, and connectivity, and contrary to the claim that such activities may result in a “race to the bottom,” libraries have proven to be natural entities within which to effect a paradigm change in scholarly publishing. Activities to date, however, have been more often than not underfunded and understaffed. Even among those that have been well supported, efforts across the community have been ad hoc. Within the context of recent initiatives and discussions, the authors will outline an emerging model, including staffing, budgeting, and workflow requirements, that is viable and allows for local constraints. The collective output of such operations will serve to mitigate some of the challenges posed by academia’s partnership with the current, established publishing conglomerate.

Synopsis

Includes information on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries publishing test case, metrics pertaining to the academic publishing market, and details about what constitutes craft publishing.

Conclusion

Small-scale publishing in hundreds of libraries in the United States is viable and can serve to balance the economics of the current scholarly publishing market.

Collaborators

Sue Ann Gardner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Paul Royster, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Linnea Fredrickson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Brian Rosenblum, University of Kansas

Ada Emmett, University of Kansas