Library Scholarly Communication Programs: Legal and Ethical Considerations (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

"...highly recommended for institutions with library schools and for academic libraries overall. Students and those seeking to work in repositories will also benefit."--Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4

A careful, authoritative, and comprehensive guide to the ethical and legal issues of library publishing and scholarly communications. Informed and informative, it is well-documented and remarkably thorough; an essential resource for all library publishers and repository managers., Paul Royster, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Summary: Libraries must negotiate a range of legal issues, policies and ethical guidelines when developing scholarly communication initiatives. Library Scholarly Communication Programs is a practical primer, covering these issues for institutional repository managers, library administrators, and other staff involved in library-based repository and publishing services. The title is composed of four parts. Part one describes the evolution of scholarly communication programs within academic libraries, part two explores institutional repositories and part three covers library publishing services. Part four concludes with strategies for creating an internal infrastructure, comprised of policy, best practices and education initiatives, which will support the legal and ethical practices discussed in the book. Readership: All those interested in library scholarly communication services, including but not limited to: institutional repository managers, scholarly communication librarians, library publishing staff and library deans/directors. About the author: Isaac Gilman is Assistant Professor and Scholarly Communication and Research Services Librarian at Pacific University, USA. In addition to managing Pacific's institutional repository, known as CommonKnowledge, Isaac has taught courses in scholarly publishing and research methods and has served as co-chair of Pacific University's Institutional Review Board. He is the co-founding editor of the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, and the holder of an MLIS degree. Contents: PART 1: LIBRARIES AND SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION; The evolution of scholarly communication programs; PART 2: INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES; Institutional repositories and intellectual property; Research ethics; Privacy and propriety; Repository policies; PART 3: LIBRARY PUBLISHING SERVICES; Ethical and legal issues in journal publishing; Publication ethics; Intellectual property and publishing; Publishing policies; PART 4: THE ROAD FORWARD; Building sustainable programs