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provide the opportunity for students to “participate in the many facets of publishing and editing not directly offered through coursework” 10 . They enable students to gain experience in preparing and submitting manuscripts and sharpening their editorial skills. In addition, student-run journals are a vehicle for sharing research being conducted by students and are a “forum for students to showcase their talents in scientific research and social thought”. These journals are often hosted by libraries. The University of Toronto Libraries is currently hosting 10 open access student-managed journals. One of these is the University of Toronto Journal of Undergraduate Life Sciences (JULS). JULS is dedicated to showcasing the research achievements of undergraduate life science students and to encourage intellectual exploration across the various life sciences disciplines. The Journal was established in the summer of 2006 and publishes once annually. All articles are edited by a two-stage peer-review process. The journal project began with a small group of students who wanted to showcase various works of research by other students, and has quickly gained support from various departments and faculty members at the University of Toronto. The Journal is an open access journal hosted by the University of Toronto Libraries using the OJS platform. It publishes in both print and electronic format. The journal receives free hosting services from the library, and is sponsored by 15 departments across the U of T campus. II. Library Hosting and Publishing Services Libraries are becoming increasingly involved in publishing activities on campus. In Canada, the Synergies project, has contributed to the relatively rapid deployment of these programs. Funding from Synergies is distributed to participating libraries, which in turn provide free hosting services and technical assistance for eligible journals. Library services typically involve basic activities like hosting, technical assistance, and training in the use of the journal publishing software. In most cases, libraries are providing the services for free, although a few have or are planning to adopt adopted a fee based model. OJS software is being widely used by Canadian libraries, and a number of libraries are also assessing whether they can expand publishing and hosting services to include monographs, when the Open Monograph Press software is released by the PKP project. The majority of libraries approach their publishing services as part of broader, open access/scholarly communication initiatives on campus. These are strategic programs aimed at 10 Antonius et al. pg. 1 11
improving access to research results. As such, libraries often encourage, and sometimes require, that the journals they work with are open access. In most cases, library hosting and publishing services are distinct from those of the university press. Publishing programs have helped libraries develop stronger relationships with departments, scholars and students who they are working with to publishing journals. However, there have also a number of challenges for libraries. Publishing services require significant staff time and expertise and there is not always an obvious fit for these programs within the tradition library organizational structure. In addition, it is not always easy to justify services that are not considered to be part of the core activities of the library, especially in lean times. Develop a sustainable service model that can meet the needs of very diverse clientele can also be problematic. Ultimately, because they are not known for providing publishing support, libraries need to actively market their services on campus. Although library-hosted journals still represent a small minority of the academic journals published in Canada, the trend is likely to continue because there is a growing demand for these services from authors and editors. 11 A number of case studies of library services are described below. Summaries of other library programs can be found in Appendix 1. Case Study: Software @ SFU Library http://software.lib.sfu.ca/ The Simon Fraser University Library in Vancouver, British Columbia is a major partner in the Public Knowledge Project, an initiative directed toward improving the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the development of innovative online publishing and knowledge-sharing environments. SFU Library operates the entire support infrastructure for the project and is the home for the ongoing coordination and development of the PKP software suite, which includes the Open Journals System. OJS and other PKP developed software are open source, can be downloaded for free, and users can make use of a free support forum. However, the SFU Library receives numerous requests for assistance by users of the software. In response, the library has established Software @ SFU Library, a fee based service which provides extra help to users. Software @ SFU Library consists of a range of services related to the PKP software, with an additional level of publishing services available from the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, which, through their CCSP Press. The services for e-journals are as follows: • Annual Hosting and Support Package: installation, configuration, updating and hosting of 11 A 2007 ARL survey that there is a significant demand for these services on campus. See Hahn, 2008. 12
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