SPEC Kit 343: Library Support for Faculty/Researcher Publishing · 27
Pharmacy
Public Health
Social Work Social Sciences
Sociology
LIBRARY SERVICES THAT SUPPORT PLACE OF PUBLICATION DECISIONS
4. For each of the following services that your library provides to faculty/researchers to support
decisions about where to publish, please indicate who in your library supports/provides the service.
Check all that apply. N=68
Where to Publish
Services
Liaison
librarians
or subject
specialists
Institutional
repository
librarian and/
or staff
Scholarly
communications
librarian
Data
management
librarian
Other
staff
category
N
Provide consultations
on author’s rights (e.g.,
copyright management)
33 23 37 5 20 64
Identify open access
journals for possible
publication of their works
50 16 30 7 6 56
Provide training on
author’s rights
20 21 33 1 17 54
Identify toll access journals
for possible publication of
their works
50 6 12 2 5 50
Provide funding for
publication in open access
journals
3 6 17 0 17 31
Help faculty/researchers
navigate the manuscript
submission process
23 5 9 3 3 27
Represent author in
rights negotiations with
publishers
1 2 10 0 5 14
Other service 2 1 5 3 3 10
Total Responses 57 29 40 12 32 68
If you selected “Other staff category” above, please specify the category and the corresponding
service. N=30
A Scholarly Communications Team allocates funding for publication in open access journals and provides consultations
on author’s rights and training on author’s rights.