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Scholcom Survey for Liaison Librarians
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Scholcom Survey for Liaison Librarians
3. Anything we missed? Comments? Thanks for your input!
2. Please indicate your interest in learning more about these
areas:
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priority
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priority
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priority
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Can explain what open access is, and why it is important n n n n
Can explain that OA is compatible with copyright, peer
review, revenue, print, preservation, prestige, quality,
career-advancement, indexing, and other features and
supportive services associated with conventional scholarly
literature
n n n n
Can explain why authors should try to retain the rights to
share their work
n n n n
Can explain what an author’s options are for making their
work open access: the green (repository) and gold (OA
journal) routes
n n n n
Have an understanding of open access/public access
policies
n n n n
Can explain how the Libraries can help make their (Faculty
and grad students') work open access
n n n n
Can explain how the Libraries can help subsidize author
fees
n n n n
Have a working knowledge of how to deposit items into
YorkSpace
n n n n
Can explain what makes repositories different from regular
websites
n n n n
Possess a basic understanding of copyright law related to
scholarly communication issues.
n n n n
Possess a basic understanding of a variety of publishing
models
n n n n
Aware of scholarly communications practices and issues in
your discipline(s)
n n n n
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