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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Open Access Week 2013 Final Report
http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=library_faculty_publications
Florida State University Open Access Week 2013 Report
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New faculty represent the majority of Upload-A-Thon submissions, suggesting a
generational shift in attitudes towards OA and scholarly communication.

Media coverage on the FSU homepage, FSU News, and FSView heavily increased exposure
levels.

Liaison involvement/investment:
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The impact of the Upload-A-Thon was broadened by working through librarians who
have already established rapport within departments. An additional benefit was
training for liaison librarians and firsthand exposure to open access and the concerns
of their departmental faculty.
Challenges and Opportunities
Committee Work:

Open Access Week Committee
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The OA Week Committee was helpful, but underutilized by committee leadership. In
the future, the OA Week Committee should be involved more directly in all phases of
planning and execution.

Marketing Committee
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Procedures for the production of outreach materials for Open Access Week had not
yet been established and this caused a delay in their production. In the future,
marketing plans will begin much earlier (July) and the workflow for approval of
materials will be streamlined.
Partnerships within the library:

Liaison participation in the Upload-A-Thon ranged from zero to very active. To a certain
extent, apathy or non-participation is understandable in that liaison librarians already have
other responsibilities and obligations. The Scholarly Communication Team must develop
close partnerships with liaison librarians and provide training and information throughout the
year so that when Open Access Week arrives, liaisons are informed and ready to assist. The
Scholarly Communication Team must empower liaison librarians to be maximally effective
with minimal investment.
Establishing trust from faculty:

The ongoing work of Scholarly Communication Team.

Increased exposure for the variety of partnerships and services offered by the Scholarly
Communication Librarian and Assistant.

Building reputation for libraries doing new, interesting, relevant work.
Moving forward
We have an opportunity to ride a wave of momentum coming out of Open Access Week 2013. We
want to continue to present the value of open access and our Open Access Week initiatives in the
light of President Barron’s Top 25 push. We should also leverage data from DigiNole, and the
testimonies of contributing faculty to build a stronger outreach program to academic departments.
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