Elsevier, bepress, and a Glimpse at the Future of Scholarly Communication

Ferguson, Cris

doi:10.1080/00987913.2018.1434379

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“…Other hosting platforms albeit commercial ones include the Digital Commons platform that has a feature for journal publishing. Elsevier acquired the platform as part of the acquisition of Bepress that was announced on August 2, 2017 (Ferguson, 2018). The platform hosts about 1400 journals (Elsevier, 2021c).…”

Section: Technical Decisions and Logistical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Scholarly journal publishing standards, policies and guidelines

Ndungu

2021

Learned Publishing

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It is easy to launch and run a journal but, more difficult to ensure that it adheres to best practices and provides a sustainable, secure, validated and respected venue for research. On launching a new journal, it is vital that the publisher and editors create suitable policies, technical systems and procedures before the inaugural call for papers is sent out. This article reviews the plethora of guidance that is available but scattered across multiple websites and draws together the key issues required by any new journal. The key areas considered are: journal and article identifiers; ethical and practical policies; technical decisions and considerations; systems for submission, publication and archiving; and promotion and marketing. The article provides a snapshot of the issues that all new publishers and editors need to consider.

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Section: Technical Decisions and Logistical Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Elsevier acquired the platform as part of the acquisition of Bepress that was announced on August 2, 2017 (Ferguson, 2018). The platform hosts about 1400 journals (Elsevier, 2021c).…”

Section: Journal Hosting Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scholarly journal publishing standards, policies and guidelines

Ndungu

2021

Learned Publishing

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“…Many in the library community are troubled by the idea of their IRs being “owned and managed by a company that is well known for its obstruction of open access in the repository space” (Joseph, 2018). Libraries with robust information technology resources and staff have announced plans to migrate from bepress (Ferguson, 2018). At this time, Rowan University Libraries has no plans to follow suit.…”

Section: Selection Acquisition and Setupmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing an institutional repository using Digital Commons

Brush

Jiras

2019

DLP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the knowledge and lessons learned about the process of developing an institutional repository (IR) using a hosted solution, Digital Commons from bepress, and to make the case that Digital Commons is still the best IR solution for smaller university libraries. Design/methodology/approach This is a case study based on Rowan University Libraries developing an IR using the Digital Commons platform. Findings To implement a hosted solution successfully, key actions include defining the repository’s scope and mission early in the process, including a variety of stakeholders in promoting the repository, integrating the repository with a faculty profile system and being able to effectively work collaboratively with both internal and external professionals in developing the system. Originality/value This paper will be valuable to academic librarians considering implementing an IR on, or migrating an existing repository to, the Digital Commons platform.

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“…Bepress has an Animal Law Digital Commons that identifies open access (freely available) legal content from many university repositories. Recently purchased by Elsevier, there are some concerns about Bepress' continued open access role (22). Ebsco's GreenFile, and Masterfile are also useful general databases available through many public libraries to help retrieve legal literature (7).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effective Multidisciplinary Search Strategies for Assistance Animals: A Librarian's Perspective

Fausak

2019

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Successful search strategies are based on good background knowledge and a focused clinical research question. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of research involving assistance animals means there is no one universal database to answer all research questions. The topic of assistance animals can yield better results when creating subheadings based on discipline focus. Subheadings have been divided into ethicolegal, sociocultural, psychobehavioral, and medical/veterinary. Each subheading, or discipline, has their own specific databases that will yield higher relevant content than others. Contacting local academic librarians and utilizing search guides created by those librarians can lead to successful search strategies. The goal of this article is to create a template for successful search strategies in assistance animals. Eighty-nine subject guides curated by academic librarians are reviewed to identify strong databases for each topic of ethicolegal, sociocultural, pscyhobehavioral, and medical/veterinary topics in relationship to assistance animals. A live subject guide has been created and maintained at https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/guide/assistance-animals/

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Elsevier, bepress, and a Glimpse at the Future of Scholarly Communication

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Scholarly journal publishing standards, policies and guidelines

Scholarly journal publishing standards, policies and guidelines

Developing an institutional repository using Digital Commons

Effective Multidisciplinary Search Strategies for Assistance Animals: A Librarian's Perspective

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