2010
DOI: 10.5860/crl-36r1
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The York Digital Journals Project: Strategies for Institutional Open Journal Systems Implementations

Abstract: Embarking on a universitywide journal-hosting initiative can be a resource-intensive undertaking. Providing such a service, however, can be equally rewarding, as it positions the library as both partner and colleague in the publishing process. This paper discusses ideas and strategies for institutional journal hosting gleaned over two years by the York Digital Journals Project. Suggestions for startup including policy considerations and service models are discussed. Ideas for advertising and networking are exp… Show more

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“…Georgia Institute of Technology operated on an informal basis for its first five years, with staff funded from the library's standing budget [31]. This is a crucial step in identifying a manageable workflow in order to ensure that too much is not taken on [15,20]. In order for the Press at Huddersfield to grow, the library either needs to reallocate staffing resources from the library or identify new resources.…”
Section: Staffingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Georgia Institute of Technology operated on an informal basis for its first five years, with staff funded from the library's standing budget [31]. This is a crucial step in identifying a manageable workflow in order to ensure that too much is not taken on [15,20]. In order for the Press at Huddersfield to grow, the library either needs to reallocate staffing resources from the library or identify new resources.…”
Section: Staffingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the York Digital Journals (YDJ) initiative felt that the enforcement of a hosting fee for external journals was a barrier, due to the way humanities and social sciences research is funded [20]. Again, this model may work on an ad hoc basis, but does not need to form part of the business model.…”
Section: • Contributions From Research Funders a Number Of Universitmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…11 Kosavic identified this as a service-level boundary, a 'crucial step' in identifying a manageable workflow in order to ensure that too much is not taken on. 12 Georgia Tech operated on an informal basis for its first five years, with staff funded from the Library's standing budget; Huddersfield is in a very similar position. 13 This is really the crux of the matter and was also identified by Hahn: either the Library needs to reallocate a greater staffing resource from the Library or new resources need to be identified.…”
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confidence: 99%