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The Publishing Interest Group endeavours endeavors to increase the capacity of the CSU Libraries to support open access publishing initiatives by developing shared knowledge, documentation, best practices, and outreach materials.
Reporting Structure
The Publishing Interest Group reports to the COLD Scholarly Communications Committee, which is committed to the systemwide advancement of openness in the realm of scholarly communications. As stated in the CSU Libraries Strategic Plan for 2018-2021:
In support of open access and the economic justice inherent in supporting faculty and students’ unfettered access to research and course materials, the CSU Libraries work collaboratively to redefine existing models of scholarly communication, create shared infrastructure for hosting open information, and educate our communities about these and related issues.
Digital Repositories Committee.
Scope of Work
The Publishing Interest Group takes a broad view of scholarly publishing, encompassing not just traditional publications such as journals, books, and conference proceedings, but also online exhibitions, digital creative works, digital humanities projects, data visualizations, and other forms of digital scholarship. Whenever possible, the Publishing Interest Group prioritizes open source systems and open practices at all stages of the publishing cycle.
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- Advocating and advancing equity in scholarly publishing;
- Launching and maintaining open access journals and flipping existing subscription/print-only journals to an open access model;
- Sharing digital publishing documentation (e.g, the CSU Open Journals Publishing Guide) for campus education around supported platforms (e.g., CSU Open Journals and ScholarWorks) and ensuring documentation is kept up-to-date;
- Supporting the creation of course or co-curricular online exhibits; and
- Increasing awareness of open access publishing amongst library faculty and staff as well as instructional faculty, students, and other stakeholders.
Annual Goals
The shared priorities of the CSU Libraries around open access publishing will continue to evolve, and the Publishing Interest Group will endeavor to develop annual goals that are responsive to the needs of our campus communities.
The Publishing Interest Group’s goals for 2020-2021 include:
- Continue adding content to the CSU Open Journals Guide;
- Initiate sustainable, accountable LibGuides open review discussion sessions (LORDS) across CSU campuses;
- Explore additional means of supporting open access faculty journals;
- Create systemwide open access documentation, focused on AB 2192, ScholarWorks, and the Elsevier Science Direct read and publish-plus agreement;
- Begin developing documentation for student authors; and
- Continue exploring the potential for systemwide publishing initiatives.
Membership
Publishing Interest Group membership is open to all CSU library employees. Leadership will be provided by :
- Chair–if the Vice Chair declines to assume the Chair role, self nominations will be solicited by the outgoing chair in the spring for the following fall. In the case of multiple self-nominations, the sitting committee will vote. If there are no self-nominations, chair responsibilities will be covered by the CSUCO for the year.
- Vice Chair–the vice chair will assist the chair with administrative responsibilities. The position will be filled by self-nomination. In the case of multiple self-nominations, the sitting committee will vote. While this position will have right of refusal to serve as Chair the following year, there is no requirement to assume the Chair role.
- Liaison to the Digital Repositories Committee (ex-officio) This role will be covered by either the Chair or the CSUCO Publishing Liaison, and will be determined annually
Participating Institutions/Members
Any CSU Libraries faculty and staff who have an interest in supporting open access publishing initiatives are welcome to join the Publishing Interest Group. No fewer than three CSU campuses should be represented.
Current members include:
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2024-2025 membership:
- Dana Ospina, Chair, Dominguez Hills
- Kyle Morgan, Vice Chair, Humboldt
- Pam Kruger, Chico
- Alyssa Loera, Pomona
- Matt
Matthew Martin,
San Francisco - David Morck, Northridge
- Kyle Morgan
SFSU
- Sarah Godlin, Humboldt
- Dana Ospina, Dominguez Hills
- Rita Premo, Sonoma
- Marco Ruiz , Channel Islands
- Ryan Rush, PomonaMichaela Bettez, Fullerton
- Michelle Shiota Compo Hemmer, Sacramento
- Kate Pham, East Bay
- Andrew Weiss, Northridge
- David Walker, Systemwide Library Initiatives
Note: This charter was The Statement of Purpose, Reporting Structure, and Scope of Work were last revised by Melissa Seelye on October 7, 2020Dana Ospina on September 9, 2024.