Digital Initiatives Symposium University of San Diego April 9, 2014 Teresa A. Fishel DeWitt Wallace Library Publishing Student Journals: Integrating into the Undergraduate Curriculum

Today’s Session Background & Getting started with journals Integrating scholarly communication into the curriculum Presidential initiative and my mission & objectives Course goals and objectives Course content Highlights and lessons learned Ongoing efforts, sustainability, and concluding comments

Brief Background Implemented our institutional repository (IR) in spring of 2005 Main purpose: implement a solution for providing access to our honors projects – year Milestone reached in January – over 1,000,000 downloads

Getting Started with Journals Scholarly communication advocacy on campus Social Sciences division meeting – October 7, 2007 – ”Future of Scholarly Publishing” Request to post back files of scholarly association journal – Himalaya: the journal of the association for Nepal and Himalayan studies Himalaya: the journal of the association for Nepal and Himalayan studies Led to using publishing features available in our IR system and library support for layout and design for new issues

Getting Started, cont’d “Library as publisher”, in 2011: “ an estimated 55% of academic libraries of all sizes were either developing or implementing publishing services ” [1] Library support for scholarly journal – layout and design using InDesign [1] Sharon A. Weiner and Charles Watkinson, “What do students learn from participation in an undergraduate research journal? Results of an assessment. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, vol. 2, issue 2:3P http://ex.doing.org/ /

Integrating Scholarly Communication… …into the Curriculum Library liaison job descriptions Scholarly communication concepts in First Year Course Library course modules on Scholarly Communication - rseintegrated.html rseintegrated.html

Curricular Renewal October 2008 Presidential Initiative Announcement “ The development of ‘synergy’ courses in which faculty and students engage in classroom-based scholarly collaborations leading to peer-reviewed publications, presentations at academic conferences, or public scholarship.” The College's definition of, and criteria for, public scholarship can be found at: larshipcourses2.pdfwww.macalester.edu/curricularrenewal/publicscho larshipcourses2.pdf

My Proposal Develop a course to be team-taught as a follow up to the American Studies Research Methods course that would lead to a finished open-access, student-peer reviewed journal using the journal publishing features and hosted in our IR. November 7, 2008

My Mission & Objectives Open access – advocate and promote on campus Increase faculty and student awareness Current students, future scholars – future change agents Academic libraries as publishing partners Enable knowledge creation – student voices in the scholarly conversation – introduction in FYC

Our Mission “The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.” R. David Lankes, The Atlas of New Librarianship (MIT Press, 2011), p.13

Course Goals & Objectives Improved skills in writing and editing Understanding the peer review process used in scholarly publishing How to evaluate and provide constructive feedback How to conduct fact verification and proof read for accuracy Proper citation techniques Learn to function as a member of an editorial board Learn how to produce new scholarship in a collaborative manner Explore ways to share American Studies Scholarship beyond the classroom Develop marketing techniques to promote the journal and solicit contributions

Additional Objectives Learn about issues related to new forms of publishing - digital formats, multimedia content Learn and discuss economic and social factors related to scholarly publishing – Open Access, author rights, fair use Encourage and support student attendance at annual American Studies Conference

Course Content Engaging the Public: Writing and Publishing in American Studies This course will focus on ways to disseminate research findings and knowledge beyond the American Studies classroom. Course content will focus on writing, editing, and the art of preparing a journal article for publication. It will also consider how to engage various publics, including other students, the College, and local communities, through digital publishing. Students will be involved in preparing a student peer-reviewed open access journal and will be part of a collaborative model for circulating research and criticism. Students will design and launch the journal, organize a peer-review process, and learn about some of the broader issues involved in publishing including verifying facts, copyright, intellectual property, author rights, and open access.

Course Content and Format Fall semester – 2 credit course Utilize Moodle for course management system, record class discussions and decisions Course readings include: MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3 rd ed) Legal issues – copyright and fair use (Chapter 2) “E Pluribus Multitudinum: The New World of Journal Publishing in American Studies”, Paul Giles & R.J.EllisE Pluribus Multitudinum: The New World of Journal Publishing in American Studies “Writing A Helpful Referee Report”, Brian MartinWriting A Helpful Referee Report Guest speakers – faculty editors

My Role Scholarly publishing – looking at American Studies journal developments over time Open Access Intellectual property/copyright/author rights Permanent nature of the IR – what this means Mechanics - using the IR publication tools – electronic submission, assigning reviewers, notifying authors, publishing journal Worked with students in the spring to produce issue (independent study)

Class Timeframe Start with introductory content – journal publishing, scholarly communication Conversations on overall design of the journal History and background of the journal – Tapestries: Interwoven Voices of Local and Global Identity Tapestries: Interwoven Voices of Local and Global Identity Marketing and solicit submissions after midterm Flyers, bookmarks, table-tents in dining area, student newspaper, social media, advertising on public computers InDesign resident expert for layout and design

Student Directed Course “From the beginning, the guiding principle was that students should be the key decision-makers—to come up with a concept for the journal, develop its mission, think about what constitutes knowledge and cultural expression, and be conscious of their potential audience.” Jane Rhodes, “Introducing Tapestries”, Tapestries: Interwoven Voices of Local and Global Identities”, vol. 1, issue 1 (2010)

Highlights, Lessons Learned Course has been taught 4 x’s – first year took a little longer to get started - credit given to Founding Collective (Spring 2010 group, published first issue in spring 2011) Three issues produced – all student run, all decisions made collaboratively All involved outreach and marketing to solicit content – each group took different approaches Each issue has unique look and each group chose their themes and design

2011, 2012, 2013 issues

Highlights, Lessons Learned, cont’d Students highly engaged – take roles and responsibilities seriously Proudest moment – copyright infringement identified and prevented Goals – full cycle of scholarship and collaboration Skills acquired – application after class Student Editor for campus newspaper Blog – Mixed Identities at the Intersection of Race & CultureMixed Identities at the Intersection of Race & Culture

Next Steps Retooling the course for in spring 2014 Working on redesigning the course to be offered for 2 credits over 2 semesters – fall/spring sequence New reading – Handbook of Journal Publishing (MIT, 2013) Possible transition to new American Studies library liaison

Ongoing Efforts & Sustainability Teaching – my time approximately 2-3 hours per week, 15 weeks; includes class preparation time Use Moodle for course management system for the course Staff position – Office Manager has layout and design expertise with InDesign; supports students when they are in production mode – part of her job description is to support e-journals in our IR

Integrating Into Your Own Curriculum Constraints and resources – each institution is different 7 things you should know about open journals (Educause Learning Initiative) – open systems 7 things you should know about open journals Faculty members on campus – reviewers and editors Library culture – awareness of scholarly communication and intersections with information literacy

Closing thoughts Benefits for students include: Greater awareness of scholarly communication issues – informed consumers as well as scholars Opportunity to acquire practical skills Collaborative opportunity with one of your disciplines Perspective on creating new knowledge…

“Taking a Stand to Change the World” “Because I believe in the transformative value of knowledge, and because I believe that our students are not merely information consumers and degree seekers. They are people who are finding their place in the great conversations that give this world meaning. It makes no sense to me to cut them off as soon as they graduate. I want to help create a world where they can continue to participate in those conversations wherever their lives take them.” Barbara Fister, LJ online, March taking-a-stand-to-change-the-world-peer-to-peer-review/#_

Our Mission “improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in {our} communities”

Thank you! My contact info: Terri Fishel, Library Director DeWitt Wallace Library Macalester College

Questions and Comments Now it is your turn!

More information American Studies department web page - American Studies department web page - DC Telegraph Newsletter – April 2012 – Tim Tamminga, bepress, visited our class and shared comments on his experience. colleges-tapestries-student-journal-as-a-teaching-tool/ DC Telegraph Newsletter – April 2012http://blog.digitalcommons.bepress.com/2012/04/10/macalester- colleges-tapestries-student-journal-as-a-teaching-tool/ Sharon A. Weiner and Charles Watkinson, "What do students learn from participation in an undergraduate research journal? Results of an assessment. Journal of librarianship and scholarly communication, vol.2, issue 2:eP Stephanie Davis-Kahl, “Engaging undergraduates in scholarly communication”, C&RL News, April 2012, p , 222) Intersection of scholarly communication and information literacy, ACRL white paper (2012)