1. Lessons Learned: Developing a Sustainable Publishing Program Sarah Beaubien Grand Valley State University beaubisa@gvsu.edu

2. We publish ETDs (741) Journals (21) Open education materials (9) Conference proceedings/presentations (10)

3. 1.75 FTE 8-10 hours per week student help Occasional practicum students Limitless support from Digital Commons consultant & publishing services staff

4. Services we provide Set-up process Digitization (Some) uploading & metadata Training/troubleshooting Download reports ISSN application Copyright consultation Advising on open access models, best practices

5. Services bepress provides Technical support Training Site design Patience, creativity, preservation of sanity For some of our titles: DOIs Delivery to indexes Archiving

6. Journals by the numbers

7. 12 faculty journals

8. 9 student journals

9. 14 active titles

10. 7 ceased titles

11. 19 open access

12. 2 partial OA/moving wall

13. 8 use EdiKit

14. 13 uploaded by us

15. 4 started on Digital Commons

16. 17 transitioned to DC

17. 6 mostly self-sufficient

18. Disciplines Represented Psychology Tourism & Hospitality Business Education & Language Arts Philanthropy Latin American Studies Film Studies History

19. Working toward sustainability Journal proposal form MOUs Clear(er) expectations Ongoing training & communication Added staff position Editor workshops & educational programming

20. A success story

21. And a cautionary tale…

22. Biggest rewards Being an active part of changing scholarly publication models Sharing unique content, providing outlet for niche areas & new disciplines Increasing visibility and reach of institution Building partnerships with faculty, students, programs, etc.

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24. Things we’ve learned Have clear policies, expectations, and roles Ask questions early on with each new project Communicate your values (and decide how flexible you can be)

25. Things we’ve learned Make the editors and their department/sponsoring association your partner in sustainability Communicate successes and learn from mistakes Call bepress

26. Questions are welcome!

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