1. Undergraduate Journals Publishing with the University of Iowa Libraries Wendy C Robertson Digital Scholarship Librarian Digital Research and Publishing © The University of Iowa 2014The University of Iowa

2. Library publishing services http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/publishing/http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/publishing/ http://ir.uiowa.edu/

3. The Libraries can help you publish a journal.

4. http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal/ http://ir.uiowa.edu/poroi/

5. http://ir.uiowa.edu/mff/about.html http://ir.uiowa.edu/ijcs/editorialboard.html

6. http://ir.uiowa.edu/pog/vol3/iss1/2/ http://ir.uiowa.edu/dadasur/vol19/iss1/4/

7. http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/all_issues.html http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/vol1/iss1/

8. http://ir.uiowa.edu/poroi/vol2/iss1/7/ http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1269&context=dadasur

9. Why publish in Iowa Research Online and not just on your website?

10. It won’t cost you anything.

11. The Libraries will support publishing a broad range of content.

12. Contact your subject specialist or Digital Research & Publishing for more information http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/publishing/#journal

13. The Libraries can help you publish an undergraduate journal.

14. Undergraduate journals require faculty support.

15. Benefits to the student…

16. “ ” We found that students who would otherwise hide behind the jargon of their discipline, are really forced to explain and clarify their ideas when asked to write for a different audience. Charles Watkinson, Director of Purdue University Press ASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (about 10:50-11:30)http://vimeo.com/71461004

17. “ ” Just the act of writing about a complex subject improves their research and writing skills.” Charles Watkinson, Director of Purdue University Press ASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (about 11:40)http://vimeo.com/71461004

18. Undergraduate research journals can be part of two of the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ high-impact educational practices: ‣ Writing intensive courses ‣ Undergraduate research http://www.aacu.org/leap/hip.cfm http://www.aacu.org/leap/hip.cfm

19. “ ” We are hearing students want experiences to show that they can apply what they’ve learned, and that they can make an impact beyond the walls of their campus. Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan University The Value of Library Publishing & Undergraduate Education, http://works.bepress.com/stephanie_davis_kahl/39/, slide 7 http://works.bepress.com/stephanie_davis_kahl/39/

20. Benefits to the department and institution …

21. “ ” It can help to showcase the intellectual caliber of our students. It can help set expectations for our incoming students. It can provide a vehicle for donors, or for fund raising. Dr. Joe O'Shea - Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Florida State University ASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (43:46-44:01)http://vimeo.com/71461004

22. Why not just have them publish in a “real” journal?

23. The challenges are real but the journals are worth the effort.

24. Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur/

25. Public Policy Titles http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/sppp/ http://chronicle.com/article/Undergraduate-Research-Gets/140067/ http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/shop/ http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/shop/index.html#fy13briefs

26. The Owl http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/owl/vol3/iss2/

27. Additional examples  University of Illinois at Chicago http://jur.phy.uic.edu/http://jur.phy.uic.edu/  University of Maryland College Park http://scientificterrapin.umd.edu/ http://scientificterrapin.umd.edu/  The Ohio State University http://juros.osu.edu/http://juros.osu.edu/  University of Michigan http://umurj.org/http://umurj.org/  Michigan State University http://www.recur.msu.edu/http://www.recur.msu.edu/  University of Nebraska Lincoln literary journal http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/laurus/ http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/laurus/  University of Wisconsin-Madison – international studies journal http://juis.global.wisc.edu/ http://juis.global.wisc.edu/  University of Minnesota psychology journal http://www.psych.umn.edu/sentience/ http://www.psych.umn.edu/sentience/  University of Iowa history journal http://clas.uiowa.edu/history/iowa- historical-reviewhttp://clas.uiowa.edu/history/iowa- historical-review

28. As with any new journal, make sure it fills a gap in the publication landscape. Council on Undergraduate Research list of undergraduate journalslist of undergraduate journals UNL’s information about undergraduate journals and a topical listinginformation about undergraduate journals and a topical listing The Undergraduate Journals and Conference DirectoryUndergraduate Journals and Conference Directory

29. Thanks!  Wendy Robertson wendy-Robertson@uiowa.edu wendy-Robertson@uiowa.edu  Digital Research and Publishing http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/ http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/  Subject specialists http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/services/subspecialists http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/services/subspecialists