LIS-S 656 Scholarly Communication
3 credits
- Prerequisite(s): LIS-S 500, LIS-S 507
- Delivery: Online
- Semesters offered: Fall (Check the schedule to confirm.)
Description
This course examines the ways in which scholarly information is produced, disseminated, and evaluated. Print and digital modes of production, as well as formal and informal models will be discussed. Challenges and opportunities for providing access to information will be examined, focusing on open access, peer review, and various models for the dissemination scholarly research. An emphasis will be made on the role of the information professional in scholarly communication.
Program Learning Goals Supported
Instructors map their courses to specific LIS Program Goals. Mapped program goals drive the design of each course and what students can expect to generally learn.
- Connect Core Values and Professional Ethics to Practice
- Facilitate Engagement in the Information Ecosystem
- Conduct Systematic Research to Inform Decisions
Learning Outcomes
Instructors develop learning outcomes for their courses. Students can expect to be able to achieve the learning outcomes for a given course after successfully completing the course.
- Provide a definition for scholarly communication
- Appraise the strengths and weaknesses of various publishing models
- Synthesize and coherently present findings from the scholarly literature
- Explain the importance of open access in the research enterprise and the benefits for authors and readers
- Provide constructive feedback to peers in their discipline, a central element to scholarly communication
- Create practical, resume- worthy research products in service to the library profession
- Display understanding of course concepts and lead discussions on the future of scholarly communication and publishing
Course Overview
Instruction is in Canvas. Lessons are organized into Modules whose length may vary.
Module 1: Introduction
- Articulate the need for scholarly communication competencies in librarianship.
Module 2: Defining Scholarly Communication
- Definitions of scholarly communication
- Position Paper topics selected
Module 3: Modes of Scholarly Production
- Modes of production
- Differences by discipline
Module 4: Scholarly Publishing
- Scholarly Publishing
- Roles of the editors, publishing staff, and other stakeholders
Module 5: Peer Review
- Role of peer review
- Peer review models
Module 6: Open Access
- Open Access
- Economics of scholarly publishing
Module 7: New Modes of Scholarly Dissemination
- Institutional Repositories
- Library Publishing
Module 8: Research Metrics
- Measuring Research Impact
- Bibliometrics and Altimetrics
Module 9: Copyright
- Copyright
- Fair Use
- Creative Commons
Week 10: Open Educational Resources
- Open Educational Resources (OERs)
- Research as teaching tool
Module 11: Scholarly Communication and IL
- Intersection between Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy
Module 12: Role of Research Data
- Technical infrastructure
- Data as scholarly communication
- Role of librarian as curator
- Open data
Module 13: Digital Humanities
- Digital Humanities
Module 14: Contextualizing Scholarly Communication
Week 15: Final Presentations
Policies and Procedures
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