Library Scholarly Communication Programs: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Isaac Gilman

Elsevier Science, Oct 31, 2013 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 288 pages

Libraries must negotiate a range of legal issues, policies and ethical guidelines when developing scholarly communication initiatives. Library Scholarly Communication Programs is a practical primer, covering these issues for institutional repository managers, library administrators, and other staff involved in library-based repository and publishing services. The title is composed of four parts. Part one describes the evolution of scholarly communication programs within academic libraries, part two explores institutional repositories and part three covers library publishing services. Part four concludes with strategies for creating an internal infrastructure, comprised of policy, best practices and education initiatives, which will support the legal and ethical practices discussed in the book.

About the author

Isaac Gilman is Assistant Professor and Scholarly Communication and Research Services Librarian at Pacific University, USA. In addition to managing Pacific's institutional repository, known as CommonKnowledge, Isaac has taught courses in scholarly publishing and research methods and has served as co-chair of Pacific University's Institutional Review Board. He is the co-founding editor of the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, and the holder of an MLIS degree.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Library Scholarly Communication Programs: Legal and Ethical Considerations; Chandos Information Professional Series
• Author: Isaac Gilman
• Publisher: Elsevier Science, 2013
• ISBN: 1843347172, 9781843347170
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management; Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General; Political Science / Public Policy / General