Religion and Theology Open Access Resources: Library as Publisher

Introduction

While many historical resources are becoming much more available to us than ever before, the publishing of current works also appears to be increasing. However, libraries are coping with flat or reducing budgets. So what is the library to do?

Perhaps it is time to take a more active role in providing access to locally produced "open educational resources."

In other words -- let's publish it ourselves!

This session will share some publishing activities we are trying, and discuss possible solutions to encourage more collaboration. 

Institutional Repositories

Many institutions now support an institutional repository and include dissertations/theses and green open access articles by faculty.

• Andrews University Digital Library of Dissertations and Theses
• Center for Adventist Research Digital Library - Subset of the Andrews University Digital Library
• Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Digital Library - Subset of Andrews University Digital Library
• Seventh-day Adventist Missions Resources Digital Library - Books and articles recommended by the Dept. of World Missions and associates.
• SelectedWorks @ Andrews University - Works by Andrews University faculty
• Digital Commons @ Andrews University

Collaborative Projects

• SDA Dissertations and Theses in Religion - this bibliography is a work in progress. Special thanks to Jón Hjörleifur Stefánsson, who has compiled most of the entries.
• SDA Librarianship Festchsrift Proposal

Open Educational Resources

Listed below are examples of Open Educational Resources aggregators. Should we do something like this for SDA librarians?

• Moneywise.Adventist.org A Seventh-day Adventist Treasurer Resource Site
• CIRCLE: Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center Linking Educators

Additional Resources

• "Coming in the Back Door" - Bell, SJ. (2012). Coming in the Back Door: Leveraging Open Textbooks To Promote Scholarly Communications on Campus. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 1(1):eP1040. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.1040
• Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment - A white paper published by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Open Education Resources - Mitchell, C., & Chu, M. (2014). Open Education Resources: The New Paradigm in Academic Libraries. Journal Of Library Innovation, 5(1), 13-29. Retrieved from http://www.libraryinnovation.org/article/view/333
• Journal of Electronic Publishing, Volume 17, Issue 2 (Spring 2014) - The full issue focuses on the Library as Publisher.
• A guide to the best revenue models and funding sources for your digital resources - Nancy Maron, Ithaka S+R, 2014