Illinois Wesleyan University

The Ames Library

Academic Library · United States

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The Ames Library

https://www.iwu.edu/library

Stephanie Davis-Kahl, University Librarian and Copyright Officer
Phone: 309-556-3010
Email: sdaviska@iwu.edu

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Ames Library publishing program focuses on disseminating excellent student-authored and peer-reviewed research, scholarship, and creative works, with an emphasis on providing education and outreach on issues related to publishing such as open access, author rights, and copyright.

• Publishing activities began: 2008
• Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
• Open access focus: One priority among many
• Portion of Open Access publications: Most
• Publishing Languages: English

Program Organization

• Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
• Advisory/editorial board: No
• Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 0.25
• Individual people: 1
• Students: Undergraduate student(s)
• Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Educational resources
• Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
• Journals
• Newsletters
• Posters

Highlights

Partners

• Internal partners:  Individual faculty; undergraduate students
• Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
  
• Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
  
• Program’s openness to working with external partners: Only work with internal partners
• Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

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