University of Alberta

University of Alberta Library

Academic Library · Canada

Open Publishing and Digitization Services

https://library.ualberta.ca/publishing/

Sonya Betz, Head, Open Publishing and Digitization Services
Email: sonya.betz@ualberta.ca

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Our publishing activities seek to make the scholarship of researchers more open and discoverable. We believe that open publishing initiatives have the potential to change the scholarly communication landscape and model sustainable business practices that benefit both researchers and the public.

Publishing activities began: 2006
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: English; French; Ukrainian; Spanish

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 3
Individual people: 4
Students: Undergraduate student(s)
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Conference papers or proceedings
Datasets
Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)
Grey literature
Journals
Multimedia
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 56
Campus-based faculty-created: 30
Campus-based student-created: 14
Contracted by external groups: 31
Peer-reviewed: 53
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0
Currently inactive or archived: 28

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 6

Highlights

Top Publications:

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology (journal)
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (journal)
Canadian Journal of Family and Youth (journal)
Art/Research International (journal)
The High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer Treatment (open educational resource)

Disciplinary Specialties:

Library and information studies
Education
Cultural studies
Health sciences
Social sciences

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:

audio
data
images
multimedia
text
video

Software & Platforms:

Dataverse
locally developed software
Omeka
Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Pressbooks
WordPress

Additional Services:

assistance with journal application for DOAJ)
Indexing services (e.g.
author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
DOI distribution
analytics
applying for Cataloging in Publication Data
audio/video streaming
cataloging
dataset management
digitization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
hosting of supplemental content
ISBN registry
ISSN registry
metadata
outreach
training

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Other (please specify)
PKP Open Preservation Network
Internet Archive
Amazon Glacier
Archive-It
CLOCKSS
COPPUL
HathiTrust
In-house
LOCKSS

Policies

Author rights/copyright policy; Open access policy; Preservation policy

Policy Toolkit (suggested template): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KK4XHezhFKNy3tbbVrXg43Z6PvvvJlIJ8h_S0E2JGcI/
Copyright and Self-Archiving for University of Alberta Open Access Journals: https://library.ualberta.ca/publishing/policies
Policy Toolkit (suggested template): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KK4XHezhFKNy3tbbVrXg43Z6PvvvJlIJ8h_S0E2JGcI/

Adopted Policies:

Highlighted Publication

The High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer Treatment

This cookbook features a collection of 66 high-protein recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, and was the recipient of a 2022 Gourmand World Cookbook Award in the University Press - Free Ebook category. The recipes are intended to assist cancer patients in consuming more protein for the health of their muscles.