University of Guelph

McLaughlin Library

Academic Library · Canada

Research and Scholarship

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Research and Scholarship team supports and contributes to the work of researchers and research teams on campus. They support the U of G researchers with the entire research lifecycle, including through publishing. We prioritize open through supporting open journal publishing, and open educational resource development.

Publishing activities began: 2004
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: Most
Publishing Languages: English; French

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: No
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
Individual people: 3
Funding sources: Library materials budget; Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Journals
Open educational resources (textbooks/course modules)

Journal Publishing:

Journals published: 10
Campus-based faculty-created: 10
Peer-reviewed: 10
Required fee to enable Open Access: 0
Currently inactive or archived: 18

Open Educational Resources Publishing:

Open Educational Resources: 4

Technologies & Services

Software & Platforms:

Open Journal Systems (OJS)
Pressbooks

Additional Services:

author advisory - other
author advisory - copyright
contract/license preparation
data visualization
DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
ISBN registry
training

Digital Preservation Strategy:

Digital preservation services under discussion

Policies

Accessibility policy

McLaughlin Library Accessibility Policy: https://www.lib.uoguelph.ca/about/policies/accessibility-policies/

Highlighted Publication

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research / Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l'information

Partnership promotes the exchange of ideas about libraries, librarianship, and information science among practitioners across all library sectors. We are a Canadian, open access journal publishing double-anonymized peer reviewed research and editorially reviewed articles and opinion pieces.