University of North Carolina Charlotte
J. Murrey Atkins Library
Digital Initiativesatkins-dsl@uncc.edu
http://dsl.uncc.edu/
United States
Primary Contact:
Somaly Kim Wu
Digital Scholarship Librarian
704-687-1112
Program Overview
We support the publication of scholarly journals online, and assist journal editors with the management, editorial work, and production of their scholarly journals. The DSL offers journal hosting support services to UNC Charlotte faculty. Our services are built on the Open Journal System (OJS) journal management software that facilitates the publication of online peer-reviewed journals. DSL services include platform software hosting, updates, and copyright consulting.
Year publishing activities began: 2012
Organization: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (1)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2016:
Library publications in 2016: monographs (1)
Number of open access titles: journals (4); monographs (1)
Number of paid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Number of hybrid titles: journals (); monographs ()
Media formats: text
Disciplinary specialties: Education; Psychology; Urban Education; Applied Educational and Policy Research
Top publications: NHSA Dialog; Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals; Undergraduate Journal of Psychology; Journal of Applied Educational and Policy Research
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: individual faculty
External partners:
Publishing platform(s): OJS
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion
Additional services: graphic design (print or web); ISSN registry dataset management author copyright advisory
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Building an institutional repository on the Islandora platform. Expansion of services to include support for conference paper and proceedings (OCS) and e-textbooks (OMP) under discussion.View All Entries