Library Publishing Directory

Western Sydney University

Western Sydney University Library

Academic Library · Australia

Western Sydney University Library

https://library.westernsydney.edu.au/

Lucy Walton, Scholarly Publishing Consultant
Phone: +61 2 9852 5108
Email: l.walton@westernsydney.edu.au

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The primary objectives of our publishing activities are to provide the University community with the guidance and support required to establish a constructive and sustainable environment for open educational resource (OER) practice; facilitate the discovery, adoption, adaption, and creation of OER in diverse academic subjects and programs; build the capacity of staff and students to integrate OER into the curriculum; and to create educational experiences that are aligned with the University's mission and values.
  • Publishing activities began: 2021
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 2 - Early
  • Open access focus: Central to mission
  • Portion of Open Access publications: All
  • 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): 4
  • Individual people: 4
  • Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

  • Open educational resources


Open Educational Resources Publishing:
  • Open Educational Resources: 4
  • Peer-reviewed Open Educational Resources: 4

Highlights

Top Publications:
  • Customer Insights (open textbook)
  • Sports Marketing (open textbook)
  • Academic Skills Pocketbook (open textbook)
  • A Guide to Creative Commons (open textbok)
Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Business
  • Copyright

Partners

  • Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Graduate students
  • Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  • Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  • Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
  • Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Authors interested in collaborating with our authors
  • Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): Yes

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • text
Software & Platforms:
  • Pressbooks
Additional Services:
  • author advisory - copyright
  • analytics
  • cataloging
  • DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers
  • graphic design (print or web)
  • image services
  • marketing
  • metadata
  • outreach
  • peer review management
  • training

Policies

  • Disability Policy: https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=94&version=1
  • Intellectual Property Policy: https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00085

    • Additional Information

    Last Year:
    Western Open Books also provides a platform for Western Sydney University authors to publish free, openly-licensed content to support the University's Sustainable Development Goals.