Outside our comfort Zone: The Library as
PublisherNicole Sump-Crethar Robin LeechDigital Services Librarian Head, Digital InitiativesOklahoma State University Oklahoma State [email protected] [email protected]
LITA National ForumSt. Louis, MOOct. 1, 2011
OJS Features
OJS can be installed locally or hosted at ScholarTime
Editors configure requirements, sections, review
process, etc.
Online submission and management of all content
Subscription module with delayed open access options
Comprehensive indexing
Email notification and commenting ability for readers.
Complete context-sensitive online Help support.
Professional Hosting . . .
• Journal began publishing in 2007• Dr. Todd Hubbard: Editor, Copyeditor,
Proofreader• Managed exclusively by faculty• Migrated (OJS) in 2008
Publishing – online only
• Published annually in print and online• ONPS in training for upload, editing, publishing• Using author submission/review process
Hybrid Annual
Publishes in both print and onlineA member of the National Institutes for Water ResourcesFunded by USGSProduces Research Reports every year (3-12)
Publishing Research Reports
Publishing the back file
Shared authorship/publication/copyright• University of Oklahoma• University of Central Oklahoma• Oklahoma State University
Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology
Technical Requirements
• PHP support (4.2.x or later)• MySQL (3.23 or later) or PostgreSQL (7.1 or later)• Apache (1.3.2x or later) or Apache 2 (2.0.4x or later) or
Microsoft IIS 6 (PHP 5.x required)• Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows operating systems
Help documentation: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/index/help/
OJS in an Hour: http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/demo/present/index.php/index/help/
Forums: http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/
Logging In
• Basic user home (anyone registered with the journals, including readers, sees this screen)
Logging In
• Journal manager is the top level, but doesn’t have control over all functions, but can register users, assign roles and log in as other users
Editorial and Other Roles
• Journal Manager• Editor• Section Editor• Reviewer• Copyeditor• Layout Editor• Proofreader• Reader
From OJS in an Hour, p. 12
Customization
• Look customizable using style sheets• Language customizable using language files plug in
Using the author submission process• Individual authors can submit their work to the journal• Editors assign reviewers• Reviewers submit comments• Authors make revisions• Editors accept and publish the articles
Loading back files of a journal
• Articles will have to be separated from journal issues using acrobat or similar
• Issues where articles can be published will need to be created in OJS
• XML Plug In• Expedited submission process
• Begin as an author and submit the article• Choose to jump to the editing queue• You are automatically logged in as editor and can
publish the article to the appropriate issue
Possible uses for OJS
• Journal with a subscription model (embargoes are also possible)
• Open Access Journal• Technical Reports• Newsletters• More…
Getting Found
• Directory of Open Access Journals, http://www.doaj.org/ • Google Scholar• Databases like Ebsco
Training for Users
• Videos are best for people who want to manage their own journals
• Step by step instructions seem to work for students uploading articles
• Be prepared to answer lots of questions
Support
• Community forum is helpful for most questions• If you are hosting yourself it helps to know someone else
with a similar set up
Nicole Sump-CretharOklahoma State UniversityDigital Library [email protected]: sumpcreGoogle voice: 405-509-9290Twitter: ansumpcre
Contact Us
Robin LeechOklahoma State UniversityHead, Digital [email protected]: robinhleech