embracing undergraduate research; creating the 'arsenal
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Embracing Undergraduate Research: Creating the Arsenal
Abigail Drescher, MACenter for Undergraduate Research & ScholarshipAugusta University
Melissa Johnson, MLISReese LibraryAugusta University
Kim Mears, MLISRobert Greenblatt, MD LibraryAugusta University
31st Annual NASIG Conference Embracing New Horizons
Albuquerque, NM June 10, 2016
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Embracing Our History
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Creating a Research University
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The University Libraries
Reese Library, Summerville Campus
Greenblatt Library, Health Sciences Campus
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Scholarly Commons
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• Faculty Publications• Student/Faculty Research• Theses and Dissertations• Historical• Institutional Artifacts
Content of Repository
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Embracing Undergraduate Research
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University Strategic Priority
SP 3: Be a Nationally & Internationally Recognized Leader in Research, Discovery, And Scholarship
SP 3: Organizational Goal 4
Promote a culture of undergraduate and graduate student research.
Augusta University embraces a culture of student research, supporting efforts to grow undergraduate research. We are devoted to encouraging collaborative research between faculty and students throughout the enterprise. We encourage original research and creative activity by students in all areas and disciplines of the University
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Center for Undergraduate Research
• Started in 2007• Supports faculty-led research
and scholarly activity with undergraduates at Augusta University
• Brown Bag Seminar Series• Promotes culture of UR at AU• Works closely with the AU
Honors Program
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Summer Scholars• 6 Weeks during Summer Semester• Faculty submit proposals for projects• Students must apply for program• Receive stipend for 20 hours per week of
research– Heroes and Villains– Pancreatic Cancer– Police Perception after Ferguson
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On the Shoulders of Giants
• Student organization• Student majors from
various departments• Psychological Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Political Science
• Vision• Student reviewers
CURS Student Organization: On the Shoulders of Giants
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Embracing Library Research
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Collaborators
Libraries: Kim Mears, Scholarly Communications Librarian and
Melissa Johnson, Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
Student Organization: On the Shoulders of Giants, Khadijah Alexander (President)
CURS: Abigail M. Drescher, Program Coordinator
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Resources Consulted• Council on Undergraduate Research
(CUR)– Cur.org
• "How to Start an Undergraduate Research Journal"
– D. Alexis Hart• “Undergraduate Research Offices &
Programs: Models & Practices” – Edited by Joyce Kinkead and
Linda Blockus
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Models of URJs
Student Run
Faculty Run
Hybrid
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Student Publishing
• Entering into a (discipline-based) research community• Intellectual value to students of writing and rewriting in a
public forum. • Seeing the student as a producer of knowledge.• Faculty & student engagement outside of the classroom• The value of making student research public.
(Hart 2012, 5-7)
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Reviewing Options for Publication• Examples of Augusta University publications• Discuss publishing possibilities
– Print vs. Online– Academic vs. Creative
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Other Universities with URJs• Georgia Tech• UGA• University of North Georgia • Appalachian State• University of Pittsburgh• Furman
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• Journal for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (JURO)• Began in 2001• Journal Staff – Students• Faculty – Editors in chief• Published annually – yearly CURO conference presentations• 2010 issue published to website - http://juro.uga.edu/• Now published as one PDF• http://curo.uga.edu/sites/default/files/docs/juro/Final_JURO_2015.pdf
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University of North Georgia• University of North Georgia • Began in 2012• Faculty Editors/Student authors • Digital Commons BePress• Use BookLogix to print entire issue• Individual articles indexed• Regional • Research and creative works • http://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/papersandpubs/
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Furman University
• Electronic Journal of Undergraduate Mathematics
• Online-only • BePress • Students must have sponsor• Faculty – Editor• http://scholarexchange.furman.edu/fuejum/
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Georgia Tech
• Began in 2008• Biannually – print and electronic• Accepts rolling submissions from undergraduates at GT• Uses Website – individual articles available or whole PDF• 2013 – published articles in conjunction with MIT • Student Run• www.gttower.org
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• Appalachian State • “Edited by undergraduates with the help of a faculty
board”• Annual publication• Began in 2004• Electronic publication • One PDF• “EBSCOhost Discovery Service” • Part of university website -
http://historymatters.appstate.edu/
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University of Pittsburgh
• Forbes & Fifth • Student Run• Published Spring & Fall • Print & Electronic - CC-BY• Research and Creative
Works (Interdisciplinary Collaboration)
• D-Scribe Digital Publishing thru library http://www.asundergrad.pitt.edu/our/forbes-fifth-journal
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Traditional Publication
Web hosting: $$$
Submission and peer review workflow system: $$
CLOCKSS archival service: $$$
Arsenal Journal in Repository
Web hosting: FREE
Submission and peer review workflow through various systems: FREE
Archival service through repository: FREE
Publishing Models
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Researched other models of journal hosting – Coyote Papers (University of Arizona)– Transforming Education (Augusta University)– Metadata (Dublin Core)
Publishing in the Repository
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DSpaceCommunit
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Sub-Communit
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Collection
Items
Collection
Communities
Administrative UnitsCenters & InstitutesColleges & ProgramsConferences, Workshops, & LecturesOpen Access JournalsTheses and Dissertations
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Embracing the Journal’s Identity
Name, Purpose, & Infrastructure
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What’s in a Name?• Finding a name for an UR journal is a process
Students Administrators Communications and Marketing
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Augusta Arsenal
Image Source: Heather Hopkins
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• to promote and highlight the undergraduate research from a wide range of disciplines conducted at Augusta University
• Facilitate scholarly collaborations between students and faculty
• Expose students to the publication and peer review process
Arsenal: The UR Journal of Augusta University
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Aims and Scope• To represent and highlight undergraduate research of academic and
scholarly value from a wide range of disciplines at Augusta University• To involve undergraduate students in the peer review process under the
guidance of faculty mentors• To provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to prepare research
and scholarly papers for publication• To create an outlet for undergraduate research to be presented in a
professional environment• To create a platform for undergraduate research to gain recognition for their
achievements• To enhance students’ qualifications for career and academic goals post-
graduation
A section of the journal will be dedicated to listing undergraduate scholarly work that has been presented in non-manuscript format by AU students.
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Journal Infrastructure
ISSN
URL
DOI
Aims &
ScopeMet
a Data
Title
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Metadata• Author: LastName, FirstName• Affiliation: Student(s) Department • Title of Work• Abstract • Subjects (keywords and LC
Subject Headings)• Student’s advisor • Date of publication or distribution• Sponsor (if funded)• DOI• Series/Report No.
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ISSNMaintains metadata on Journal
– name– format– publisher– frequency– price– url
Provide link to published issuehttp://www.loc.gov/issn
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DOI
• Digital Object Identifier• CrossRef Member• Charge per article• http://www.crossref.org/
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Copyright
• Author’s Rights• Creative Commons
– Attribution– Non-commercial – No derivatives
Image Source: Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#/media/File:Copyright.svg
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Journal Website = LibGuide
http://guides.augusta.edu/Arsenal
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Embracing Processes and Procedures
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Submission Guidelines(Created by student organization and program coordinator)
• Must be student at Augusta University• Students must be primary author• No previously published works or works submitted elsewhere• Establish Format
– Style: APA (American Psychological Association), 6th Edition, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, double spaced, 1 inch margins
– Language: English– File Format: Microsoft Word– Abstract: 150-250 words– Length: 2,000 - 6,000 words
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Criteria for Acceptance• Created by student organization and program organization• Rubric created by student organization• Example of content:
– Title• How relevant is the title to the content?
– Abstract• Does the depth of the abstract relate to the depth of the paper?• Is the information provided in the abstract a good summary of
the paper?• Is the abstract concise?
– Introduction• Is there sufficient information in the introduction?• Is there a clear hypothesis or purpose that relates to the
research?
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Faculty Research Mentor Form
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Submitting Articles
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Submission Form
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Blind Peer Review
AUTHOR(S)
FACULTY ADVISOR MANAGING EDITOR
OSG PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT
ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
FACULTY REVIEWER
STUDENT REVIEWER
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Peer Reviewers
• Collaboration between faculty and student to complete peer review and recommend decision– On the Shoulders of Giants Members– Major/Minor in subject area
• Decision– Accept / Accept with Revisions / Reject
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Editorial Board
3 Faculty Members– Campus Faculty Members– 2 Librarians– President and Vice President of student organization
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Editorial Process • Step 1: New submission• Step 2: Blinding• Step 3: Select the reviewer• Step 4: Acceptance or Rejection• Step 5: Author Revision• Step 6: Resubmission• Step 7: Copyediting and Proofreading• Step 8: Typesetting• Step 9: Publication
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Next Steps
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Supporting students
• How to write for publication• Style and formatting guidelines• Literature searching• FAQs
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Call for papers
• Table at ClubFest• Posted on “Stall Wall”• First Call for Papers –
January 2016• 6 submissions
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Copyediting
• Correct grammar and punctuation mistakes
• Ensure that spelling is correct and consistent and follows journal style
• Ensure that the paper is properly referenced using APA 6th edition
• Cross-check the references and any tables and figures
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Typesetting
Creating an article layout and template– Whitespace– Columns– Margins– Page number placement– Font– Headings/subheadings
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Publishing the First Issue
• Goal: publish by end of Summer 2016
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Embracing Challenges
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Considerations
• University Name Change• Insufficient Submissions
• Deadline extension• Resubmission after author revisions • Changing Publication Boards
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Faculty Apprehension
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Sustainability
• Student Organization/Graduating Students
• Faculty Changes
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Future Directions
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)• Subscription Notifications• Faculty Buy-In• Marketing• Indexing
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References
Council of Undergraduate Research. (2016). Council on Undergraduate Research. Retrieved from www.cur.org
Hart, Alexis D. (2012). How to Start an Undergraduate Research Journal. Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research.
Kinkead, J., & Blockus, L. (Eds.). (2012). Undergraduate Research Offices & Programs: Models & Practices. Washington, DC: Council on Undergraduate Research.
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Questions