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JScholarship makes Hopkins research more accessible
Issue date: 2/28/08
Hopkins faculty and students will be able to publish their research on a new Internet database entitled JScholarship, giving the public more access to free scholarly information in a joint effort by the Sheridan and Welch libraries.
Currently, only faculty-sponsored research will be published, but there is the possibility of publishing student works in the future, such as senior design projects and undergraduate honors theses.
"Faculty often sign away some of their rights when they publish an article in a journal. This may include the right to publish a free copy of their article," said David Reynolds, manager of Scholarly Digital Initiatives.
Faculty articles which have already been published in a journal can be submitted to JScholarship as long as the copyright allows. The library can provide assistance to faculty with determining the publishing policies of journals.
Among the digital library collections which are available on JScholarship are the government collections. Also posted are high-resolution scans of maps, as well as a number of other collections.
Archives of old research can be made available, and some technical reports dating from the 1970s and the 1980s are already available. There is also the possibility that faculty members will be able to post teaching resources on JScholarship.
Recently there have been two breakthroughs to change the world of scholarly publications and make free access more readily available. First, it is now required that all research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be deposited in PubMed Central within 12 months of publication.
Secondly, the Harvard faculty senate passed a mandate that requires all faculty research to be deposited in Harvard's repository within a certain time frame.
According to Reynolds, the steps taken by these two organizations can lead to greater access of articles to the public. Faculty members at Harvard and researchers funded by the NIH won't be able to publish in a journal that won't allow them to post a free copy due to copyright issues.
Currently, only faculty-sponsored research will be published, but there is the possibility of publishing student works in the future, such as senior design projects and undergraduate honors theses.
"Faculty often sign away some of their rights when they publish an article in a journal. This may include the right to publish a free copy of their article," said David Reynolds, manager of Scholarly Digital Initiatives.
Faculty articles which have already been published in a journal can be submitted to JScholarship as long as the copyright allows. The library can provide assistance to faculty with determining the publishing policies of journals.
Among the digital library collections which are available on JScholarship are the government collections. Also posted are high-resolution scans of maps, as well as a number of other collections.
Archives of old research can be made available, and some technical reports dating from the 1970s and the 1980s are already available. There is also the possibility that faculty members will be able to post teaching resources on JScholarship.
Recently there have been two breakthroughs to change the world of scholarly publications and make free access more readily available. First, it is now required that all research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to be deposited in PubMed Central within 12 months of publication.
Secondly, the Harvard faculty senate passed a mandate that requires all faculty research to be deposited in Harvard's repository within a certain time frame.
According to Reynolds, the steps taken by these two organizations can lead to greater access of articles to the public. Faculty members at Harvard and researchers funded by the NIH won't be able to publish in a journal that won't allow them to post a free copy due to copyright issues.
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