the signal in the noise: oa journals, indexes and the...
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The Signal in the Noise: OA Journals, Indexes and the Problems of Visibility & Legitimacy
Monica Westin, California Digital Library
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Searching for sheriffs in OA-ville
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Image: National Archives and Records Administration
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Academic indexes increase discovery and signal high quality of journal content and practices, making them important for the long-term health of journals.
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However, getting a journal included in appropriate indexes is also time-consuming, challenging, and a difficult process for editors to do alone.
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• MEDLINE• Discipline-
specific• Subject
specialist librarian partnership (campus)
• DOAJ• Broad index• Challenging
application• Library publisher
partnership (CDL)
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A tale of two indexes/ CDL case studies
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WestJEM: local librarian partner
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When should library publisher step in? DOAJ case study
• Not discipline-specific
• “Gateway index”• Famously
challenging application
• Confusion around removal and application status
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Chart courtesy Dr Tom Olijhoekhttps://www.slideshare.net/doaj/doaj-as-gatekeeper-for-quality-open-access-journals
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How our team is stepping in:
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• Create resources for editors
• Add features?• Outreach • Offer to apply on behalf
of overwhelmed journals• Future: generate
spreadsheets for application
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Subject specialist librarian partner for indexing: • As journals identify which discipline-
specific indexes to target & prioritize• As journals apply for discipline-specific
indexes
Library publisher’s role:• Crucial early indexes/ gatekeepers &
gateways • Challenging processes where there is a
broad need for additional resources and support
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Conclusions & feedback
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