Papers by Josh Bolick
In the last round of author-sharing policy revisions, Elsevier created a labyrinthine title-by-ti... more In the last round of author-sharing policy revisions, Elsevier created a labyrinthine title-by-title embargo structure requiring embargoes from 12 to 48 months for authors sharing via institutional repository (IR), while permitting immediate sharing via an author’s personal website or blog. At the same time, all prepublication versions are to bear a Creative Commons-Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) license. At the time this policy was announced, it was criticized by many in the scholarly communication community as overly complicated and restrictive. However, this CC licensing requirement creates an avenue for subverting an embargo in the IR to achieve quicker and wider open distribution of the author’s accepted manuscript (AAM). To wit, authors may post an appropriately licensed copy on their personal site or blog, at which point the author’s host institution may deposit without an embargo in the IR, not through the license granted in the publication agreement, but through the CC license on the author’s version, which the sharing policy mandates. This article outlines the background and rationale of the issue and discusses the benefits, workflows, and remaining questions.
How open access is crucial to the future of science
A commentary published recently in The Journal of Wildlife Management argued that open access pub... more A commentary published recently in The Journal of Wildlife Management argued that open access publication has strong negative implications for the future of science. Unfortunately, that commentary was founded in serious and deep misconceptions about the distinctions between open access, commercial, and society publications, and the rigor of peer review in open access journals. To the contrary, open access responds more appropriately than traditional closed publishing venues to the needs and participation of an increasingly global scholarly research community, and peer review by a broader community may in many cases be more rigorous, responding to the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of modern research. We respectfully suggest that The Wildlife Society consider a transition from closed access to open access for The Journal of Wildlife Management, as a means of optimizing and maximizing its role in communications in the field.
Letter to Editors of Science.
Citation: A. Townsend Peterson, Ada Emmett, Josh Bolick, Marc Gree... more Letter to Editors of Science.
Citation: A. Townsend Peterson, Ada Emmett, Josh Bolick, Marc Greenberg and Brian Rosenblum (June 16, 2016) Subsidizing truly open access, Science 352 (6292), 1405. doi: 10.1126/science.aag0946.
Libraries large and small are developing services to support the creation of scholarship as part ... more Libraries large and small are developing services to support the creation of scholarship as part of a broader trend in redefining librarianship in the 21st century. Getting the Word Out: Academic Libraries as Scholarly Publishers documents the current state of academic library publishing; including its justifications, methods, and products, providing an essential and timely snapshot of the state of library publishing. In a growing number of cases university presses are reporting to their institutional libraries, or working with libraries to build meaningful collaborations that benefit both parties, and more importantly, authors and consumers. Many libraries are building services to meet a broad range of publishing needs within their institutional communities, with outputs ranging from traditional products such as peer-reviewed journals and monographs to undergraduate research and grey literature.
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2014
There is a significant and important responsibility as libraries move into the role of publishing... more There is a significant and important responsibility as libraries move into the role of publishing to retain our heritage of “access for all.” Connecting and collaborating with colleagues in the publishing industry is essential, but should come with the understanding that the library as an organization is access-prone. This article discusses the complexities of navigating that relationship, and calls for libraries and publishers to embrace and respect the position from which we begin. Finally, the article forecasts several possible characteristics of what “publishing” might look like if libraries press the principle of access in this growing area.
Presentations by Josh Bolick
Presented August 18, 2016 at University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Summit,... more Presented August 18, 2016 at University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Summit, an annual innovative pedagogy event, with support from Dr. Amy Rossomondo.
Presented November 12, 2015 at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Digital Humaniti... more Presented November 12, 2015 at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Digital Humanities and Culture. The manner in which students and scholars produce and consume research has undergone a shift in recent decades. Expanded research territories, rich avenues for collaboration, and new paths for sharing knowledge abound. At the same time, questions remain for many about this new landscape: What is the status of open access journals? What are the most professional ways for authors to leverage their rights to share research? What roles are available for libraries, university centers, departments, professional organizations, or individual scholars in promoting open access? How can the scholarly community navigate this landscape to accomplish our individual and collective goals?
Workshops by Josh Bolick
Second in a 3-part series on professional development (Spring 2015) for graduate students in the ... more Second in a 3-part series on professional development (Spring 2015) for graduate students in the FSU College of Education.
First of three in a series on professional development for graduate students in the FSU College o... more First of three in a series on professional development for graduate students in the FSU College of Education (Spring 2015).
Invited presentation (October 2015) to graduate students in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at K... more Invited presentation (October 2015) to graduate students in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at KU, covering academic publishing, open access, author's rights, and visibility. Part of a course in Responsible Conduct of Research. A modified version of this talk has also been given to Medicinal Chemistry and Geography grad students under similar circumstances.
Interviews and News Mentions by Josh Bolick
How some KU professors are saving students money on textbooks
Nov. 2016 article in University Daily Kansan (KU student paper) about open textbook initiatives.
Students collaborate with KU libraries to sound off about the high cost of textbooks
Interview with local television news during Open Access Week 2015 related to an open textbook event.
Reports by Josh Bolick
International Open Access Week is an annual occasion for the international research and academic ... more International Open Access Week is an annual occasion for the international research and academic communities to learn about the benefits and opportunities of open access, the goal of which is to "...inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research." Open Access Week 2013 occurred in the last full week of October, the 21st through 27th. This was the sixth year that Open Access Week was celebrated, and the fourth year it was observed at Florida State University. This year's theme for Open Access Week was "Redefining Impact." As open access is generally heralded by librarians, events and initiatives around that topic are hosted by Florida State University Libraries. Following the lead of other universities that hosted Open Access Week events, the 2010 and 2011 programs included lectures, panels and discussions. While the programs were generally well-regarded and in line with current events and interesting topics, they were largely attended by open access advocates and librarians. As the goals of FSU's open access program became clearer, the decision was made that lectures and panels hosted in the library were not achieving the desired effect of raising campus-wide awareness about open access. The 2012 initiative for Open Access Week took the form of an information campaign, including eight posters, informational brochures, and staff time spent at an information table in the main floor of the library. While unable to measure effectiveness by numbers of attendees, it became apparent that the level of knowledge about open access is increasing as outreach takes new flavors.
Talks by Josh Bolick
In April, 2016, I delivered the keynote address at the Kansas Library Association and Nebraska Li... more In April, 2016, I delivered the keynote address at the Kansas Library Association and Nebraska Library Association (College and University Library Sections) Joint Conference. The theme of the conference was “Open Access, Open Borders: Networking with Colleagues Across State Lines.” My talk was titled “The (Rough & Many-laned) Road to Open: How Do We Get There From Here?”. Therein I outlined my early career in librarianship, anchored in the experience of developing an open access policy at Florida State University. From the experience I derived four lessons learned:
1. Context matters; we must understand the needs of the audience we wish to serve and communicate in their language to meet those needs, minimizing our own goals while working towards them.
2. Scholarly communication is broad and applicable across many contexts; any part of scholarly communication becomes a vehicle for the rest of the parts.
3. Resistance is to be expected and embraced; resistance to new ideas or ways of doing things is a healthy and reasonable reaction. It’s an opportunity to engage an audience on a difficult topic and advocate for change while honoring their agency in the solution.
4. A balance must be struck between idealism and pragmatism; idealism is what animates my work, but compromise, empathy, and pragmatism are what make forward movement and productive conversations possible.
This is essentially a transcript, hence the conversational tone. Since this wasn’t a scholarly communication conference, many of the attendees were unfamiliar with open access, so the content is fairly introductory.
Conference Presentations by Josh Bolick
In the last round of author sharing policy revisions, Elsevier created a labyrinthine title-by-ti... more In the last round of author sharing policy revisions, Elsevier created a labyrinthine title-by-title embargo structure requiring embargoes from 12-48 months for author sharing via institutional repository (IR), while permitting immediate sharing via author's personal website or blog. At the same time, all pre-publication versions are to bear a Creative Commons-Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) license. At the time this policy was announced, it was criticized by many in the scholarly communication community as overly complicated and unnecessary. However, this CC licensing requirement creates an avenue for subverting the embargo in the IR to achieve quicker open distribution of the author's accepted manuscript. In short, authors may post an appropriately licensed copy on their personal site, at which point we may deposit without embargo in the IR, not through the license granted in the publication agreement, but through the CC license on the author's version, which the sharing policy mandates. This poster will outline this issue, our experimentation with application, and engage viewers in questions regarding its potential risks, benefits, and workflows.
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Papers by Josh Bolick
Citation: A. Townsend Peterson, Ada Emmett, Josh Bolick, Marc Greenberg and Brian Rosenblum (June 16, 2016) Subsidizing truly open access, Science 352 (6292), 1405. doi: 10.1126/science.aag0946.
Presentations by Josh Bolick
Workshops by Josh Bolick
Interviews and News Mentions by Josh Bolick
Reports by Josh Bolick
Talks by Josh Bolick
1. Context matters; we must understand the needs of the audience we wish to serve and communicate in their language to meet those needs, minimizing our own goals while working towards them.
2. Scholarly communication is broad and applicable across many contexts; any part of scholarly communication becomes a vehicle for the rest of the parts.
3. Resistance is to be expected and embraced; resistance to new ideas or ways of doing things is a healthy and reasonable reaction. It’s an opportunity to engage an audience on a difficult topic and advocate for change while honoring their agency in the solution.
4. A balance must be struck between idealism and pragmatism; idealism is what animates my work, but compromise, empathy, and pragmatism are what make forward movement and productive conversations possible.
This is essentially a transcript, hence the conversational tone. Since this wasn’t a scholarly communication conference, many of the attendees were unfamiliar with open access, so the content is fairly introductory.
Conference Presentations by Josh Bolick
Citation: A. Townsend Peterson, Ada Emmett, Josh Bolick, Marc Greenberg and Brian Rosenblum (June 16, 2016) Subsidizing truly open access, Science 352 (6292), 1405. doi: 10.1126/science.aag0946.
1. Context matters; we must understand the needs of the audience we wish to serve and communicate in their language to meet those needs, minimizing our own goals while working towards them.
2. Scholarly communication is broad and applicable across many contexts; any part of scholarly communication becomes a vehicle for the rest of the parts.
3. Resistance is to be expected and embraced; resistance to new ideas or ways of doing things is a healthy and reasonable reaction. It’s an opportunity to engage an audience on a difficult topic and advocate for change while honoring their agency in the solution.
4. A balance must be struck between idealism and pragmatism; idealism is what animates my work, but compromise, empathy, and pragmatism are what make forward movement and productive conversations possible.
This is essentially a transcript, hence the conversational tone. Since this wasn’t a scholarly communication conference, many of the attendees were unfamiliar with open access, so the content is fairly introductory.