LibGuides: Scholarly Communication: Digital Scholarship & Research Services

Library Services for Scholarly Communication

Work with faculty, students, and staff to identify low or no-cost textbook options.
- Informing the library about required course material and putting it on course reserve can alleviate the cost burden of supplies for many students.
- Interested in working with an open-access textbook but unsure where to start? Ask a librarian about the open-access materials we have access to.
- OhioLINK's Open Course Content Library is an excellent place to start browsing.
Assist liaison area with utilizing library resources
Advocate for open access and sustainable scholarly communication and keep up to dates on changes to the scholarly communication workflows
Promote new avenues of scholarly communication such as open-access publishing, journal hosting, etc.
Copyright and Fair Use -Understand the right of fair use to promote the preservation, access, and discovery of materials in research and instruction.
Digital publishing - Incorporate faculty/student scholarship into the Digital Commons @ Otterbein for accreditation, program review, retention, and recruitment.