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LIBR 559K: Topics In Computer-Based Information Systems: Open Access -- Course Syllabus (1)

Course Number and Name: Topics in computer-based information systems: open access
Course Schedule:  Saturday, May 14 9:00 – 12:00 & 1:00 – 5:00 & Saturday, May 28, 2011, 9:00 – 12:00
Location: Barber 461
Instructor:  Heather Morrison
Office location:  SLAIS Adjuncts Office
Office phone:  SLAIS 604-822-2404 (e-mail preferred)
Office hours: By appointment.
Email: hgmorris@gmail.com
Course website address: http://blogs.ubc.ca/oa2011/

Course Goal: To provide overview of the basic concepts of Open Access. The open access movement is one of the key trends in librarianship today, one that presents librarians and archivists with challenges, but also significant opportunities for leadership. This course will provide students with an overview of open access, key definitions, how and why libraries and archives are involved in open access, trends, policies, and implications for librarians and archivists.

Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • have a basic understanding of what open access is, and be able to distinguish open access from related trends (such as free access to back issues of journals) (brief overview)
  • understand open access archiving, library and archives involvement, and key issues for librarians and archivists
  • understand open access publishing and its implications and opportunities for libraries
  • know about major open access resources
  • be able to provide assistance and advice to researchers wishing or needing to provide open access to their works
  • have an introduction to the transformative potential of open access
  • have produced a subject guide or tutorial on an open access related topic

Course Topics:

  • overview and definitions of open access
  • open access publishing (full, hybrids, library as publisher)
  • open access archiving (institutional and disciplinary, library involvement)
  • open access policy and advocacy and library roles
  • futures for open access, and transformative potential of open access

Prerequisites: ARST/LIBR 500, 501, 502, 503 for students in the MLIS and Dual programs.  MAC Core for students in the MAS program.

Format of the course:  Lecture, discussion, and guest speakers.

Required and Recommended Reading:

Required Advanced Readings:

 

Required Resources (Students should have some familiarity with each of these resources):

 

Authors’ Rights

  • Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition

Policy Directories

 

Open Access Archives Resources

News

 

Recommended:

  • Charles Bailey.  Open Access Bibliography:  Liberating Scholarly Literature with E-Prints and Open Access Journals.
    http://www.digital-scholarship.com/oab/oab.htm  Overview of open access concepts, bibliography of resources on open access from 1999 – 2004. 
  • CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI5), April 2007:  all presentations freely available as webcasts:
    http://oai5.web.cern.ch/oai5/

 

Listservs:

 

Course Assignments, Due dates and Weight in relation to final course mark: [please use table – change the number of columns/rows as needed]

Class Participation

Continuing

10%

Brief Presentation (5 minutes or less)

Due May 14th

20%

Assignment  (Subject guide or tutorial on open-access related topic for web delivery, e.g. website, blog, podcast, Open Access Directory page)

Due June 7th

70%

 

Course Schedule

Saturday, May 14 9:00 – 12:00

Open Access Definitions & Overview
Open Access Policy

Saturday, May 14 1:00 – 5:00

Open Access Publishing
Speaker?: 

Saturday, May 28 9:00 – 12:00

Open Access Archiving
Speaker?: 

 

Attendance: The calendar states: “Regular attendance is expected of students in all their classes (including lectures, laboratories, tutorials, seminars, etc.). Students who neglect their academic work and assignments may be excluded from the final examinations. Students who are unavoidably absent because of illness or disability should report to their instructors on return to classes.”

Evaluation: All assignments will be awarded letter grades using the evaluative criteria given on the SLAIS web site.

Written & Spoken English Requirement: Written and spoken work may receive a lower mark if it is, in the opinion of the instructor, deficient in English.

Access & Diversity: Access & Diversity works with the University to create an inclusive living and learning environment in which all students can thrive. The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the Access and Diversity unit: [http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/drc.cfm]. You must register with the Disability Resource Centre to be granted special accommodations for any on-going conditions.

Religious Accommodation:  The University accommodates students whose religious obligations conflict with attendance, submitting assignments, or completing scheduled tests and examinations. Please let your instructor know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. Students who plan to be absent for varsity athletics, family obligations, or other similar commitments, cannot assume they will be accommodated, and should discuss their commitments with the instructor before the course drop date. UBC policy on Religious Holidays: http://www.universitycounsel.ubc.ca/policies/policy65.pdf .

Academic Dishonesty: Please review the UBC Calendar Academic regulations for the University policy on cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty: http://www.students.ubc.ca/calendar/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959. Also visit and review the contents of these two resources: Academic Integrity Resource Centre: http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/get-study-help/academic-integrity/ and Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility For Your Work ( http://www.arts.ubc.ca/arts-students/plagiarism-avoided.html) for useful information on avoiding plagiarism and on correct documentation practice. Students are held responsible for knowing and following all University regulations regarding academic dishonesty. If a student does not know how to properly cite a source or what constitutes proper use of a source it is the student's personal responsibility to obtain the needed information and to apply it within University guidelines and policies. If evidence of academic dishonesty is found in a course assignment, previously submitted work in this course may be reviewed for possible academic dishonesty and grades modified as appropriate. UBC policy requires that all suspected cases of academic dishonesty must be forwarded to the Dean for possible action.