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WILU Conference, Toronto May 18, 2007 Christopher V. Hollister, MLS Stewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP A Journal Whose Time Has Come: Communications in Information Literacy www.comminfolit.org

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

A Journal Whose Time Has Come:

Communications in Information Literacy

www.comminfolit.org

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Editors-in-Chief…

Stewart M. BrowerCoordinator of Information Management Education ServicesHealth Sciences LibraryUniversity at [email protected]

Christopher V. HollisterCoordinator of Library InstructionArts & Sciences LibrariesUniversity at [email protected]

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Brief history…2004 – 2005 Brower & Hollister co-author a study (with Pirrung &

Tysick)

May 2005 Brower proposes journal project

July – October 2006

Hollister develops editorial guidelines & recruits for editorial board

October 2006 Brower installs Online Journal Systems & develops site; Hollister announces CIL & circulates first call for authors

October 2006 Elsevier announces discontinuation of Research Strategies

December 2006 First manuscript received

May 2007 Inaugural issue published

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

About…

• Peer-reviewed• Open Journal Systems• Open access• Creative Commons licensing• No author fees• “PBS model” of financing• Editorial independence

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Practicalities…• Reviews: 2 – 8 weeks• Editing, editing, editing• Layouts & proofs• Browser issues

----------• 33% acceptance rate

----------• Dedication, patience & sense of humor

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Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Indexing…• BISON (University at Buffalo’s OPAC); WorldCat• Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory• DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals• Google Scholar• Library Literature & Information Science Full-Text• LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts• LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology

Abstracts• ERIC: Education Resources Information Center• Education Full-Text

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Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Future…

• Revised author guidelines

• Information literacy news

• Special issues

• Print-on-demand

• Marketing & publicity

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Motto…

“Have something to say, and say it well.”

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WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007

Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP

Mechanics…

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