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Undergraduate Journals Publishing with the University of Iowa Libraries Wendy C Robertson Digital Scholarship Librarian Digital Research and Publishing © The University of Iowa 201
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Undergraduate JournalsPublishing with the University of Iowa Libraries
Wendy C RobertsonDigital Scholarship LibrarianDigital Research and Publishing
© The University of Iowa 2014
Library publishing services http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/publishing/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/
The Libraries can help you publish a journal.
http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/poroi/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/mff/about.html
http://ir.uiowa.edu/ijcs/editorialboard.html
http://ir.uiowa.edu/pog/vol3/iss1/2/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/dadasur/vol19/iss1/4/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/all_issues.html
http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/vol1/iss1/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/poroi/vol2/iss1/7/
http://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1269&context=dadasur
Why publish in Iowa Research Online and not just on your website?
It won’t cost you anything.
The Libraries will support publishing a broad range of content.
Contact your subject specialist or Digital Research & Publishing for more information
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/publishing/#journal
The Libraries can help you publish an undergraduate journal.
Undergraduate journals require faculty support.
Benefits to the student…
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We found that students who would otherwise hide behind the jargon of their discipline, are really forced to explain and clarify their ideas when asked to write for a different audience.
Charles Watkinson, Director of Purdue University PressASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research
Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (about 10:50-11:30)
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Just the act of writing about a complex subject improves their research and writing skills.”
Charles Watkinson, Director of Purdue University PressASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research
Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (about 11:40)
Undergraduate research journals can be part of two of the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ high-impact educational practices: ‣ Writing intensive courses ‣ Undergraduate research
http://www.aacu.org/leap/hip.cfm
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We are hearing students want experiences to show that they can apply what they’ve learned, and that they can make an impact beyond the walls of their campus.
Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityThe Value of Library Publishing & Undergraduate Education,
http://works.bepress.com/stephanie_davis_kahl/39/, slide 7
Benefits to the department and institution …
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It can help to showcase the intellectual caliber of our students. It can help set expectations for our incoming students. It can provide a vehicle for donors, or for fund raising.
Dr. Joe O'Shea - Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Florida State UniversityASERL Webinar: Library Publishing #2 -- Focus on Undergraduate Research
Journals http://vimeo.com/71461004 (43:46-44:01)
Why not just have them publish in a “real” journal?
The challenges are real but the journals are worth the effort.
Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpur/
Public Policy Titles
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/sppp/
http://chronicle.com/article/Undergraduate-Research-Gets/140067/
http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/shop/
http://rockefeller.dartmouth.edu/shop/index.html#fy13briefs
Additional examples University of Illinois at Chicago http://jur.phy.uic.edu/
University of Maryland College Park http://scientificterrapin.umd.edu/
The Ohio State University http://juros.osu.edu/
University of Michigan http://umurj.org/
Michigan State University http://www.recur.msu.edu/
University of Nebraska Lincoln literary journal http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/laurus/
University of Wisconsin-Madison – international studies journal http://juis.global.wisc.edu/
University of Minnesota psychology journal http://www.psych.umn.edu/sentience/
University of Iowa history journal http://clas.uiowa.edu/history/iowa-historical-review
As with any new journal, make sure it fills a gap in the publication landscape.
• Council on Undergraduate Research list of undergraduate journals
• UNL’s information about undergraduate journals and a topical listing
• The Undergraduate Journals and Conference Directory
Thanks!
Wendy [email protected]
Digital Research and Publishinghttp://www.lib.uiowa.edu/drp/
Subject specialistshttp://www.lib.uiowa.edu/services/subspecialists
