Developing an Open Access Class for Authors

摘要

In early 2004, the Ehrman Medical Library, New York University School of Medicine, decided to offer formal instruction to its authors within the medical school on Open Access publishing. The Library's approach was to engage faculty in a dialogue on the nature of scholarly communication, and to offer Open Access as an alternative model to traditional publishing. Components of the class included definitions and description of Open Access, a survey of key players in the movement, and a review of benefits and concerns for those who choose to publish in an Open Access publication. A section on starting an Open Access journal was developed later. Future integration of the class with the existing Library Research Skills program is under discussion.