Webinar Recap: Walking the Talk: Modeling Practice through Open Monograph Publishing

A few weeks ago, LibParlor hosted our first webinar on open monograph publishing with Melissa Wong, Laura Saunders, Rebecca Graham, and Dan Tracy. It was an amazing panel and so much great information was shared. Thanks to those who attended live and we are excited to share a recording, slides, and resources from this webinar.

View the slides from our presenters.

And, throughout the webinar many links were shared through the chat. Those links are listed below for easy access.

• Examples of open access monographs
  • Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers: An Introduction by Laura Saunders and Melissa A. Wong
  • Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies Through Critical Race Theory edited by Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight
  • The Writing Workshop: Write More, Write Better, Be Happier in Academia by Barbara W. Sarnecka
• Also, Sarnecka, Barbara W. 2020. “Why Would a Professor Self-Publish a Book?” Journal of Scholarly Publishing 51 (4): 309-13.
• When considering accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility ensures that all people—regardless of ability—can interact with the information or services provided. As a researcher thinks about the impact of their research, accessibility in this sense refers to the ways in which others can find, review, and understand a researcher’s research. This could mean how the information is available (paywall vs. non-paywall), language used, and how the project is presented (traditional manuscript vs. digitally-born interactive project).
  • Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
  • Color Check for ADA Image compliance
  • Contrast Checker from Web Accessibility in Mind 
• Resources & organizations to explore
  • Open Textbook Library
  • MIT Press Open
  • Illinois Open Publishing Network
  • Library Publishing Coalition

Do you have additional questions for our speakers? Their contact information is below:

• Melissa Wong: mawong@illinois.edu or find her on Twitter @LISafterClass
• Laura Saunders: laura.saunders@simmons.edu or find her on Twitter @bibliolaura
• Rebecca Graham: grahamrn@westminster.edu or find her on Twitter @beckygrahm1016
• Dan Tracy: dtracy@illinois.edu 

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