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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
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]
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
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
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
WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007
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
WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007
Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP
Future…
• Revised author guidelines
• Information literacy news
• Special issues
• Print-on-demand
• Marketing & publicity
WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007
Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP
Motto…
“Have something to say, and say it well.”
WILU Conference, TorontoMay 18, 2007
Christopher V. Hollister, MLSStewart Brower, MLIS, AHIP
Mechanics…
www.comminfolit.org