Browsing by Author "Gong, Regina"

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    Developing a Financially Sustainable Business Model for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), the Official Journal of ALCTS
    Shorish, Yasmeen; Arnold-Garza, Sara; Gong, Regina; Hall, Nathan (2013-06-19)
    The Board of Directors of the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) tasked a sub-group of the American Library Association Emerging Leaders 2013 cohort with investigating different pricing and business models as well as the potential impact on membership of ceasing print production of the journal Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), and the impact of advertising on revenue. Based on its findings, the team drafted a report that will be presented to the LRTS Editorial Board and the ALCTS Board of Directors at ALA Annual 2013. This poster is a brief overview of the key points from the report.
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    Leading by Example? ALA Division Publications, Open Access, and Sustainability
    Hall, Nathan; Arnold-Garza, Sara; Gong, Regina; Shorish, Yasmeen (Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016-09-01)
    This investigation explores scholarly communication business models in American Library Association (ALA) division peer-reviewed academic journals. Previous studies reveal the numerous issues organizations and publishers face in the academic publishing environment. Through an analysis of documented procedures, policies, and finances of five ALA division journals, we compare business and access models. We conclude that some ALA divisions prioritize the costs associated with changing business models, including hard-to-estimate costs such as the labor of volunteers. For other divisions, the financial aspects are less important than maintaining core values, such as those defined in ALA’s Core Values in Librarianship.