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AERA 2009 Annual Meeting
April 13-17, 2009, San Diego, California
College-Based Open Access Archives of Research Publications: Implications for Colleges, Faculty, Journals, and Funding Agencies
Sponsor: SIG-Communication of Research
Schedule Information: Scheduled Time: : Thursday, April 16, 2009, 10:35 am - 12:05 pm, Building/Room: San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina / New York and Orlando
Session Participants: Chair: Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh (Arizona State University)
Participant: John M. Willinsky (Stanford University)
Participant: Gary J. Natriello (Teachers College, Columbia University)
Participant: Finbarr C. Sloane (Arizona State University)
Discussant: Janice H. Earle (National Science Foundation)
Abstract: Should colleges of education encourage or even mandate open archiving of published faculty research? How will university maintained open archives of faculty research impact peer-reviewed scholarly journals, tenure decisions, and access to research and scholarship? In 2008, two of the nation's leading institutions of higher education decided by vote of their faculty to make available faculty research and scholarship through open access. In May 2008 the Harvard Law School (HLS) faculty unanimously voted to make each faculty member's scholarly articles available online for free, making HLS the first law school in the nation to commit to a mandatory open access policy. In June 2008, the faculty of Stanford University School of Education (SUSE) unanimously passed an Open Access Motion that commits the faculty to making a copy of their peer-reviewed journal articles publicly and freely available through the SUSE Open Archive. These decisions are indicative of faculty commitment to wide dissemination of their research and scholarship. In this panel, we explore the implications of these decisions. What is the historical context of the Stanford decision? What is the potential impact on scholarly journals, such as the Teacher's College Record? How do other colleges of education in state university settings prepare to provide open access to faculty research? What are the National Science Foundation's expectations for broad dissemination of results of nationally funded research projects?
SIG-Communication of Research Business Meeting: An Annotated Wiki Listing of Open Access Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals in the Field of Education
Sponsor: SIG-Communication of Research
Schedule Information: Scheduled Time: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm, Building/Room: San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina / Chicago and Atlanta
Chair: Kate A. Corby (Michigan State University)
Participant: Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh (Arizona State University)
Participant: Paul Alan Baker (Wisconsin Center for Education Research)
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
- Announcements
- Review SIG Financial Statement
- Status of Award for Best Education Research Article in an Open Access Journal
- Topics for Next Year's Program
- New Business
- Annotated Wiki of Open Access Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals
Abstract: Led by founding chairs Gene V Glass and Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh the Communication of Research SIG has since 1999 maintained a listing of open-access scholarly journals in education. See http://aera-cr.asu.edu/ejournals. This list currently includes approximately 250 peer-reviewed scholarly electronic journals from 30 countries. The site is heavily used and has proved to be an effective way to reach out to educational researchers around the world. To increase its utility and make it easier to maintain, the SIG has moved the data to a wiki where we hope to increase the information on each journal to include descriptions. We believe the journal editors will be anxious to provide the needed additions. We will discuss pending decisions about the Wiki as well as future projects related to the SIG's mission to:
· facilitate research on the nature of communication of educational research
· expand the understanding- and promote the effective use- of information technology and library-based resources in educational research
Please join us and help make the SIG's mission a reality.
ADJOURNMENT
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