DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM TO ADVANCE LIBRARYBASED PUBLISHING PROJECT
DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM TO ADVANCE LIBRARY-BASED PUBLISHING (PROJECT UPDATE) Melanie Schlosser Educopia Institute October 24, 2017
FIRST, A STORY…
https: //educopia. org/research/libpubcurriculum
Secret Mission: Increase Diversity Charlotte Roh. "Inequalities of Publishing" LACUNY Institute 2016 (2016) Available at: http: //works. bepress. com/charlotteroh/26/
Diversity-Related Curriculum Content § “The unit provides considerations of socio-technical prestige, the model for scholarly publishing, and inclusion of underrepresented groups, including governance models that engage with stakeholders outside of academia and publishing. ” § “…provides an overview of position types, services and activities involved with staffing for library publishing, and types of staffing including external, outsourcing, contract workers, and employees. This unit addresses staffing along with considerations for staffing practices including diversity and ethical practices. ” [Examples from Sustainability module]
Diverse Authors and Learners From project narrative: “…by ensuring that at least a third of the authors, the in-person trainees, and the online trainees are representative of diverse voices in terms of gender, sexuality, race, and cultural backgrounds. ” https: //educopia. org/research/libpubcurriculum
Project Timeline § 2017 § Author and revise modules § Create course guides and other materials § Begin pilot planning § 2018 § § § Release course materials Development of web platform 2 in-person and 2 online pilots LIS program integration Assessment and sustainability planning
PROJECT CONTACTS Melanie Schlosser melanie@educopia. org Katherine Skinner, katherine@educopia. org
Project Partners
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