February 24, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 ET
Building the Conversation: Social Media Strategies for the Scholarly Community

Justin Lauzon, Marketing Coordinator, University of Toronto Press

In many fields social media has become an invaluable part of all successful marketing strategies. With the ability to connect with large audiences in real time, an active online presence is essential for engaging readers, nurturing interactions and relationships via social media, and building an audience. Although they may seem worlds apart, social media and academia are actually partners in facilitating important conversations online, and there are a few key techniques needed to accomplish this. Join Justin Lauzon, Marketing Coordinator at the University of Toronto Press, as he examines the challenges facing academic publishers, scholarly journals, and authors in directly reaching audiences excited about new research. Learn how to effectively use a small budget and few staff, how to discover what platforms are right for you, and how to render even complex subjects into a single tweet. The session will conclude with an opportunity for questions and discussion.

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March 24, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 ET
Panel discussion with researchers: Perceptions of Scholarly Publishing

Join us for a discussion with four researchers on current perceptions of scholarly publishing. Topics considered will include the value of journals, publishing a monograph vs. an article, requirements for publication by home institutions, and much more!

Odile Cisneros, Editor in chief, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
Jeremy McNeil, Professor. Dept of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Brock Fenton Professor, Dept of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Madeleine Brodbeck, PhD candidate Psychology, University of Western Ontario

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Thanks to our sponsors: Canadian Science Publishing | University of Toronto Press Journals | Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures

January 27, 2021 | Data Management Policy

Suzanne Kettley, Executive Director at Canadian Science Publishing

Matthew Lucas, Executive Director of Corporate Strategies and Planning, SSHRC
On YouTube

Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy English Slides

Journal Data Availability Policies

An evaluation of the ASJ funding opportunity is currently being conducted as part of SSHRC’s standard evaluation of ongoing programming. Since the previous evaluation of the ASJ in 1985, major changes have taken place both within the program and in scholarly communication more generally. The findings from the evaluation will help to inform decisions regarding the future of the ASJ in this changing environment. Please join us in this webinar to learn more about the progress and preliminary findings from the evaluation.

Dina Guth works as a Senior Program Officer at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). As part of the Research Grants Portfolio, she engages in the delivery of SSHRC’s flagship Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants and is the Senior Program Officer responsible for the Aid to Scholarly Journals and Awards to Scholarly Publications programs. She holds a PhD in Classical Studies from the University of Michigan and spent several productive years as an instructor and researcher at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg prior to joining SSHRC.

Powerpoint slides: Evaluation of ASJ Webinar

January 27, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 ET
Data Management Policy
Suzanne Kettley, Executive Director at Canadian Science Publishing
Matthew Lucas, Executive Director of Corporate Strategies and Planning

February 24, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 ET
Building the Conversation: Social Media Strategies for the Scholarly Community
Justin Lauzon, Marketing Coordinator, University of Toronto Press

March 24, 2021 - 12:00-1:00 ET
Panel discussion with researchers: Perceptions of Scholarly Publishing
Odile Cisneros, Editor in chief, Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta
Jeremy McNeil, Professor. Dept of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Brock Fenton Professor, Dept of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Madeleine Brodbeck, PhD candidate Psychology, University of Western Ontario

Sponsors:

Canadian Science Publishing

University of Toronto Press Journals

Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures

The discussion of diversity and inclusion is not a new topic in the area of scholarly publishing and scholarly communications. Given the emergence of organizations such as the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC), among others, this presentation will share some considerations on diversity and inclusion with regards to:

• The publishing environment (What are the equity/diversity/inclusion [EDI] initiatives at the institution where you publish?)
• The editors/staff (Who is making decisions, and do they take into consideration EDI?)
• The authors (Is there diversity in who is published? In who is asked to peer review?)
• The journal content (Do you practice inclusive editing? Does your journal include a land acknowledgment? Do your journal’s articles situate their content with regards to the parameters of inclusion/exclusion?)

Lauren Bosc, Research Coordinator at the Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures & Managing Editor of Jeunesse | CALJ-ACRS Board Member.

Thanks to our sponsors:

Canadian Science Publishing
University of Toronto Press - Journals
BC Studies
Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures

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TO REGISTER for the webinar series, please go to: https://bit.ly/35s4MQj

Registration is free for all CALJ-ACRS members, $50/ webinar for non-members.

The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting new members, partners, and volunteers. C4DISC was originally formed in 2017 by a small group of trade and professional associations, including CALJ-ACRS, to discuss and address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the scholarly communications industry. To learn more about C4DISC, please visit https://c4disc.org/.

Last Wednesday of the Month! – September 30, 2020 12:30 ET

Join CALJ-ACRS for our upcoming webinar on developments in open access publishing and hear about various models explored globally!

In this session, expert panelists discuss emerging open access (OA) business models in the evolving scholarly communications ecosystem. This session will include a presentation on perceptions of open access among scholars, discuss some of the business models that are being considered by non-profit publishers of journals and monographs, and explore the complexities of some of the more common transformative agreements in development.

Last Wednesday of the Month! -- August 26, 2020 12:30 ET

Join CALJ-ACRS for our first webinar of the fall season and hear directly from librarians about trends in purchasing!

How do librarians decide which journals to add to their library’s collection? What can journal editors do to make their journals more appealing to collections librarians? How are librarians financially supporting open access publishing?

In this panel, you’ll hear from librarians at three research-intensive Canadian universities. They will provide an inside perspective about the factors they consider when making purchasing decisions about journals, including a look at consortial purchasing, usage statistics, and faculty feedback. They will also talk about various ways that they are supporting open access publishing, from “subscribe to open” initiatives to membership programs. Spoiler alert: none of these libraries has a fund to support individual researchers to pay article processing charges. Our panelists will give you the reasons why they don’t and what they’re doing instead.

How do librarians decide which journals to add to their library’s collection? What can journal editors do to make their journals more appealing to collections librarians? How are librarians financially supporting open access publishing? In this panel, you’ll hear from librarians at three research-intensive Canadian universities. They will provide an inside perspective about the factors they consider when making purchasing decisions about journals, including a look at consortial purchasing, usage statistics, and faculty feedback.

Panel:
Kristin Hoffman, Research & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Western Libraries
Mariya Maistrovskaya, Digital Publishing Librarian, UofT Libraries
Janice Adlington, Head, Collections & Content Strategy, McMaster

Moderator:
Antonia Pop, Chair of the CALJ-ACRS Professional Development & Training Committee and Vice President, Journals, University of Toronto Press

This panel discussion will take the format of a Q&A, and we want to hear your questions! Questions will be welcome during the webinar and we also welcome questions in advance. To send us questions in advance, please contact our moderator, Antonia Pop at apop@utpress.utoronto.ca

Our sponsors:

UT Press Journals & Canadian Science Publishing

Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures as a technology sponsor for all webinars

A new diversity, equity, and inclusion resource for scholarly publishing professionals is now available. Published by Toolkits for Equity in Scholarly Publishing project volunteers, the Antiracism Toolkit for Allies is the first in a series of three, designed to provide antiracism resources for allies; for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour; and for organizations within the scholarly publishing community.

The kit was modeled after the American Alliance of Museums’ guides for transgender inclusion, and provides a common framework specific to the scholarly publishing community for:

• analysis,
• a shared vocabulary and history,
• best practices to address racial disparities.

The toolkit is hosted by the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC) and can be downloaded from its website. It’s published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. It is hoped it will be used by individuals and organizations in the community for their own personal development and in organization-wide training programs. Users are encouraged to redistribute and customize the toolkits for their own use.

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For more information, contact:
Toolkits for Equity in Scholarly Publishing
equitytoolkits@gmail.com
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CALJ-ACRS are founding members the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC). We are represented by Lauren Bosc, Managing Editor, Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures and a member of the CALJ-ACRS Board of Directors.

We’re going virtual this year!

ALL MEETING DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEWED HERE.

Please register administrator@calj-acrs.ca

Article 7 (iii) – Membership Class A

Each member may name up to three (3) individuals from their journal or organization (including emeritus individuals), who, as set out in the articles, shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend, and vote at all meetings of members. Notwithstanding the number of representatives named by a Class A member, each Class A member shall be entitled to one (1) vote at such meetings.

For a copy of the CALJ constitution

Emmanuel Hogg
President, CALJ

As the current crisis unfolds, a strong sense of community among journals is as important as ever. CALJ continues and will continue to support and advocate Canadian journals through this time of uncertainty.

We want to reach out to members to learn how you are affected by the COVID-10 pandemic. The CALJ Executive wants to make sure we understand the full impact the crisis has had on the industry in order to advocate strongly to partners, stakeholders, and governments.

Please contact us at any time to give us a sense of the challenge’s individual journals, publishers, and editors are facing, and feel free to use the Listserv to reach out to other journals and other members of the community.

We will be communicating with you via email, the Listserv, and our social media platforms over the coming weeks on a variety of important topics; please keep an eye out for them so you don’t miss important updates on:

• CALJ Membership Renewals during the Pandemic
• The CALJ Webinar Series schedule, which will be replacing this year’s face to face conference
• Information and scheduling on our Annual Meeting of the Members
• An update on CALJ-RAP

This week’s topic (below) deals with assisting the research and education community during the pandemic. If any of the options listed below make sense to your journal, please reach out to the appropriate organization or add to the listed Google Doc.

We also invite you to use the Listserv to discuss with your colleagues measures your journal have taken.

The CALJ Executive wants to take this opportunity to wish you, your colleagues, family, and friends good health during this very difficult period.

Please stay safe.

How journals can help the research and educational communities during the pandemic:

If you are like us, you’ve begun receiving requests from the community about what rights your journal is extending during the pandemic to ensure learned content is available, as academics work from home and the education community rapidly switches to online learning. Below is a list of ways you can assist in making your journal content available to your readers who are working or studying from home. The CALJ Executive is neither endorsing nor recommending against any of these; we are simply making you aware a few initiatives, knowing many of you want to do what you can to help during this significant event. Included at the end is a note on the importance of communication should you decide to extend extra rights during this period:

1. Access Copyright (contact RLevy@accesscopyright.ca) has sent us a request to consider facilitating online learning in Canada:

“Like publishers across the country, we are examining how we might assist proactively the education sector in this time of need as they urgently work to move instruction from the classroom to online. We know that publishers are receiving requests from instructors across the country and would like to find a simple way to grant the request for the right to use their content. We examined whether AC can offer a service similar to the Education Continuity Licence offered by the CCC. The CCC licence is currently offered only to US institutions. You can access more details about the licence here: Education Continuity License.

As a goodwill gesture, we would like to offer a service to Canadian educational institutions that would:

• On behalf of opt-in publishers, license the reuse of their repertoire by allowing additional use of materials that the use has lawfully acquired (no content delivery)
• The use must be to facilitate online education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Require the reporting of titles used
• Be at no cost to the user
• Run to August 1, 2020”

In a further email discussion, AC clarified that:

• What they are proposing is not access to the content itself but rather the right to copy and share the content the institutions already have legal access to.
• They would offer the repertoire of only those publishers that wish to Opt-in.
• It would be open to educational institutions that complete a form indicating the works that they are using.
• The use would be limited to educational institutions for educational purposes.
• No work beyond Opting-in is expected

2. Places you can document what your journal is doing in the face of COVID 19.

a. The International Coalition of Library Consortia has issued a statement about the pandemic https://icolc.net/statement/statement-global-covid-19-pandemic-and-its-i... they are looking for help from publishers and have created a Google doc to document the rights we are granting:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xiINlF9P00tO-5lGKi3v4S413iujYCm5...

b. Another Google Doc is being maintained by Sam Simas (Digital Services & Research Librarian) & Rachael Juskuv (Research & Instruction Librarian), Bryant University Library and is available to record the rights you are granting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SqjcSrRPPNpPj7K4B1pUQdCbznSIyLznPKGd...

Communicating the extension of content rights:

Communication around licence and rights changes will be important, and there was a good post in the Scholarly Kitchen that touched on this subject a couple of weeks ago:

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/03/30/marketing-amidst-a-pandemic/

An interesting excerpt from that blog follows:

From Rick Anderson: “First, publishers should remember that it takes very little time for temporary access to begin feeling like an entitlement. If you open up access to a very expensive and high-demand medical journal for a three-month period during a health crisis, doctors and researchers on a medical campus will be grateful and relieved for the first few days, and will then quickly get used to having that access. When the access goes away, it will likely be a jolting experience for them. To be clear: this is not a reason not to open up access during a crisis; however, it is a reason to think carefully about your communication with both libraries and end-users before, during, and after the crisis period.”

In view of the ongoing epic disruption of our lives by the COVID-19 virus there has been a postponement of the 3rd annual Journal Innovation Award for one year.

Thanks for your understanding.