Sustainability in Library Publishing by Willa Tavernier https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx en-us 2020-05-04 20:44:38 UTC 2025-10-28 17:59:06 UTC hello@padlet.com ONBOARDING JOURNAL SCENARIO wtavern https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/550574783 Use the available points you calculated earlier, to help respond to this scenario. A notable scholarly journal has had discussions over the past 2 years about switching to your program.  About a year ago, while waiting for their journal application form, you conducted the initial consultation and editorial training (3 points total). Now, your point of contact reaches out to ask you to redo the initial consultation and editorial training session because there is a new Chief Editor and some board members have changed. The application form is still outstanding but based on your conversations you use the Journal Evaluation form to calculate that 48 points will be needed to onboard and maintain the journal over the next quarter (38 points for transferring 19 back issues, 4 points for the journal flipping consultation, 1 point for DOI minting & 5 points for mandatory activities).   How do you respond? ]]> 2020-05-04 21:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/550574783 Yes, but with reservations https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181224 We have plenty of points available in our program to accommodate this journal. However, if they had a huge turnover in a year and want to completely redo the initial consult, I would be wary. Our initial evaluation of numbers could be off if we didn't anticipate huge turnover and repeated actions. I would have to verify that these editorial board members will be on for a number of years and there would be some kind of continuity. 

]]> 2020-05-07 18:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181224 khoffma8 https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181781 Points-wise, I calculated 84 points available so could definitely take this on. ]]> 2020-05-07 18:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181781 Yes because our program is small and getting a flagship journal would be really useful https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181973 2020-05-07 18:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558181973 We are a small program so baseline level of work is not high - think we could accommodate if we thought follow through would be better this time. https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183274 2020-05-07 18:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183274 https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183694 We would not have enough points as I had estimated about .25FTE in the previous exercise.]]> 2020-05-07 18:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183694 Our program is too small to deal with folks who can't even be bothered to complete a form. Given the estimated hours, we could probably handle them, but not if they weren't cooperating with our efforts. I might consider using an MOU that included explicit deliverables from them as necessary precursors to our work. https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183728 2020-05-07 18:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558183728 Yes, but will need to ensure commitment this time since points had previously been dedicated. Flagship journal adds impact. https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558184975 2020-05-07 18:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558184975 https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558184979 We would be more willing to accommodate as it is a flagship journal, but I would preface  the conversation with the editor with a warning that we might not be able to accommodate all requests right away and try to get a sense of which requests are most important]]> 2020-05-07 18:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558184979 Move forward conditionally https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558186791 Based on the exercise, we would be able to move forward because we would have enough points available to do so. I would be interested to see their response to the MOU though given their lack of responsiveness initially.]]> 2020-05-07 18:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558186791 Yes https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558187979 We would have the points to do this]]> 2020-05-07 18:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558187979 Yes -- have points for the quarter (but I would maybe want to pad the total just in case) https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558189887 2020-05-07 18:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558189887 I would ask for a letter of support from the governing body of the journal as a condition of hosting the journal, given their lack of responsiveness. Library funding is precarious and we have to show impact of everything we do. https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558197439 2020-05-07 18:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wtavern/o7lk3lrcubwyutqx/wish/558197439