For Your Publishing

Copyright

If you have questions about using copyrighted materials in the classroom or in your own publications, book a consultation with us. We also can help if you have questions about your rights as an author.

Publishing

You can use ScholarWorks, the university’s repository and publishing platform, to promote your scholarly publications, publish an open access journal, or host a BGSU-affiliated conference. Contact Emily Gattozzi, Scholarly Communication Strategist, at emilydg@bgsu.edu to get started. 

Open Access (OA)

We can help you find open access (OA) materials for your courses or learn more about publishing your work OA.

OhioLINK Agreements

OhioLINK has negotiated agreements with Cambridge, Elsevier, IOP, Springer, and Wiley that allow BGSU-affiliated authors to publish open access at no cost to the authors and no additional cost to the university. To read more about each agreement, visit OhioLINK’s Open Access for Authors page.

University Libraries Open Access Community Partnerships 

The University Libraries provides support that helps publishers make scholarly content open access. The following is a list of the University Libraries' open access community partnerships:

• Demography
• Directory of Open Access Journals
  
• Open Book Publishers
  

Open Educational Resources (OER)

If you’re interested in adopting open educational resources (OER) for use in your courses or developing your own open alternatives to commercial textbooks, check out the University Libraries’ workshop and grant opportunities for faculty.

SCOER on the Go

During the Spring semester, librarians from the Scholarly Communication and Open Educational Resources (SCOER) team will offer office hours in various locations on campus. Faculty and students who have questions about ScholarWorks, open educational resources, copyright, open access or affordable learning are invited to stop in.

Schedule for Spring 2024

March office hours

Mondays from 1-3 p.m.*

March 11 - Technology Building, East Lounge (1st floor)
March 18 - Maurer Center, Schmeltz Atrium
March 25 - Maurer Center, Schmeltz Atrium (1-2:30 p.m.*)

Fridays from 9-11 a.m.

March 8 - Jerome Library, Collab Lab (1st floor)
March 15 - 103 East Hall
March 22 - 107 Health and Human Services
March 29 - McFall, Conference Room 110

April office hours

Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m.*

April 3 - Fine Arts Center, Conference Room 1022
April 10 - 242 Shatzel Hall (4-5:30 p.m.*)
April 17- 131 Williams Hall