Course journals supporting social justice
Developing equitable scholarly communications
through in -class publishing projects

PKP Sch o la r ly Pu b lish in g Co n fe r e n ce 2019
Fr id a y, No ve m b e r 22

Introductions

Kate Shuttleworth, Digital Publishing Librarian,
Simon Fraser University, Canada
@cjshuttl

Karen Meijer-Kline, Scholarly Communications
Librarian, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada
@KMeijerKline

Sch o la rsh ip is n o t ju st a n in t e lle ct u a l
e xe rcise : it in vo lve s h u m a n b e in gs
d o in g wo rk wit h o t h e r h u m a n b e in gs
o n su b je ct s re la t e d t o t h e live s o f
h u m a n b e in gs. We b rin g o u r fu ll
e m b o d ie d a n d in t e lle ct u a l se lve s t o
t h is wo rk a s we e n ga ge in d iffe re n t
wa ys o f kn o win g a n d u n kn o win g.

April Hathcock, Feminist Framework for Radical Knowledge Collaboration, 2019

La n gu a ge is im p o rt a n t
a n d sh o u ld b e u se d a s a
t o o l fo r in clu sio n ra t h e r
t h a n a b a rrie r t o
p a rt icip a t io n .

Le t ’s t e a r d o wn t h e
p a t ria rch a l st a t u s q u o
a n d b u ild a m o re
ra d ica lly n e w a n d
e m p o we re d syst e m o f
kn o wle d ge cre a t io n
a n d sh a rin g!

April Hathcock, Feminist Framework for Radical Knowledge Collaboration, 2019

The Role of Librarians
Introduce students to:
● Publishing concepts
● Ethical considerations in publishing
● Inequities in traditional publishing models
● Ways to address these in their own journal
● Technical aspects of using OJS

Case study 1: Intersectional Apocalypse Journal

Case study 1: Intersectional Apocalypse Journal

Case study 2: Logan Creek Decolonization Project Journal

Case study 2: Logan Creek Decolonization Project Journal

Lessons learned

● Sustainability of the journal beyond the completion of the course
● OJS learning curve
● Time & resources (instructor, student, librarian)

Recommendations for OJS
● Open peer review integration
● Triple anonymous - Author is unknown to the editor
● “Donate” button for alternative business model
● Access options for traditional knowledge

Resources
● Student Journal Toolkit: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/student-toolkit/en/
● Shuttleworth, K., Stranack, K., & Moore, A. (2019). Course Journals:
Leveraging Library Publishing to Engage Students at the Intersection of
Open Pedagogy, Scholarly Communications, and Information Literacy.
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and
Research, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v14i2.5339
● The brand new Instructor Guide for Course Journals started during the PKP
Sprint

Thank You!

Many thanks to
Dr. Ela Przybylo, Dr. Kathy Dunster,
and their students for allowing us to
work and learn alongside them.

References
Hathcock, A. (2019, October 17). Feminist Framework for Radical Knowledge Collaboration [Blog Post].
Retrieved from https://aprilhathcock.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/making-the-local-global-thecolonialism-of-scholarly-communication/
Library Publishing Coalition Ethical Framework Task Force. (2018) An Ethical Framework for Library
Publishing, Version 1.0. Atlanta, GA: Educopia. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316777
Intersectional Apocalypse (2018). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/ifj/index
Logan Creek Decolonization Project (2019). Retrieved from https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/LCDP/index