Scholarly Communications Committee (SCC)
The Scholarly Communication Committee (SCC) explores, identifies and recommends collaborative opportunities to advance scholarly communication in member libraries.
The SCC committee studies current scholarly communications models and trends and reports to member libraries on how collection development is being effected. In particular, the SCC monitors developments that threaten fair participation in the scholarly record and open access to scholarship.
The committee serves as a clearinghouse for the diversity of approaches to preparing campuses for changes in the scholarly communication system.
Committee Highlights
As a committee that explores, identifies, and recommends collaborative opportunities to advance scholarly communications in member libraries, SCC proposed to the Board a new set of values to guide our discussions. On September 27, 2024, the Board approved these values for the SCC:
- Openness
- Diverse Membership
- Empowering Academia
- Inclusivity
- Centralized Services
- Consolidated Purchasing Power
- Innovation
Current Initiatives
- Generate guidance for SCELC libraries on compliance with the Office of Science and Technology Policy Public Access Memo.
- SCELC Consortial Institutional Repository Feasibility Study
- New Collections Budget Toolkit
OAPEN Final Report
A study of Open Access eBooks in libraries.
OER Landscape Report
A report on two surveys conducted by the OER Subcommittee aiming to identify commonalities and different in OER programming across SCELC.
SCELC & OAPEN Pilot Project
A collaborative effort between SCELC and OAPEN to amplify the usage of open access resources in SCELC member libraries.
Committee Roster
Michele Gibney
Chair
Term: 2
University of the Pacific
Anne Blecksmith
Term: 1
Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Korey Brunetti
Term: 1
Scripps Research
Jennifer Cady
Term: 1
University of La Verne
Jason Price
SCELC Liaison
SCELC
Lev Rickards
Past Chair
Term: 2
Santa Clara University
Jim Darlack
Term: 1
Vanguard University
Chuck Koontz
Term: 1
Biola University
Kristin Laughtin-Dunker
Term: 1
Chapman University
Teri Oaks Gallaway
Ex officio
SCELC
Amanda Makula
Term: 1
University of San Diego
Amy Sonnichsen
Term: 1
Mount St. Mary's University
David Sibley
Term 2
The Community Solution Education System
Elise Wong
Term: 1
Sant Mary's College of California
Reports
- OAPEN Final ReportA study of Open Access eBooks in libraries.
- OER Landscape ReportA report on two surveys conducted by the OER Subcommittee aiming to identify commonalities and different in OER programming across SCELC.
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