Introducing IUB Library’s Open Publishing Service for Grey Literature

Adam Mazel, Digital Publishing Librarian

Scholarly Communication Department, IUB Libraries

2023-10-11

What and Whom Do We Publish?

Grey Literature
- Any document created by IU community that is:
  - not apt for peer review
  - not publishable by scholarly or commercial presses

What and Whom Do We Publish?

IU-Created:

Bibliographies
Books (scholarly, fiction, etc.)
Conference Proceedings
Digital Scholarship
Documentation
Manuals
Reports
White + Working Papers

How Do We Publish? Our Principles

Diamond Open Access
Author Retains Copyright
Barrier-Free Publishing

How Do We Publish? Our Services / Benefits

Multiformat Publishing (HTML, EPUB, PDF)
Design + Typesetting
Interactivity
- Social Annotation
- Data Analysis and Visualization

Why Do We Publish in Multiple Formats?

Multiformat publishing improves access and accessibility

	Pros	Cons
PDF	Printing	Less Accessible, Not Reflowable, Not Machine Readable, Large File Size, Not Editable, No Multimedia
EPUB	More Accessible, Reflowable, Multimedia	Not Online, Large File Size, Hard to Edit
HTML	Reflowable, Machine Readable, Small File Size, Easy to Edit, Social Annotation, Multiedia	No Pagination, Not Offline

How Do We Publish: Our Software

Digital Publishing Platform: Quarto
First Publication (In Progress): Monograph by Curt Lively, Distinguished Professor of Biology, IU

Wrap Up + Thank You!

Please Share + Be in Touch
Contact: Adam Mazel, Digital Publishing Librarian, amazel@iu.edu
Publishing Service Website: https://libraries.indiana.edu/publishing-service-non-traditional