31 About Week 6
Week 6 Overview
Our primary goal this week is to cover where the money goes in academic scholarship. This information is helpful for beginner researchers for several reasons:
- It will help you understand why research access is expensive.
- It will situate the role of the library in mediating between researchers and publishers.
- It will help you begin thinking critically about traditional models of scholarly publishing.
As part of this discussion, we also introduce the idea of open materials: why and how some scholarship (along with other works) are freely accessible online, while others are not.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this week, you should be able to:
- Describe the roles of authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and librarians in the scholarly publishing model.
- Explain what a paywall is and the library’s role in providing research access.
- Explain the goal of interlibrary loan services.
- Identify Creative Commons licenses as a common mechanism for open publishing.
Week 6 Activities
- Read and watch the Week 6 Content
- Participate in the Week 6 Discussion Board by 10 PM Wednesday, Oct. 1
- Complete the Week 6 Self-Check Quiz by 10 PM Sunday, Oct. 5
- Respond to a classmate on on the discussion board by 10 PM Sunday, Oct. 5
- Submit your Peer Review by 10 PM Sunday, Oct. 5
