Meant ‘I recommend getting…’

I recommend that getting a small group of users together to simulate the submission workflow process with an admin, author (submitter), editors, reviewers etc. otherwise it’ll be difficult to actually see if it works.

Hi Mark!

To learn the feasibility of using the new release of OJS, I installed it on my workstation using XAMPP when GC IT stopped supporting it ~2018. It was a fairly simple process, but the then new release was definitely not ready for prime time.

Best,
Stephen

Stephen Klein
Digital Services Librarian
CUNY Graduate Center

My pleasure Mark. There were about ~8 journals being hosted and I learned that JITP  was the most active user of OJS in my dual roles working on the JITP collective and attempting to perform archive and preserve as a GC librarian, so there was no compelling reason attempting to retain the platform, especially since IT was no longer about to…[Read more]

My memory is a bit fuzzy, but if were to accurately recall there was an array of issues. A new release was not even on the horizon and the old version had severe limitations. I was part of JITP back then an in addition to using OJS, we had to use a few spreadsheets to support the submission to publishing process. Also, GC IT lost a sys admin who…[Read more]

Hi, I can share info about Kingsborough’s CDL program (now abruptly put on hold because of the law case, though according to Beth perhaps we can continue?). Our focus for this program was on textbooks which do NOT currently have an ebook available, which is what Beth mentions as well. We have funding for etextbooks and would prefer to purchase…[Read more]