The Libraries offer many services that can help you to create both digital and print publishing projects. From consulting on contracts to publishing open access books, we're here to help. You'll find answers to some common questions below.

Maximize Your Impact

Extend Your Publication's Reach

You can use tools like ORCID, Web of Science, GoogleScholar and more to assess research impact through citation counts and other metrics to maximize the visibility of your research. The Libraries can help you decide which tools best fit your needs and how these tools can—and can’t—measure research productivity. 

Institutional Repository

You can increase your impact by posting scholarship beyond your journal’s website. For example, Dartmouth’s institutional repository, Dartmouth Digital Commons,  is an open publishing platform and archive for scholarly, research, and educational outputs of Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students.

Policies and Legal Agreements 

Funder Compliance

Federal agencies are requiring researchers to make their scholarship publicly available through federal or other open repositories. The Libraries provide guidance on policy compliance and offer consultations on navigating these federal public access policies.

Publisher Agreements and Policies

Copyright and other intellectual property concerns can be challenging, and many publishers have policies about posting scholarship on websites or using Artificial Intelligence in writing. The Libraries can help you interpret these legal agreements and publisher policies.

Funding Research Publishing

Managing Open Access Fees

Many publishers charge fees to make your research openly available. Some fees are covered by publisher agreements between Dartmouth Libraries and the publisher. For fees not covered, we recommend checking with your department or school to see if funding is available. If you're interested in the wider context around open access publication, you can view this brief presentation. 

Publishing Classroom Materials

Open Educational Resources

You can create resources for classroom use. Guides like Authoring Open Textbooks and The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) offer detailed information on planning, licensing, and producing open textbooks. These textbooks and other Open Educational Resources (OER) remove cost barriers to education and help faculty members tailor course materials to meet their needs.

Free for anyone to use, OER are usually licensed through Creative Commons to allow adaptation and revised editions. OER benefits include being:

• Free (no cost barrier for students, the Libraries, or anyone else)
• Immediately available online (no waiting for shipping or other delays)
• Adaptable (can be revised to suit the needs of your class)

Adapting Open Educational Resources

You can also modify existing OER to suit your teaching needs. For guidance on adapting OER, check out Modifying an Open Textbook. You can distribute and discover OER through Open Textbook Library, OER Commons, and OASIS.