Turner, Christine

Job Title

Scholarly Communications Librarian

Last Name

Turner

First Name

Christine

Discipline

Library and Information Science

Introduction

Christine Turner advocates through multiple channels to transform scholarly communication from a closed, proprietary system to an open one. She is dedicated to building and maintaining a global scholarly communication system that is open to and representative of a wide range of participants, perspectives and purposes. With campus and library partners, she engages with educators, researchers and providers of scholarly content and systems (infrastructure) to develop, promote and use the tools and practices that advance equitable, accessible, high quality scholarship.

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Developing a Vendor Scorecard as a Tool to Re-Allocate Acquisitions Dollars and Transform Scholarly Communication
(2019-01-01) Turner, Christine N.
From Intentional Meandering to Roadmap: UMass Amherst Libraries' philosophical and practical considerations for investing with "open" content providers
(2019-01-01) Turner, Christine N.; Stangroom, Scott A
UMass Amherst (UMA) has chosen to invest in myriad models of open content, systems and advocacy organizations for well over a decade. What at first was an experimental approach has become more values-based, considered and collaborative. Consistent with its strategic plan, the Libraries are intentionally allocating and tracking part of their acquisitions budget to open scholarship. In an ecosystem of ever-increasing options, the social sciences and humanities (SSH) disciplines, monographs, and non-author processing charge (APC) funding are all under-represented in the open access market. UMA Libraries were an early supporter of Knowledge Unlatched (KU) as providers of OA monographs in SSH. KU will provide a case study of UMA’s acquisitions investments in open content. Both have evolved as organizations, and in their practices. They will discuss their respective histories with open access, how their business partnership has developed and the factors they consider when approaching project and investment decisions. KU will discuss the growth of KU as an OA organization (including recent changes which have been the subject of debate in social media), and the growth of its relationship with UMA as it reflects a common pattern among KU supporting institutions: from initial skepticism to experimentation to expanded support. The presenters will encourage questions and discussion with attendees.
UMass Amherst Framework Principles for Provider Agreements
(2021-01-01) Turner, Christine N.; Zellen, Rebecca R.; Di Valentino, Lisa C.; Stangroom, Scott A.
Rationale and 14 principles to guide investments and agreements with providers for services, infrastructure and content. Produced by the Framework for Provider Agreements Task Force.
Exploring faculty consideration of instructional resource cost to students
(2023-01-01) Turner, Christine N.; Fitzgerald, Sarah Rose; Graham, Anne
This study investigated how instructors consider resource cost and availability to students when selecting reading and viewing assignments. It employs a critical incident technique method, asking instructors to consider one course syllabus when considering their assignment practices. Findings address differences across formats including books, chapters, articles, and media. Most instructors never consulted library personnel regarding their reading and viewing assignments. Social and behavioral science instructor responses demonstrated interest in course material cost to students. Humanities and fine art instructor responses also demonstrated interest in cost and familiarity with library services. Responses from natural science, nursing, and engineering demonstrated less familiarity with library services and copyright laws.
The Faculty Role in College Affordability: Syllabus Creation and Resource Affordability
(2023-01) Fitzgerald, Sarah Rose; Turner, Christine N.; Graham, Anne
This study investigates how instructors consider resource cost and availability when compiling assignments in their course syllabi. The academic planning model from Lattuca and Stark is used to frame the influences on instructional material selection. It employs a critical incident technique method, asking instructors to take into account one course syllabus when making assignments. Findings address differences across formats including books, chapters, articles, and video. Findings show differences between disciplines and concerning lack of familiarity with fair use. Increased consultation with library personnel regarding course books would help provide students with affordable materials in compliance with fair use.
Do We Step Together, in the Same Direction, at the Same Time? How a Consortium Approached a Federated Search Implementation
(2007-01) Turner, Christine; Mestre, Lori; Lang, Beth; Morgan, Barbara
The Five College Libraries of Western Massachusetts have a long-standing tradition of collaborating on technology projects which improve our communities’ access to information resources. After investigating various link resolver and federated search products in 2002, the Five College Librarians’ Council signed a three year contract with Ex Libris in spring 2003 to host SFX link resolver and MetaLib federated search installations. Following a very successful implementation of SFX in 2003, the Libraries took on the MetaLib implementation in 2004. From the perspective of one participating library, this article addresses how the Consortia planned, made decisions and took actions regarding this product. Some of the common interests discussed are interface design, usability, resource description, performance settings, product upgrades and customer support, as well as individual library concerns about purpose and presentation among other web-based tools, categorizing resources, affect on resource terms of use, and user support.
Flipping an Academic Library Collection: A Path to a Global Open Scholarly Commons
(2019-01) Turner, Christine N.; Billings, Marilyn S
In late 2017, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries participated in the David Lewis and Michael Roy “2.5% Commitment and Open Data Collection Tool Project.” This exercise provided a benchmark of collection and infrastructure investments to date, and it brought into focus the opportunity to articulate the Libraries’ intentions for their collections going forward. The UMass Amherst Libraries provide a case study of an academic library collection that is pivoting from materials produced by proprietary publishers to a mix of investments in unique and special collections; open access publishing, content and infrastructure; and materials published through traditional channels.
E-Resource Acquisitions in Academic Library Consortia
(2014-01) Turner, Christine
Scholarly publishing is the information marketplace in which academic libraries function, and major shifts in traditional publishing and pricing models are in process. Library consortia have long been viewed as a means of increasing purchasing power and reducing costs. In late 2010, the Five College Libraries (FCL) hired R2 Consulting, LLC to investigate and make recommendations regarding how the Libraries cooperate more closely on the acquisition, management, and delivery of electronic resources. This study examines and evaluates how other academic library consortia are licensing and acquiring electronic books, databases, journals and streaming media. The organizations, activities, processes, history and trends of e-resource acquisitions and collection development at the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL), Orbis Cascade Alliance (OCA), Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) are presented with data collected by the author. Additional context is provided through a literature review, and a discussion of current practices provides a sampling of the new directions academic library consortia are taking and the challenges they face.