Students as Scholars: Open Research Practices in Communications Undergraduate Journal at Dublin City University
Explore the participation of students as scholars in open research and publishing practices through the case study of the Communications Undergraduate Journal at Dublin City University. This study delves into the roles of students and faculty in reimagining academic organization, empowering students as authors, and promoting collaborative learning. Discover the transformative potential of expanding the journal's remit and collaborating with other institutions for a richer scholarly community.
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Students as Scholars Participation in open research and publishing practices: the case of the Communications Undergraduate Journal at Dublin City University Alexander Kouker | Ronan Cox | Jim Rogers
cujournal.ie Course-based open-access undergraduate journal
Library Role Supporting the development of information fluency
Faculty Role Reconceptualising the role of the student Developing students as authors Reconceptualising the role of the student/faculty relationship Collaborative learning and pedagogical facilitation Positioning students as scholars, and decentring Faculty as information experts into a facilitation role So, as such, reimagining academic (social) organisation at the undergraduate level
What Next Expand remit of journal (content and format) Multimedia submissions Collaborate with other institutions Seek submissions from other third level institutions, e.g., UK-based Comms school
Questions alexander.kouker@dcu.ie ronan.cox@dcu.ie jim.rogers@dcu.ie Sources: Montgomery, L. and Neylon, C. (2019) The value of a journal is the community it creates, not the papers it publishes , Impact of Social Sciences, 29 March. Available at: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2019/03/29/the-value-of-a-journal-is-the-community-it-creates-not-the- papers-it-publishes/ (Accessed: 4 September 2023). Thorup, S. (no date) OLD -- Information Literacy Guide for Faculty: Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, Northwest Arkansas Community College. Available at: https://library.nwacc.edu/infolitforfaculty/framework (Accessed: 4 September 2023). Lombard, E. (2016) Information Fluency: Not Information Literacy 2.0 , The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(3), pp. 281 283. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.04.006.
