C&RL News July/August 2021 294 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l dDavid Free SDSU acquires pulp collection The San Diego State University (SDSU) Li- brary has acquired a collection of original cover art from Mexican pulp science fiction and horror “mini-comics” to add to the col- lections of science fiction, pulp magazines, and comics and graphic art held in its De- partment of Special Collections and Univer- sity Archives. This col- l e c t i o n o f 8 9 g o u a c h e paintings, the majority ac- c o m p a n i e d by their cor- r e s p o n d i n g publications, r a n g e f r o m approximately 1969 to 1980, and includes work by Ro- dolfo Federico Antonio Fra- ga, Luis Perez, R. A. Doran- tes, Antonio L u n a , a n d Jorge A. Baduy. The artistic styles represented in the collec- tion are influenced by 20th-century American pulp magazines but with the bold imagery evocative of the “colonial Gothic” unique to Mexican pulp fiction. The collection complements the library’s existing strengths in speculative fiction and comic arts collec- tions and will promote creative cross-border research in support of the university’s strategic goals as a research-intensive, Hispanic-Serving Institution. The collection was acquired with the sup- port of the library’s friends and donors and with the collaboration and support of Dean Monica J. Casper of the SDSU College of Arts & Letters, and William Nericcio, direc- tor of the M.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences program. For more information on this col- lection, visit https://bit.ly/3gq0JI7. Michigan State University libraries, press merge In a move that reflects both a national trend and a campus commitment to partnership, M i c h i g a n State Univer- sity (MSU) Press merged with MSU Libraries in May 2021. “ W e ’ r e thrilled about this partner- ship, and we t h i n k i t’s a n a t u r a l w a y t o s u p p o r t scholarly pub- lication and s t r e n g t h e n o u r m u t u a l commitment to learning,” MSU Dean of Libraries Joseph A. Salem Jr. said. “Like other academic libraries, MSU Libraries has taken an active role in scholarly publishing. And, like other academic libraries, we’ve always had an important relationship with our university press.” Established in 1947 as the scholarly publishing arm of MSU, the press today has nearly 1,000 titles in print. Its mission has been to act as a catalyst for positive in- tellectual, social, and technological change through the publication of research and intellectual inquiry, making significant contributions to scholarship in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The press’s journals division publishes 15 award-winning academic journals, all Samples of original cover art from the SDSU Mexican pulp collection. https://bit.ly/3gq0JI7 July/August 2021 C&RL News295 Stories of Open: Opening Peer Review through Narrative Inquiry ACRL announces the publication of Stories of Open: Opening Peer Review through Nar- rative Inquiry by Emily Ford, book number 76 in ACRL’s Publications in Librarianship series. The title examines the methods and processes of peer review, as well as the stories of those who have been through it. Peer review processes in scholarly publishing are often hidden behind layers of opacity, leaving au- thors—and even review- ers—with many questions about the process. Open peer review is one way to improve the practice. I t c a n s h o r t e n t h e time between manuscript submission and publica- tion, hold reviewers ac- countable for their work, make more apparent the hidden labor of review- ing and editing, allow f o r c o l l a b o r a t i v e d i s - course between authors and reviewers, and more. Even with these benefits, open peer review is not widely accepted or understood. Few academic librarians have experienced it, and each implementation can be different. Any- thing open is highly nuanced and contextual. Ultimately, when we discuss “open,” we must discuss the stories around it. What is the aim? What are the pitfalls? What are the gains? And are we trying to simply replicate a broken system instead of reinventing it? Stories of Open examines these ques- tions, peer review processes, and the stories of participants in three parts: Part 1: Orientation. This section offers a conceptual frame for the book, providing details about narrative inquiry as a meth- odology and the author’s worldview and research approach. Part 2: The Stories (The Story Middle). What is the standard experience of peer review in our field? This section shares stories told from a variety of viewpoints and roles—author, editor, and referee—and ex- plores how these roles i n t e r a c t , t h e t e n s i o n between them, and the duality and sometimes m u l t i p l i c i t y o f r o l e s experienced by any one individual. Part 3: Coda. These four chapters tie the stories to the idea of open, and look in detail at the research method, as well as imagine how w e m i g h t m o v e f o r- w a r d — r e f l e c t i n g o n our past stories to create future ones. When we open our- selves to others’ experiences, we reflect on our own. Stories of Open offers questions for reflection at the end of many chapters in order to assist in the continued exploration of your own experiences with peer review and encourages the use of these reflections in creating new and improved peer review methods. Stories of Open: Opening Peer Review through Narrative Inquiry is available for purchase in print through the ALA Online Store and Amazon.com, by telephone order at (866) 746-7252 in the United States or (770) 442-8633 for international customers, and as an open access edition. http://Amazon.com C&RL News July/August 2021 296 College & Research Libraries News to move to online-only publishing model College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News), the official newsmagazine and pub- lication of record of ACRL, will adopt an online-only publication model beginning in January 2022. The December 2021 issue will be the final print issue of the magazine. C&RL News is freely available as an open access online publication. The ACRL Board of Directors and C&RL News editor-in-chief sought input from the Budget & Finance Committee, C&RL News Editorial Board, ACRL Publications Coordinat- ing Committee, ACRL Membership Committee, and ACRL Section Membership Committee on a variety of potential publication models for the magazine. These representative groups of the ACRL membership agreed that the transition to an online-only model is in the best interest of the publication and association moving forward. The shift to an online-only publication model brings C&RL News in line with College & Research Libraries journal, which moved to an online-only model at the beginning of 2014. “The Board’s decision to transition C&RL News to an online-only format represents an important step in ensuring the sustainability of the magazine for years to come,” said ACRL President Jon E. Cawthorne of Wayne State University. “The Board looks forward to work- ing with the C&RL News editor-in-chief and editorial board as they continue to innovate to maintain quality and keep awareness of the magazine high in the online-only environment.” Published 11 times a year and hosted through Open Journal Systems by ALA Production Ser- vices, C&RL News online features freely open access to a near-complete run of the magazine’s contents from 1967 to the present. C&RL News’ online presence provides a variety of robust features, including the ability to share contents through social media, download citations to citation managers, and perform basic and ad- vanced searches across C&RL News and other ACRL serials. A variety of RSS feeds and email alerts provide notification of the availability of new issues. All articles are freely available to read online or download as PDF files. The mobile- optimized version of C&RL News online allows readers to read and interact with articles from their smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. To view contents and sign up for table of contents alerts, visit the C&RL News website at https://crln.acrl.org. available digitally, that span a wide variety of academic disciplines. ACRL Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Interest Group Notable Works List The ACRL Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Interest Group’s (ALSGS) Notable Works for Library Sup- port of Graduate Students Working Group thanks everyone for their nominations to its inaugural annual Notable Works List. ALSGS’s goal for the list is to recognize and showcase excellent professional contributions that inform the work of library colleagues who support graduate students. Submissions included projects and publications by library workers or by researchers in related fields who shed light on important elements of serving graduate students. With so many wonderful submissions, the group was able to identify both “Notable Works” and items that are “Also Noteworthy.” The lists are available on the interest group’s LibGuide at https://acrl. libguides.com/als4gsig/notable. ProQuest to join Clarivate Clarivate plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to acceler- ate the pace of innovation, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest from Cambridge Information Group, a https://crln.acrl.org https://acrl.libguides.com/als4gsig/notable https://acrl.libguides.com/als4gsig/notable July/August 2021 C&RL News297 Tech Bits . . . 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Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge Program to study the innovative business model for open access journal publishing known as “Sub- scribe to Open.” The grant, called “MUSE Open: S2O” and led by Project MUSE di- rector Wendy Queen, will focus on devel- oping a financially sustainable approach to open journal publishing in the humanities and social sciences that offers an alternative to “author-pays” models, thereby expanding both author and reader access and equity. The S2O model aims to convert traditional gated subscriptions into annual payments that support making journals open access. S2O works by offering compelling incentives that allow participation based on the economic self-interest of subscribers. In that way, the journal remains financially sustainable, and engagement with, and use of, scholars’ work dramatically increases. Eliminating barriers around access is a major step forward and a foundational imperative to achieving an equitable, just, and inclusive world. UNC-Chapel Hill University Libraries launches Reckoning Initiative The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill has launched a multifaceted program to advance racial eq- uity, inclusion, and antiracism. Driving the program is the University Libraries’ “Reck- oning Initiative Framework,” which will guide efforts in five broad areas: education and training opportunities for library staff, programmatic work, system analysis and change, integration of inclusion and antira- cism into library work, and tracking and as- sessment. To accelerate these efforts, the University Libraries recently announced an internal “IDEA Action” grant program, supporting employees in their efforts to implement inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility in library collections, services, and operations. 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