That’s a pretty scary sounding title…but the process was actually super simple. I just want to document it here for my own future reference and to share with others looking to do the same thing.
Background
In my role as Technical Advisor for the Covenant Quarterly, I oversaw the application process for our journal into the Directory of Open Access Journals. Including it here seemed important because this was the main repository for Open Access Journals and it seemed like the logical place. Once the journal was accepted – which took quite a while! – we have the option to add article level metadata to that index. Here is our journal page along with the content of the journal – https://doaj.org/toc/2380-8829 Continue reading “Sending Article Level Metadata from OJS to DOAJ”
I want to jot down a quick research question so that I can pick it up at a later date.
Essentially, I’d like to research how religious leaders gather and use information. By religious leaders, I mean pastors and clergy (though I’d be interested in other religious traditions as well) and I think I’m defining “information” in the most general sense – including biblical and theological commentary. Here are a few more basic questions:
What is the role of technology (blogs, social media, etc.) in information gathering?
How can denominations and Christian organizations package content so that it is most meaningful to religious leaders?
What is the relationship between information gathering and “politics”. Does diversity (or lack of diversity) in information sources translated into a particular theological point of view?
How do seminaries (and seminary libraries/librarians) prepare students to succeed in this information landscape?
I’m interested and energized by this topic for several reasons:
It connects with my thesis work. I could extend the framing metaphor of that work – centripetal and centrifugal force – and look at how denominations (the Covenant in particular) could better use information resources to build and foster identity.
It connects to my work with the Covenant Quarterly. My strong sense – supported by research and other people’s experience – is that moving toward and online, Open Access publication will allow for the publication to have a greater reach and impact.
It connects to my work with the Commission on Covenant History and could guide our work there.
