
Scholarly Communication
About Us
The Scholarly Communication Department at IU Bloomington Libraries provides infrastructure and services to support the IU community in creating, sharing, and preserving their scholarly work. We believe that equitable access to research and information is foundational to the production of knowledge, and are dedicated to supporting this principle within the IU community.
Across all IU regional campuses, we support Open Scholarship with impact/metrics consultations, an open journals publishing platform, OER consultations and publishing support, and a publishing service. We also manage IU Bloomington's institutional repository, IUScholarWorks.
For IU Bloomington affiliates, our department offers assistance with open access policy compliance and funding for open access publishing.
Quick Links
Quick Links
Helpful Resources
- Open ScholarshipIU Libraries' support for authors and researchers workign wtih open scholarship.
- Scholarly Communication BlogRead blogs from our team.
- Open Access GuideGuide to resources for researchers, instructors, and students on using open access resources.
- Open Educational Resource GuideGuide to resources for students and other researchers.
- Open Access Publishing SupportGuide for authors looking to publish research in open formats.
- IUScholarWorksIndiana University's institutional repository.
- IUScholarWorks OpenSearch tool for materials in IUScholarWorks.
- IU Data CoreIU Libraries' support for researchers looking to preserve their data in open formats.
- Open Access Policy ComplianceInformation for researchers looking to publish wtih open scholarship.
Our Team
Karen Stoll Farrell
Director, Scholarly Communication and Open Publishing Associate Librarian
(812) 855-5647
Willa Liburd
Research Impact & Open Scholarship Librarian Assistant Librarian
(812) 856-1122
Haley Janelle Norris
Open Education Librarian Assistant Librarian
(812) 856-0023
Latest Stories
NewsThe IU Libraries announces the inaugural Open Educational Resources (OER)* Summer Sprints Fellowship Program, a program for instructors to work intensively to develop open and affordable course materials that enhance student learning, ensure equitable access, and save students money.
BlogIUScholarWorks Welcomes the Indiana University Journal of Black Student Experience
The Indiana University Libraries, Scholarly Communication Department is excited to announce the creation of a new interdisciplinary journal for Black ... IUScholarWorks Welcomes…January 25th, 2023
BlogAnnouncing the 2022-2023 Course Material Fellowship Program Cohort
The Scholarly Communication Department is pleased to announce our Course Material Fellowship Program (CMFP) 2022-2023 cohort! The CMFP assists IU ... Announcing the 2022-2023…November 17th, 2022
BlogThe Nelson Memo: Public Access to Research and what this means for researchers
TL;DR The Nelson Memo asks all federal grant agencies, including those providing funding in the Humanities & Social Sciences, to require public access to the peer-reviewed…September 20th, 2022
BlogCourse Material Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applications through September 12
IU Libraries’ Course Material Fellowship Program (CMFP) is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 cohort! Now in its third year, the ... Course Material Fellowship Program Now…August 29th, 2022
NewsRAPCC journal added to EBSCO databases
Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions (RAPCC) has recently been added to two databases on the EBSCO platform: Academic Search Ultimate (ASU) and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL Ultimate). RAPCC is an open access journal published by the IU Libraries that focuses on research with the potential to impact the lives of individuals with complex conditions.
August 9th, 2022
NewsMore than free textbooks
Sarah Hare is now IU Bloomington's dedicated Open Education Librarian. “My time is now completely focused on affordable course materials, open educational resoAugust 3rd, 2022
BlogStudent Spotlight: The Land, Wealth, Liberation Digital Resource
The Scholarly Communication Department is excited to spotlight the students who worked on the recently launched public open-access digital resource – Land, Wealth, Liberation: The…May 5th, 2022
BlogIntersections: Technology, the Arts, and Collaborative Scholarship
Heather Sloan, DMA, MLS, Media & Maps Assistant, Herman B Wells Library This reflection on arts-related work involving technology and data is inspired by my two-decades-long…March 15th, 2022
News12 PLOS journals, 0 membership fees
Indiana University Libraries expanded its publishing partnership with the Public Library of Science (PLOS). Under a new PLOS All-In Agreement which began JanuarFebruary 18th, 2022


