David Russell Co-Authors Article on Open Access Book Publishing for Online Journal, First Monday

This article reflects on the choices made by a group of senior scholars in the field of composition and rhetoric as they conceived of and published an open access book on activity theory and writing and, subsequently, published an open access book series in the area of rhetoric and composition. The implications of open access book publishing for access to scholarly work and tenure–and–promotion decisions are considered.

Bazerman, Charles, David Blakeslee, Mike Palmquist, and David Russell.  "Open Access Book Publishing in Writing Studies: A Case Study."  First Monday 13:1, 2008. 

<http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2088/1920>

Contents of Article

• Introduction

• Instigating Event:  The Book

• A Second Instigating Event: The Book Series

• The Publication Process

• Implications for Scholarly Exchange

• Implications for Tenure-and-Promotion Decisions

• Conclusions