Guides: Lauren B. Collister: Director, Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing

Lauren Collister

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Hillman Library, G-73

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Education

Ph.D., Sociolinguistics, University of Pittsburgh (2013)

Comprehensive Paper 1: Meaning Variation of the Iconic Deictics ^ and <-- in an Online Community, November 2010.

Comprehensive Paper 2: Mode-Switching in Digital Game Environments, October 2011.

Dissertation: Multimodality as a Sociolinguistic Resource, March 2013.
Scott Kiesling, advisor.

M.A., Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh (2008)

Thesis: Virtual Discourse Structure: An Analysis of Conversation in World of Warcraft,
Scott Kiesling, advisor.

B.A., Linguistics, The Ohio State University (2006)

Minors: Sexuality Studies, Classics

B.A. with Honors, Music, The Ohio State University (2006)

Thesis: Word Intelligibility in Spoken and Sung Passages, David Huron, advisor.

Subject Areas

I am library faculty, specializing in the area of scholarly communication. My interests in this area include open access, open education, copyright and intellectual property, library publishing, altmetrics, peer review, data management, and issues particularly pertaining to the social sciences.

I have a Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics (2013, University of Pittsburgh) and am involved in the discipline of linguistics, particularly around data management and publishing. I am the Chair of the Committee on Scholarly Communication in Linguistics for the Linguistic Society of America.

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Selected Publications

All links lead to Open Access versions or publications of the item. For a complete list of publications, view my CV.

The Status Quo Bias and the Uptake of Open Access.
Cantrell, M., and Collister, L. (2019) “The Status Quo Bias and the Uptake of Open Access.” First Monday, 24:7.
Informing the digital archive with altmetrics.
Taylor, A., and Collister, L. (2019) “Informing the digital archive with altmetrics.” Scholarly and Research Communication, 10:1.
Altmetrics and Library Publishing
Collister, L. B., Kirschner, J., Bradbury, M., Deliyannides, T. S. & Kear, R. (2017). Altmetrics and Library Publishing. Peer-reviewed paper presented at World Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 19–25 August 2017, Wrocław, Poland.
Altmetrics, Legacy Scholarship, and Scholarly Legacy
Collister, L. & Taylor, A. (2017) “Altmetrics, Legacy Scholarship, and Scholarly Legacy.” Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 5:2
A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review
Tennant, J. P., Dugan, J. M., Graziotin, D., Jacques, D. C., Waldner, F., Mietchen, D., Elkhatib, Y., Collister, L., Pikas, C. K., Crick, T., Masuzzo, P., Caravaggi, A., Berg, D. R., Niemeyer, K. E., Ross-Hellauer, T., Mannheimer, S., Rigling, L., Katz, D. S., Greshake Tzovaras, B., Pacheco-Mendoza, J., Fatima, N., Poblet, M., Isaakidis, M., Irawan, D. E., Renaut, S., Madan, C. R., Matthias, L., Nørgaard Kjær, J., O'Donnell, D. P., Neylon, C., Kearns, S., Selvaraju, M., & Colomb, J. (2017) A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review. F1000Research, 6 (1151).
Transformative (H)activism: Breast Cancer Awareness and the World of Warcraft Running of the Gnomes
Collister, L. (2017) “Transformative (H)activism: Breast Cancer Awareness and the World of Warcraft Running of the Gnomes.” Transformative Works and Cultures, 25.
The academic, economic and societal impacts of Open Access: an evidence-based review
Tennant, J. P., Waldner, F., Jacques, D. C., Masuzzo, P., Collister, L., & Hartgerink, C. H. J. (2016) “The academic, economic and societal impacts of Open Access: an evidence-based review.” F1000Research, 5:632.
Managing participation through Modal Affordances on Twitter
Draucker, F. & Collister, L. (2015) “Managing participation through Modal Affordances on Twitter.” Open Library of the Humanities, 1:1.
Surveillance and Community: Language Policing and Empowerment in a World of Warcraft Guild
Collister, L. (2014) “Surveillance and Community: Language Policing and Empowerment in a World of Warcraft Guild.” Surveillance and Society, 12:3.
The Library as Publisher
Collister, L., Deliyannides, T., & Dyas-Correia, S. (2014) “The Library as Publisher.” The Serials Librarian, 66:1.
A social scientific framework for social systems in online video games: Building a better Looking For Raid loot system in World of Warcraft
Ross, T., & Collister, L. (2014) “A social scientific framework for social systems in online video games: Building a better Looking For Raid loot system in World of Warcraft.” Computers in Human Behavior, 36.
The Discourse Deictics ^ and <-- in a World of Warcraft Community
Collister, L. (2012) “The Discourse Deictics ^ and <-- in a World of Warcraft Community.” Discourse, Context, and Media, 1:1.
Constructing a Powerful Identity in World of Warcraft: A Sociolinguistic Approach to MMORPGs
Collister, L., & Friedline, B. (2012) “Constructing a Powerful Identity in World of Warcraft: A Sociolinguistic Approach to MMORPGs.” In Call, Voorhees, and Whitlock (eds.), Dungeons, Dragons, and Digital Denizens: The Digital Role-Playing Game. New York: Continuum.
*-repair in Online Discourse
Collister, L. (2010) “*-repair in Online Discourse.” Journal of Pragmatics, 43:3.
Comparison of Word Intelligibility in Spoken and Sung Passages
Collister, L., & Huron, D. (2008.) “Comparison of Word Intelligibility in Spoken and Sung Passages.” Empirical Musicology Review, 3:3.

Selected Presentations

Meaning and Meandering in the Language of Open Access
Cantrell, M., and Collister, L. (2018) “Meaning and Meandering in the Language of Open Access.” FORCE2018. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. October 11-12, 2018.
Library Publishing Beyond the Campus
Collister, L., and Molls, E. (2018) “Library Publishing Beyond the Campus.” Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP). Vienna, Austria. September 17-19, 2018.
Data Management Plans for Linguists
“Data Management Plans for Linguists.” with Andrea Berez-Kroeker. 2018 Linguistic Society of America pre-conference workshop. January 4, 2018.
Altmetrics and the Scholarly Legacy
Collister, L., and Taylor, A. (2017) “Altmetrics and the Scholarly Legacy.” 4:AM Altmetrics Conference. Toronto, Ontario. September 26-29, 2017.
Tell the Story of Data with Metrics
Collister, L. (2017) “Tell the Story of Data with Metrics.” Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. January 5-8, 2017.
Data Management Plans for Linguistic Research
“Data Management Plans for Linguistic Research.” with Andrea Berez-Kroeker and Susan Kung. 2017 Linguistic Institute, University of Kentucky. July 29-30, 2017.
No Librarian is an Island: Making Connections for Open Advocacy
Collister, L. (2016) “No Librarian is an Island: Making Connections for Open Advocacy.” OpenCon. Washington, D.C. November 10-11, 2016.
Disseminating scholarship through electronic publishing
Collister, L. (2016) “Disseminating scholarship through electronic publishing.” Linguistic Society of America. Washington, D.C. January 7-10, 2016.
Fundraising Conversations with Style: The Linguistics of Style and the Style of Fundraising
Seavy, J., & Collister, L. (2015) “Fundraising Conversations with Style: The Linguistics of Style and the Style of Fundraising.” Academic Library Advancement and Development Network. San Diego, CA. April 19-21, 2015.
Library as Publisher: Responsibilities, Benefits, and Issues
Deliyannides, T., Collister, L., Gabler, V., and Scherer, D. (2015) “Library as Publisher: Responsibilities, Benefits, and Issues.” Library Publishing Forum. Portland, OR. March 29-30, 2015.
E-Journal Publishing at the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Collister, L., & Deliyannides, T. (2014) “E-Journal Publishing at the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.” Poster presented at Library Publishing Forum. Kansas City, MO. March 5-6, 2014.
Plum Analytics’ Article-Level Altmetrics Widget for Open Journal Systems
Collister, L. (2014) “Plum Analytics’ Article-Level Altmetrics Widget for Open Journal Systems.” Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Innovation Session. Kansas City, MO. March 3, 2014.
The Library as Publisher
Deliyannides, T. & Collister, L. (2013) “The Library as Publisher (preconference workshop).” North American Serials Interest Group 28th Annual Conference. Buffalo, NY. June, 2013.
Social systems in virtual worlds: Building a better looking raid loot system in World of Warcraft using the Institutional Analysis and Design (IAD) framework
Ross, T. & Collister, L. “Social systems in virtual worlds: Building a better looking raid loot system in World of Warcraft using the Institutional Analysis and Design (IAD) framework.” Meaningful Play. Lansing, MI. October, 2012.
To RT or not to RT: Alignment and Participation Structures on Twitter
Draucker, F., & Collister, L. “To RT or not to RT: Alignment and Participation Structures on Twitter.” InfoSocial Conference. Evanston, IL. October, 2012.
Gaming as Multimodality: Discourse Management in Three Mediums
Collister, L. “Gaming as Multimodality: Discourse Management in Three Mediums.” Georgetown University Round Table. Washington, D.C. March, 2011.
Meaning Variation of the Iconic Deictics ^ and <-- in an Online Community
Collister, L. “Meaning Variation of the Iconic Deictics ^ and <-- in an Online Community.” New Ways of Analyzing Variation. San Antonio, TX. November, 2010.
Power and Interaction in World of Warcraft
Collister, L. & Friedline, B. “Power and Interaction in World of Warcraft.” Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference. San Francisco, CA. March 2008.

Selected Projects

September 2018-Present: “Exploring New Roles for Librarians: Scholarly Communications”

Review the current state and future prospects of scholarly communications librarianship, including the roles, responsibilities, requirements and relationships of this evolving academic library specialty.

With S. Corrall (University of Pittsburgh)

June 2018-Present: “Defining Open Access”

Compile definitions of Open Access from publisher, library, and advocacy websites in order to perform a content analysis.

With M. Cantrell (University of Colorado at Boulder)

April 2016-present: “Data Citation and Attribution in Linguistics.”

Writing standards and documents for data citation principles in linguistics. Delivering workshops on data management and citation practices at the Linguistic Society of America and Summer Institutes.

With A. Berez-Kroeker (University of Hawai’i), S. Kung (University of Texas at Austin), et al

January 2017-December 2017: “The Open Action Kit.”

Developing tools, resources, and guidance for librarians and scholars organizing Open Access Week activities and other action-oriented events.

With R. Champieux (Oregon Health & Science University), C. Thomas (Texas Tech), E. Molls (University of Minnesota), H. Coates (IUPUI), C. Bowley (Ubiquity Press), A. Versluis (Guelph), N. Shockey (SPARC).

Professional and University Service

University Service:

Provost’s Open Education Committee, University of Pittsburgh, 2018-present.
Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Status, University Library System Faculty Assembly, 2017-2018.
Planning and Budget Committee, University Library System, 2014-2015; 2017-2019.
Instructional Design Track, University Library System, 2015-2016.
Research Lifecycle Working Group, University Library System, 2015-2016.
ORCID Communications Team, University Library System, 2014-present.
University Library System Social Media Committee, 2013-2014.
Proctor, Interface and Website Usability Test, ULS – Pitt, May 2013.
Pitt Linguistics Website Committee, 2009-2012.
Pitt Linguistics Space Organization Committee, 2010-2012.
Graduate Representative to Pitt Linguistics Faculty, 2008-2011.
Linguistics TA Mentor, University of Pittsburgh, 2008-2013.

Professional and Society Service:

Committee on Scholarly Communication in Linguistics, Linguistic Society of America, 2015-present (chair, 2017-2019).
Linguists Beyond Academia Special Interest Group, 2015-present.
Editor, The Idealis, 2017-2018.
New Roles and Changing Landscapes Committee, ACRL, 2016-2017.
OpenCon Librarian Community Call Host & Coordinator, 2016-2017.
OpenCon Live Host, 2016.
Peer Reviewer, MERLOT English/Linguistics Section, 2014-present.
Scholarly Publishing Training Course Developer, Public Knowledge Project, 2014.
LibTech Committee, Open Library of the Humanities, 2013-2015.
Reviewer, Transformative Works and Cultures, 2012-present.
Local Committee Member, Linguistics Society of America Annual Conference, 2011.
Reviewer, Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture, 2010-2013.

University of Pittsburgh Library System

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Lauren B. Collister