WAC Clearinghouse

The WAC Clearinghouse publishes open-access journals, books, and other resources for teachers who use writing in their courses. Working in partnership with the International Network of Writing Across the Curriculum Programs, the Clearinghouse operates as a publishing collaborative, drawing on contributions from more than 100 individuals serving on the editorial boards of academic journals supported by the Clearinghouse, as editors or reviewers of its book series, as editors of resource pages on its website, and as members of the overall Clearinghouse editorial board.

History

Established in 1997,[1] the Clearinghouse is among the most successful open-access publishing projects in the humanities.[2][3] It supports seven academic journals and has published 70 books.[4] It also provides access to peer-reviewed resources for teachers who wish to use writing in courses across the disciplines, including a bibliography (published in collaboration with CompPile.org), resource pages on writing fellows programs and second-language learners, conference proceedings, WAC program descriptions, and the 2014 Statement on WAC Principles and Practices, among others.

Sustainable Publishing Initiative

In May 2012, to mark its fifteenth year of operation, the WAC Clearinghouse launched the 25 Collective, a demonstration project for sustainable publishing.[5] The goal of the project is to publish 25 new books for a total expenditure of $50,000—a cost far below that borne by traditional academic presses. Leveraging university resources (office space, computing resources, and web servers), the project has operated within its budget and had, by mid 2016, produced 19 books, with eight more in production and several others under contract.

Support

The Clearinghouse is hosted by Colorado State University and receives support from the Colorado State University Open Press and Colorado State University Online. It also receives support from donations and funds from purchases of selected books in print form.

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of the WAC Clearinghouse". Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Bazerman, Charles (7 January 2008). "Open access book publishing in writing studies: A case study". First Monday. 13 (1).
  3. ↑ Palmquist, Mike; Mullin, Joan; Blalock, Glenn (2012). "The Role of Activity Analysis in Writing Research: Case Studies of Emerging Scholarly Communities". In Lee Nickoson. Writing Studies Research in Practice: Methods and Methodologies. Mary P. Sheridan. SIU Press. pp. 231–245. ISBN 9780809331154. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Neff, Joyce Magnotto; Whithaus, Carl (2009). Writing Across Distances and Disciplines: Research and Pedagogy in Distributed Learning. Routledge. p. 239. ISBN 9781135596767.
  5. ↑ "The Sustainable Publishing Initiative". Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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