Librarian Roles as Lawful Good in the Face of Predatory Publishing

1- Short Session Description. I cast arcane spell - Predatory Publishing! Predatory publishing is a growing concern in scholarly research for content creators, researchers, and libraries. Join us on a role playing adventure as we grapple with the impact of this publishing plague on library practice. Participants will learn the basics of predatory publishing, will roleplay strategies to inspire compassion and creativity in meeting this professional challenge, and will create a toolkit of resources to bring the battle to their home institutions.

2- Session Style/Format: The primary component of this session is a role-playing game where participants assume roles of librarians, publishers, and researchers participating in the publishing cycle. We plan for this to take roughly an hour.

3- Takeaways: Participants will leave this session with: 1.) Knowledge and understanding of the role of predatory publishers in open access publishing, and how library communities are impacted 2.) Empathy for those impacted, as developed through creative game-play 3.) Strategies, instruction tools, and information resources that can be used at home institutions. 

4- Organization. Fully formed - we have a complete plan and are ready to serve as DMs!

5- Contact Information - Jenessa McElfresh (jmcelfr@clemson.edu) or Megan Sheffield (msheff@clemson.edu)