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Micah Zeller

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Contact

Department
Library
Name
Micah Zeller
Job Title
Head of Scholarly Communication & Digital Publishing Services
Phone Number
(314) 935-2947

Position

Head of Scholarly Communication & Digital Publishing Services

Bio

Micah directs the activities of the Scholarly Communication & Digital Publishing Services (SCDPS) program for the WashU Libraries, which include copyright and permissions advisory services, fair use, authors’ rights, open access, OER, tools for digital publishing and data sharing, guidance on licensing, and support for new modes of research dissemination.

The unit is also responsible for promoting campus-wide scholarly communication programming and engagement initiatives to help faculty and students use, create, and publish scholarship in ways that promote its accessibility and impact.

Micah offers individual consultations, workshops, and customized presentations and helps researchers navigate rights issues and policies that connect to research, teaching, and library services.

Micah has a JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where he oversaw the creation of its institutional repository and has worked for Libraries since 2013.

SELECTED PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Editor, Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship (JCEL)
  • Member, Missouri Bar 
  • Member, University Information Policy Officers (UIPO)
  • See Micah’s Open Researcher and Contributor ID