AQUATIC COMMONS AQUATIC COMMONS INITIATIVE:INITIATIVE:

a model for resource sharing a model for resource sharing in marine and aquatic sciences in marine and aquatic sciences

- - presentation to presentation to IODE XIX, IODE XIX, Trieste,

12-16 Mar 2007

Pauline Simpson

for International Association for Aquatic and Marine Science

Libraries and Information Centres (IAMSLIC)

AcknowledgementAcknowledgement

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IAMSLIC NetworkIAMSLIC NetworkIAMSLIC: parent organization 325 members from 86 countries

Regional Groups:

•Africa

•Cyamus: West coast of North America and Hawaii

•EURASLIC: European libraries and information centers

•Latin America

•Pacific Islands

•SAIL: Eastern United States, Gulf coast and Caribbean

IAMSLIC Membership 2005

MissionMission

(IAMSLIC) is concerned with the recording, (IAMSLIC) is concerned with the recording, retrieval and dissemination of knowledge and retrieval and dissemination of knowledge and information related to aquatic and marine information related to aquatic and marine sciences and their allied disciplines. The sciences and their allied disciplines. The association provides a forum for exchange and association provides a forum for exchange and exploration of ideas and issues of mutual exploration of ideas and issues of mutual concernconcern. .

IAMSLIC PROVIDESIAMSLIC PROVIDES

Publications: quarterly newsletter, conference proceedingsPublications: quarterly newsletter, conference proceedings

Membership* Database: printable and electronic formats Membership* Database: printable and electronic formats

Research and travel grantsResearch and travel grants

Mentorship ProgramsMentorship Programs

IAMSLIC Duplicate Exchange ProgramIAMSLIC Duplicate Exchange Program

Union list of serial holdings in members librariesUnion list of serial holdings in members libraries

IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed LibraryIAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed Library supporting interlibrary loansupporting interlibrary loan

requests between libraries for no feerequests between libraries for no fee

*Membership $35; Resource Poor $20

IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed IAMSLIC Z39.50 Distributed LibraryLibrary

Provides a common search interface to the holdings of Provides a common search interface to the holdings of over 84 marine science librariesover 84 marine science libraries

Launched in July 2002Launched in July 2002 During 2005-2006: During 2005-2006:

2,741 requests were made from 102 libraries 2,741 requests were made from 102 libraries representing 41 countriesrepresenting 41 countries

70 libraries from 18 countries filled these 70 libraries from 18 countries filled these requestsrequests

Partnership with IOCPartnership with IOC IAMSLIC greatly values its relationship with IOCIAMSLIC greatly values its relationship with IOC New MOU to be agreedNew MOU to be agreed IOC funded 32 IAMSLIC memberships (2007) IOC funded 32 IAMSLIC memberships (2007)

from ODINsfrom ODINs Benefit to these individuals :Benefit to these individuals : resource sharing – resource sharing –

ILL, Duplicates, Newsletter, email discussion list, ILL, Duplicates, Newsletter, email discussion list, conferencesconferences

Annual conferences – Annual conferences – IODE programmes publicized by IODE programmes publicized by MIM community – dedicated sessions for ODIN members MIM community – dedicated sessions for ODIN members presentations, contribute to continuing professional presentations, contribute to continuing professional educationeducation

IAMSLIC members contribute to ASFA, IAMSLIC members contribute to ASFA, OceanExpert, OceanPortal, OceanTeacher.OceanExpert, OceanPortal, OceanTeacher.

Investigate new joint opportunities –IAMSLIC WG Investigate new joint opportunities –IAMSLIC WG on IOC cooperation to be establishedon IOC cooperation to be established

Already working together on the Aquatic Already working together on the Aquatic Commons InitiativeCommons Initiative

Aquatic Commons initiative is a model for digital resource sharing between stakeholders in the marine/aquatic information world. Its integrative architecture accommodates researchers and research institutions at all technological levels.

Proposed model includes:

• open access OAI compliant repository

• thematic harvester offering federated searching across :

repositories, IAMSLIC’s Z39.50 distributed library,

the union database of marine serials and the ASFA

database +

IAMSLIC conducted a Tender exercise :IAMSLIC conducted a Tender exercise :

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and IOC separately proposed DSpace based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and IOC separately proposed DSpace based repositories.repositories.

Florida Centre for Library Automation proposed using EPrints repository software.Florida Centre for Library Automation proposed using EPrints repository software.

The Task Force spent time analyzing both the functionality of the two platforms and the institutional characteristics and sustainability of the submitting organizations. The final report is available athttp://www.iamslic.org/index.php?section=147

Actions taken by IAMSLIC Executive Board:

Finalize the choice of the facility

By IAMSLIC Board recommendation and a vote of the membership at the 2006 IAMSLIC meeting , the Florida Centre for Library Automation was awarded the contract to set up and maintain an EPrints repository for IAMSLIC.

Establish the Aquatic Commons Board

The Aquatic Commons Board was established in late 2006. (IOC is a member)

The Aquatic Commons Board represents the major stakeholders, including IOC, whose common goals include:

Building the digital capacity of developing countries by providing appropriate combinations of training, equipment, and IT services.

Providing access to the indigenous literature that is not part of the traditional publishing cycle, including technical series from academic and research institutions.

Using digitization technologies to provide free, global access to existing marine and aquatic information.

Eliminate duplication of effort by coordinating content building and metadata creation.

Usability Testing of Eprints Version 3

Some nice software features:

Metadata for all object types (including multimedia and datasets)

Builds the Citation

Accepts all file formats

Autocomplete: authors, journal titles

Identification of duplicates at title input stage

Automated metadata population from DOI import

Geospatial metadata linked to Google Earth

Import and Export – all formats

Manages Publishers embargoes

Populates web pages, CVs, research proposals etc

OAI harvester for marine and aquatic OAI harvester for marine and aquatic sciences - AVANOsciences - AVANO

Developed by Fred Merceur, Ifremer / Bibliothèque La Developed by Fred Merceur, Ifremer / Bibliothèque La PérousePérouse

As of August 2006, contained 38,000 records harvested As of August 2006, contained 38,000 records harvested from more than 40 repositories from more than 40 repositories

Designating Avano as the official IAMSLIC harvester for the Designating Avano as the official IAMSLIC harvester for the Aquatic Commons initiative is under discussionAquatic Commons initiative is under discussion

Aquatic CommonsAquatic Commons

Repository offered to any marine or Repository offered to any marine or aquatic researcher to deposit full text of aquatic researcher to deposit full text of researchresearch

No repository at host institutionNo repository at host institution Host institution cannot implement a repositoryHost institution cannot implement a repository Not covered by ODIN OceanDocs programmeNot covered by ODIN OceanDocs programme

Complementary to OceanDocsComplementary to OceanDocs Working with OceanDocs Working with OceanDocs

Data Repositories

(OAI compliant)

The future –

linking text and data