sconul study tour blake library university of technology, sydney thursday 8th september 2005

SCONUL Study Tour SCONUL Study Tour

Blake Library Blake Library

University Of Technology, University Of Technology, Sydney Sydney

Thursday 8th September Thursday 8th September 2005 2005

Alex Byrne -SCONUL TOUR - 8 AuAlex Byrne -SCONUL TOUR - 8 August 2005gust 2005

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ProgramProgram

9.00am – 9.30am9.00am – 9.30am Welcome, overview, IFLA’s interest in Welcome, overview, IFLA’s interest in scholarly communication (Alex Byrne)scholarly communication (Alex Byrne)

9.30am – 10.00am9.30am – 10.00am Increasing return on investment in Increasing return on investment in information resources (Ann Flynn & Carol Scott)information resources (Ann Flynn & Carol Scott)

10.00am – 10.30am10.00am – 10.30am Changing the dynamics of scholarly Changing the dynamics of scholarly communication - UTSePress & Systrum (Fides Lawton)communication - UTSePress & Systrum (Fides Lawton)

10.30am – 10.45am10.30am – 10.45am Introduction to UTS Structure & Library Introduction to UTS Structure & Library ManagersManagers

10.45am – 11.15am10.45am – 11.15am Morning tea with Library ManagersMorning tea with Library Managers


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11.15am – 12.00pm11.15am – 12.00pm New models of information servicesNew models of information services(Sally Scholfield & Pamela Leuzinger)(Sally Scholfield & Pamela Leuzinger)

12.00pm – 12.30pm12.00pm – 12.30pm Exposing Australian and New Zealand Exposing Australian and New Zealand Postgraduate Research: ADT (Tony Cargnelutti & Andrew Postgraduate Research: ADT (Tony Cargnelutti & Andrew Wells)Wells)

12.30pm – 1.00pm12.30pm – 1.00pm Challenges at UNSW (Andrew Wells)Challenges at UNSW (Andrew Wells)

1.00pm – 1.45pm1.00pm – 1.45pm Lunch with UTS & UNSW Library Lunch with UTS & UNSW Library ManagersManagers

1.45pm – 2.30pm1.45pm – 2.30pm Staffing for the futureStaffing for the future(Fides Lawton, Alex Byrne & Andrew Wells)(Fides Lawton, Alex Byrne & Andrew Wells)


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Dinner Dinner

7.00pm7.00pm Dinner with Unison members Dinner with Unison members (University Librarians in NSW & ACT) at (University Librarians in NSW & ACT) at

Waterfront Restaurant, 19 Hickson Road, The Waterfront Restaurant, 19 Hickson Road, The RocksRocks

Suggest walk to Darling Harbour, take a ferry to Suggest walk to Darling Harbour, take a ferry to Circular Quay, then visit the Rocks before dinnerCircular Quay, then visit the Rocks before dinner


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High impact scholarly literatureHigh impact scholarly literature

Historically has mostly been published in Historically has mostly been published in northern Europe and the United Statesnorthern Europe and the United States

Others benefit because of affinities of Others benefit because of affinities of language or history (Australia, Canada) or language or history (Australia, Canada) or efforts to participate (Japan)efforts to participate (Japan)

Many virtually excludedMany virtually excluded


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Exacerbated through Exacerbated through commodificationcommodification

Control of high impact journals by major Control of high impact journals by major commercial publishing housescommercial publishing houses

Surrender of control and intellectual property Surrender of control and intellectual property by scholarsby scholars

High costs and continuing price increases High costs and continuing price increases for librariesfor libraries


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ConsequencesConsequences

FrustrationFrustration

““Brain drain”Brain drain”

Revenue flows to ‘North’Revenue flows to ‘North’

– Research funding immeasurably better in ‘North’Research funding immeasurably better in ‘North’

Research from ‘South’ only validated if published Research from ‘South’ only validated if published in ‘North’ and usually peer reviewed in ‘North’in ‘North’ and usually peer reviewed in ‘North’

Capture of knowledge from ‘South’ by ‘North’Capture of knowledge from ‘South’ by ‘North’


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Scholarly publishing systemScholarly publishing system

Self reinforcing system:Self reinforcing system: ResearchResearch

Peer reviewPeer review

JournalsJournals

Databases (especially ISI)Databases (especially ISI)

Research moneyResearch money

ScholarshipScholarship

ResearchResearch


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The criterionThe criterion

If scholarly publishing is to work it must work If scholarly publishing is to work it must work for scholars and researchers – and peoples for scholars and researchers – and peoples – across the world– across the world


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Current scholarly publication Current scholarly publication system - advantagessystem - advantages

Significant levels of expertise and Significant levels of expertise and investmentinvestment

High levels of quality assurance despite High levels of quality assurance despite some concerns about peer review systemsome concerns about peer review system

Advanced services such as Web of Advanced services such as Web of Knowledge, SciFinderKnowledge, SciFinder

Secure systemsSecure systems


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Scholarly publication - broader Scholarly publication - broader issuesissues

Surrender of intellectual property by Surrender of intellectual property by researchers and scholarsresearchers and scholars

Weakening of public domain under current Weakening of public domain under current trends in IP law trends in IP law

Exacerbated in the digital environment Exacerbated in the digital environment thorough licensingthorough licensing


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Scholarly publication – broader Scholarly publication – broader issuesissues

Archiving & preservation have not been solvedArchiving & preservation have not been solved

– Cannot rely on publishers – preservation is our Cannot rely on publishers – preservation is our responsibilityresponsibility

Many integration issues not resolved – interfaces, Many integration issues not resolved – interfaces, standards, etcstandards, etc

Standards (eg Z39.50, HTML, XML, OpenURL) Standards (eg Z39.50, HTML, XML, OpenURL) not fully observed not fully observed

– Difficulty in using portalsDifficulty in using portals

Instability in both content and presentationInstability in both content and presentation


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What is to be done?What is to be done?

How can we ensure that our faculty and students How can we ensure that our faculty and students will have the access they need to the world’s will have the access they need to the world’s scientific, technological and other literature?scientific, technological and other literature?

How can we work together to create the conditions How can we work together to create the conditions for successful implementation of digital libraries for successful implementation of digital libraries and the preservation of scholarly literature and and the preservation of scholarly literature and research documentation?research documentation?


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The open access movementThe open access movement Enabling the academy to reclaim its scholarly Enabling the academy to reclaim its scholarly

literature and challenge the commercialised literature and challenge the commercialised publishing paradigms that have arisen over the publishing paradigms that have arisen over the last thirty years. last thirty years.

Gained force due to advocates esp. Stevan Gained force due to advocates esp. Stevan Harnad Harnad http://http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/intpub.htmlwww.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/intpub.html

Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities in the Sciences and Humanities 2003,2003, http://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlihttp://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.htmlndeclaration.html

http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/intpub.html

http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/intpub.html

http://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.html

http://www.zim.mpg.de/openaccess-berlin/berlindeclaration.html


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IFLAIFLA

IFLA Statement on Open Access to IFLA Statement on Open Access to Scholarly Literature and Research Scholarly Literature and Research DocumentationDocumentation, The Hague, IFLA,, The Hague, IFLA, 20032003

– http://www.ifla.org/V/cdoc/open-access04.htmlhttp://www.ifla.org/V/cdoc/open-access04.html

http://www.ifla.org/V/cdoc/open-access04.html


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IFLA StatementIFLA Statement

Supports open access publishing Supports open access publishing

But in a broader context …But in a broader context …


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Acknowledgement and defence of moral Acknowledgement and defence of moral rights of authorsrights of authors

Adoption of effective peer review Adoption of effective peer review processes to ensure quality processes to ensure quality


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Protection of to the public domain – Protection of to the public domain – IFLA/CLMIFLA/CLM

Opposition to governmental, commercial or Opposition to governmental, commercial or institutional censorship – IFLA/FAIFEinstitutional censorship – IFLA/FAIFE


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Implementation of measures to overcome Implementation of measures to overcome information inequality – IFLA/ALPinformation inequality – IFLA/ALP

Implementation of mechanisms to ensure Implementation of mechanisms to ensure preservation and perpetual availability – preservation and perpetual availability – IFLA/PACIFLA/PAC


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UTS initiatives UTS initiatives

UTSUTSeePress and Systrum (Press and Systrum (http://http://epress.lib.uts.edu.auepress.lib.uts.edu.au))

http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/

http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/


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UTS initiativesUTS initiatives

Australian Digital Theses ProgramAustralian Digital Theses Program

Institutional repositoryInstitutional repository

Portal: a multidisciplinary journal of Portal: a multidisciplinary journal of international studiesinternational studies ( (http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/portalhttp://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/portal))

New titles in the humanities and ITNew titles in the humanities and IT

http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/portal


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SystrumSystrum

An inclusive, collaborative e-publishing initiative An inclusive, collaborative e-publishing initiative

Scaleable and open to large and small institutions Scaleable and open to large and small institutions

Federated searchingFederated searching

Builds on expertise and infrastructure of Builds on expertise and infrastructure of UTSUTSeePressPress

Advice and assistance during the establishment phaseAdvice and assistance during the establishment phase

Consultancy on major projectsConsultancy on major projects

Joint applications for fundingJoint applications for funding


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Other Australian InitiativesOther Australian Initiatives ARROW – ARROW – http://arrow.edu.auhttp://arrow.edu.au

APSR (Australian Partnerships for APSR (Australian Partnerships for Sustainable Repositories) – Sustainable Repositories) – http://apsr.edu.auhttp://apsr.edu.au

Australian Scholarly Publishers' RoundtableAustralian Scholarly Publishers' Roundtable

http://arrow.edu.au/

http://apsr.edu.au/


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Thank youThank you

Alex ByrneAlex Byrne

[email protected]@uts.edu.au

sconul study tour blake library university of technology, sydney thursday 8th september 2005

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