Elizabeth Brown, Scholarly Communications and Library Grants Officer, Binghamton University

1. the Evolution of Scholarly Communications at
Binghamton University
Elizabeth Brown
Scholarly Communications Officer
Binghamton University Libraries
Western NewYork/Ontario ACRL Meeting
May 7, 2010

2.  Why is Scholarly Communications Important?
 Scholarly Communications Committee
 Scholarly Communications Officer Position
 Scholarly Communications Program:
Services, Programs, Publishing, Preservation
 Campus and Library Roles
 Challenges
 What’s Coming?
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3.  Publishing models are changing
 Copyright law and perceptions of ownership
are changing
 Funding agency mandates require
researchers to post work online
 Social Networking tools allow peers to rapidly
share and distribute information
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4.  US scholarly communication practices are
not the global benchmark
 Need to inform researchers how changes will
affect their research and publishing
 Library policies and collections planning will
need adjustment, refinement, or review
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5.  Copyright and intellectual property rights more
important
 Publicly funded research should be available to
all
 Authors should maintain rights to distribute and
share their research
 Creation of institutional repositories with local
electronic collections
 Permanent archives necessary for electronic
materials
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6.  Institutional and Subject Repositories
 DigitizedCollections
 Copyright and Intellectual Property
 Social Networks
 Publishing models and distribution
 Technology tools
 Policies and Documentation
 Peer Review
 Tenure and Promotion
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7. Open Source software
Open Standards
Open Data
Open Educational Resources
Open Access
Open Notebook Science
http://scienceblogs.com/bookoftrogool/2010/03/battle_of_the_opens.php
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9.  Formed in spring 2005
 Charge
1. Stay abreast of changes in the scholarly
communications environment by monitoring
SPARC, open source initiatives, etc.
2. To share developments with library staff and
develop a plan for educating our campus on these
issues.
3. To monitor intellectual property issues, including
copyright restrictions, regarding e-reserves, etc.
4. To make recommendations to library staff on issues
of copyright compliance.
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10.  Members from all members of the Libraries
 LongTerm-Goals:
1. Form institutional repository for BU, Libraries
serves as partner in the creation and
preservation of materials
2. Investigate creating and publishing an in-house
journal related to scholarly communications
3. Provide mechanisms to archive post-prints
4. Create partnerships with local publishers and
scholarly publications produced on campus.
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11.  Accomplishments:
 Joined SPARC in early 2006
 SPARC presentation to Faculty Senate Library
Committee
 Information-sharing with library staff
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12.  Verdict:
Committee structure not conducive to
creating and sustaining momentum on
activities
 Recommendation:
Current staff member assume responsibility for
scholarly communications as part of their position
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13.  FullTitle
Scholarly Communications and Library
Grants Officer
 Coordinates scholarly communications and
intellectual property activities for the
Libraries
 Leads a scholarly communications program
 Educates the university community about
intellectual property issues and impact on
scholarly inquiry and instruction
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14.  Read a lot of reports and articles
 Interpret, discuss and create program pieces
from new developments
 Share info with campus faculty and
administrators
 Create and organize programs to share
information
 Ensure new models are infused into library
practice
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15.  Created in 2008
 Build upon the earlier committee charge
 Complementary activities: collections, grants
coordination
 Higher profile within Libraries
 Less emphasis on operational issues
 More emphasis on intellectual issues
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16.  NIH PubMedCentral 3rd party submittals
 Author Addenda for copyright transfer
agreements
 Google Book Search and Settlement
information
 Copyright and Intellectual Property
assistance
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17.  Open Access Day, October 14, 2008
 2009 Provost Interdisciplinary/
Multidisciplinary Symposia Award
New Approaches to Scholarly Communication
and Publishing, April 15-16, 2009
 Chemistry Department Colloquia talk
Chemistry andWeb 2.0: NewWays to Find
Chemical Information, Professor Martin
Walker, February 5, 2010
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18.  Met with Fernand Braudel Center for options
to migrate content to electronic and web
formats, June 2009
 Met with Gary Dunham, PhD, Executive
director, SUNY Press, August 2009
 Campus publishing workshop for graduate
students and faculty, December 11, 2009
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19.  Portico Membership, 2006 – date
 LOCKSS Recommendations, 2008
 Local Digital Repository, 2008
 Eprints
 Library faculty and internal submissions
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http://portal.unesco.org/geography/es/ev.php-URL_ID=6007&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

20.  SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines Award for
2010-2011:
Publishing Promoting and Preserving Scholarship
@ SUNY
November 12, 2010 (tent.)
Binghamton University
 SciVal Spotlight (Elsevier)
 Copyright Materials review
 Scholarly Communications Strategic Plan
 Define preservation scope, efforts
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21.  Faculty member
 Administrator
 Writer / Grant Creator
 Editor / Grant Coordinator
 Collections Management
 Department Liaison
 Reference Librarian
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22.  Roles change with situation
 Services affected by new legislation and
mandates
 Identifying best programs for a target
audience is difficult
 Publishing activity varies among programs
and researchers
 Campus administration may change
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23. 23Principles of Management, Carpenter: http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/NC/B0/B58/053MB58.html

24.  Standards for preservation and federating
content (OAI-ORE, OAI-PMH) not embedded
in all databases
 High preservation costs that require a long-
term commitment
 Program funding
 Policies for scholarship are evolving
 One size does not fit all for programs
 Information and databases are in silos
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25.  Scanning is messy
 Who controls information?
 The Author/Creator?
 The Publisher?
 The Distributor/Database Provider?
 The Scanner?
 Who sets, controls, and enforces policies?
 Libraries may need to respond to a policy
with little or no input (Google Book Search)
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26.  Economy:
 Tighter budgets will push models forward faster
 Publishing: Further growth in
 Open Access publishing
 User-Generated content
 Self Publishing
 Print on Demand for books
 Publishing: Additional/Expanded
 Author deposit mandate policies: NSF, NEH
 Use of Author Addenda for publishing articles
 Use of alternative citation metrics to measure prestige and
value of research
 Publishing: Creative Commons use will expand
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27.  Technology
 More open source applications
 Greater system interoperability
 Greater emphasis on usability, design
 Increased use of Repositories: Subject,
Institutional (Digital)
 Digital projects, preservation, standards
 Continued large scale scanning projects
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28.  Merging/integration of library content and
 Social networking tools
 Subject repository culture and tools
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29.  Scholarly Communications and Library Grants Officer:
http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/eab-position-decription-6-12-08.pdf
 BU Scholarly CommunicationsWebsite:
http://library.binghamton.edu/services/scholarly/index.html
 A Season of Change: How Science Librarians Can
Remain Relevant with Open Access and Scholarly
Communications Initiatives , ISTL Fall 2009,
http://www.istl.org/09-fall/article2.html
 Support for the Research Process:An Academic Library
Manifesto, RLG/OCLC, 2009,
http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2009/2009-
07.pdf
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30.  John M Meador, Jr,. Director of Libraries
 BU Scholarly Communications Committee
 BU Provost’s Symposia Program
 BU Faculty Senate Library Committee
 Slide 1 Photo: http://www.mccollumenterprisesllc.com/
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31.  Slideshare link:
 Email: ebrown@binghamton.edu
 Twitter, Friendfeed: eabrown25
 Linked In:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-brown/11/21b/69b
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