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1 California Digital Library Managing and Federating e-Print Repositories: UC’s eScholarship Initiatives CNI Fall Task Force Meeting December 1999 John Ober Assistant Director, Education and Applied Research www.cdlib.org

2 California Digital Library (CDL) Mission includes: “…influence and support innovations in scholarly communication.” Create Infrastructure and innovation to support comprehensive management of scholarly information

3 eScholarship Initiatives Born from: Crisis and Opportunity Sustainability crisis –Cost –Volume –Needs and demands of scholars Opportunity –Ubiquitous digital technologies –Faculty innovation –Shared vision and institutional will –Ongoing investments in infrastructure of scholarship

4 eScholarship Initiatives Draw upon: (Shared) Need for a viable system for scholarly communication Advances science and scholarship Fosters teaching and learning Promotes public service Consistent with values of the academy Compatible with academic work Financially sustainable

5 eScholarship Initiatives Draw upon: Scholar forums in Sciences/Humanities/Social Sciences Opportunities to innovate and lead Protection of intellectual property and enduring future availability Removal of financial and policy barriers to enter digital publishing Assurance of adequate signals of quality within new forms

6 eScholarship Initiatives Assumptions: Innovations must be Scholar-led Infrastructure for experimentation and innovation is core Variable solutions by discipline Collaboration among universities is essential for scaling and sustainability

7 1 st initiative: University ePub Model for innovation: Disciplinary e-print databases of self- archived scholarship Tools and services that allow experimentation (publication, review, certification, archiving) Value-added products

8 1 st initiative: University ePub University ePub strategies Mirror the LANL xxx e-print archive Extend to new self-identified communities (International and Area Studies, Clinical medicine, Economics, Tobacco control) Encourage additional e-print archives New technologies for extension and enhanced functionality

9 1 st initiative: University ePub University ePub strategies cont. Create new/link existing digital journals Develop tools for annotation, citation linking, format conversion, version control, security Draw upon faculty initiatives Work with 3 rd parties who mirror academic values

10 1 st initiative: University ePub University ePub strategies cont. Support services for community innovation (incl. analysis, advice) Integration of digital publishing and access –Linkages between e-print archives and CDL databases –Inclusion in CDL discovery, retrieval tools

11 1 st initiative: University ePub Key activities to date: Discussion with scholars Strategic partnerships (SPARC, LANL, societies, faculty, OpenArchives) Presidential commitment Modest program planning and resources

12 1 st initiative: University ePub Key future activities: Core staff (mgmt., tech., community building) Scholar-led governance and editorial boards Ready access to key expertise: copyright, business models, advanced technology, education promulgation, marketing Continuing connection to other models/initiatives (e.g. via OpenArchives)


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