Developing an Institutionally-funded Publishing Channel: Context & Considerations for Key Issues Workshop on Sustainable Models for University-based Scholarly Publishing Columbia University ◊ June 1, 2004 Raym Crow, Chain Bridge Group

Cornell Project Goal Explore viability of direct institutional funding for publishing faculty research Define practical publishing mechanism by which to implement model

Critical Success Factors Decentralized, collaborative network Integrates with existing system –Supports publishing venue autonomy –Avoids scholarly legitimacy issues Sustainable –Bridges multiple organization types –Increases overall system cost efficiency

What We’ll Cover Review initiatives relevant to developing a collaborative network— Map existing publishing partners & initiatives to value chain— –Environmental scan—no answers –Impose structure –Review components for articulated system

Collaborative Network Traditional Publishing Model— Single publisher integrates all functions Disaggregation— Increases competition & efficiency Lessens content control & aligns value

Articulated Models Articulated models— Offer a variety of parallel publishing paths linking discrete agents Accommodate various funding & business models

Academic Publishing Value Chain—Agents by Function

Funding & Capital Investment

Editorial Agents

University Presses & Society Publishers

Publishing Platforms

Digital Repositories & Overlays

Other Repositories & Channels

Publishing Support Services

(One) Articulated Publishing Route

Questions? Raym Crow Managing Partner Chain Bridge Group