Research and Scholarly Communication in the Humanities New Partnerships Between Librarians and Scholars Presented to the Humanities Research Institute January 15, 2007 by Carol Hixson, University Librarian

Humanities scholarship Traditionally text- and image-based Primary resources are substance of research in the humanities Monograph is still prevalent form of scholarly output Humanities computing first focused on analysis and interpretation

Today’s scholarly environment Increased expectations for sharing results of research Higher numbers and increasing cost of publications Difficulty in getting monographs published Greater collaboration and interdiscliplinarity Not bounded by national borders

Today’s scholarly environment Increasing numbers of open-access publications Growth of uncontrolled content on the Web Greater access to digitized versions of primary sources Increasing mixture of formats Less clarity about intellectual property dos and don’ts Rising expectations

Traditional roles for librarians Select and acquire materials Organize and provide access to materials Archive and preserve materials Alert scholars and students to materials Assist scholars and students in locating materials on their topics Provide instruction in use of specialized tools

Academic library environment No longer have monopoly on information Able to acquire smaller percentage of research output Growing reliance on digital content - less control Balancing between print and electronic Decreasing use of traditional library services

Opportunities and challenges Reduced dependence on library as physical location Linking and integration of disparate resources Access to wider array of resources Opportunities for wider audiences Greater self-reliance for students and researchers

Archer Library initiatives Strategic planning Redesign of library web site Redesign of some of the physical space Create more welcoming environment Involvement in campus plagiarism initiative

Archer Library initiatives New liaison initiative New reference initiative New instruction initiative Federated searching Digital collections Institutional repository

Open Archives Initiative Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata harvesting (OAI-PMH) Metadata: Metadata are structured, encoded data that describe characteristics of information-bearing entities to aid in the identification, discovery, assessment, and management of the described entities

Open access

OAI registries

Alouette Canada

Power of digital collections

Office of the President

Results of Search

Flyer from Presidential Papers

Art and architecture images

Historical photograph collection

Stampede Rodeo in Winnipeg

Context

Collaboration

Context

Text Encoding Initiative

Definition of an institutional repository (IR) Digital collections capturing and preserving the intellectual output of a single or multi-group community Set of services for the management and dissemination of digital materials

Reasons for an IR Provides university branding Promotes research and scholarship Highlights individual achievement Organizes and archives materials Provides greater depth of access Increases visibility (power of the Web) Promotes collaboration

University of Toronto

University of Manitoba

University of Calgary

Scholars’ Bank - U of Oregon

Research and scholarship

Individual achievement

Power of the Web

Usage statistics

Test site for the U of R

Faculty of Education

Humanities Research Institute

HRI Newsletter

SIDRU

Individual publication

Faculty of Arts

SIPP

SIPP Student Policy Papers

New or expanding library roles Assist with course development and teaching Assist with research and research proposals Put scholars in touch with primary source materials Put scholars in touch with other scholars Help navigate copyright/intellectual property needs and requirements Assist with publication

Contact information Carol Hixson University Librarian