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Library/Press Collaboration at Liverpool
Andrew Barker Head of Academic Liaison, Special Collections & Archives @andcarebarker
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Some Context: Traditional Library Publisher Relations
The relationship between librarians and publishers is often like that of a dog and a lamp post... with each one thinking the other is the dog. Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 25 December 2005
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The Library View of the Publisher
Subscription Prices! Lack of Availability of Key E-Textbooks! Licensing Issues! Photograph © Alison Whitehorn, 2015
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The Publisher View of The Library
High Expectations! Open Access Demands! Suspicion! Photograph © Alison Whitehorn, 2015
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Come Together ? So why would University of Liverpool Library & Liverpool University Press want to collaborate? Photograph © Andrew Dunn, 25 December 2005
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With a Little Help from My Friends
The University of Liverpool is in a strong position to support and enhance scholarly communication because it has a Library and a Press ... and teachers, researchers, etc
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What is Liverpool University Press?
Third Oldest in the UK – Founded in 1899 Reborn in 2004 Publishes approximately 70 books a year and 25 journals Specialises in Literature, Modern Languages, History and Visual Culture.
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What is Liverpool University Press?
“Liverpool University Press does a lot of things you wouldn’t expect from a university press and thinks outside the usual confines of publishing.” “This is a publisher that relishes a challenge.” “There’s a lot of dynamism and innovation around Liverpool University Press”
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Initial Partnership LUP Library Advisory Board Modern Languages Open
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We can work it out: the library/press advisory board
Discussion forum Ideas for collaboration An anthropological study Questions often lead to further questioning of our own processes
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Modern Languages Open
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Modern Languages Open Launched 2014
Interdisciplinarity across the modern languages Gold Open Access under a CC-BY or CC-BY- NC licence Rigorous peer review pre-publication, interactivity post-publication International dissemination under the imprimatur of a university press
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Moving it on… Informal Discussions Getting deeper into the Library
What are our needs? Library- Books! Image: The Quarrymen plus their instruments , Ronald Saunders, Wikipedia
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Should we collaborate on or textbooks or monographs?
Image: The Quarrymen plus their instruments , Ronald Saunders, Wikipedia
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Student TEXTpectation
Fees = Textbooks I want it NOW!
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How’s the perceived lack of textbooks impacting?
Student Experience National Student Survey – ULMS and Law
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Getting Better…. What our users are saying:
‘In general, the library book stock needs to be increased, especially those that are recommended for particular modules.’ ‘Library resources are out-of-date and there are not enough of them.’ ‘Books are not available, limited copies or no copy at all.’ ‘The library is usually lacking in resources, providing only one (if that) copy of a text that is used by many and is otherwise too expensive to purchase’. ‘Library resources can be stretched at key times’.
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What can we do about it? Some Thoughts: Buy more print?
‘Free Books for All’ - Manchester/Middlesex/Plymouth model? Co-Creation..? But How? Where’s the Money..?
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Enter Jisc…
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Call for proposals – February 2014
Sent to HSS Faculty Tight deadline Open to all proposals Technology choices driven by e-textbook ideas Decision made by the Press and the Library. E-textbooks to be Open Access POD print version for sale
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(e)Paperback writer Essentials for Financial Management
By Jason Laws, Management School To be used on the largest taught module in the institution – 900 students, many from XJTLU Students currently use a book retailing at £56 The module is also taught in XJTLU Much of the material exists already in lecture notes and VITAL. Co-created – The Author will ‘road-test’ sections on students.
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Xerte
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(e)Paperback writer Using Primary Sources: A Guide for Students Jon Hogg, History To be used across taught courses in the School Will utilise Library/Archive resources Section editors for each period Large number of contributors, including students Potential for outreach, recruitment, schools Three POD volumes accompanying the site The potential to expand into other areas, e.g. SACE
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Biblioboard
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The Long and Winding Road
Academics will write Press will select, shape, edit, credentialise, produce POD, market, distribute Library will provide technical creation CLL, CSD and a steering group will ensure the books meet all pedagogical and technological standards Material available in late 2015
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Fab! Pro-Vice-Chancellor : 'will significantly enhance the Liverpool student experience through the elimination of cost to students for course materials, and the opportunity to tailor those materials to exact pedagogical requirements.’ University Librarian: 'visionary, innovative and practical ... it demonstrates the way the Library and the University Press at Liverpool are working together to change the landscape of information provision for the better.'
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Tomorrow Never Knows ?
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Thank You Questions?
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