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Using Collaborative Networks To Support Scholarly Communications. Action and Alignment. Dr. Katherine Skinner, Executive Director SILS CRADLE Seminar UNC-CH Manning Hall April 25, 2014. The Frontier. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvoves/8248153196/. Not a blank slate…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dr. Katherine Skinner, Executive DirectorSILS CRADLE SeminarUNC-CH Manning HallApril 25, 2014
Using Collaborative Networks To Support Scholarly Communications
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Dallas Elks parade, National Reunion, 1908, Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tex/id/131
Beware changes in the modes of communication…
Innovations don’t come from the center, they come from unexpected locations
Cultural processes of production, distribution, and reception depend upon…
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What can we do with/in networks and communities to support new forms of scholarship AND to help the academy transition in ways that ultimately supports the spread of knowledge?
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The Educopia Institute advances cultural, scientific, and scholarly institutions by catalyzing networks and collaborative communities.
Build collaborative networks Facilitate, not lead
Maintain a neutral coreDistill and disseminate emerging
practicesProvide a “backbone” for cross-
sector engagementEncourage system-wide changes
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RESEARCH
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Members include:Auburn University Boston College
California Polytechnic University
Carnegie Mellon University Clemson University
CBUC, Barcelona Florida State University
Folger Shakespeare Library
GALILEO Knowledge Repository
Greene County Public Library
HBCU Library Alliance Indiana State University
Library of Congress Oregon State University Penn State University
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Rice UniversityRockefeller Archive Center
University of Louisville University of North Texas
University of South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Distributed digital preservation cooperative Founded 2004 Supported by NDIIPP, NHPRC, NEH, IMLS 200+ TB network preserving 950+ collections
for 58 institutions in 3 countries 7 copies of every file, regular comparison of
hash values/checksums, repair mechanisms
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Reducing short- and long-term costs Investing in a commonly-owned solution, not purchasing a
service Sharing technological development and organizational tasks
Decentralizing activities Safety in digital preservation may well reside in shared
knowledge and shared commitment
Decreasing silos; increasing interdependence There is room for various types of solutions Increased capacity for acting as a community of cultural
stewards
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BagIt-based ingestsMember-level monitoring simplifiedResearch and publications on genre-
specific content preservation issues ETDs Newspapers “Big data”
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Logical outgrowth of previous and current work
Academic libraries well positioned to help their parent institutions produce, share, and preserve knowledge in the digital realm
Library publishing services are emerging in a wide range of ways & institutional contexts
Consistent finding: to help library publishing services mature from project-based and “one-off” models to a consistent field of practice, libraries must raise the visibility and understanding of these practices profession-wide
Forge LPC Identity Design, implement, and launch the LPC Governance and organizational structure,
mission, services Foster LP Community
Document the range of library publishing activities
Advocacy Build strong relationships with strategic
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Exploratory conversations
between Purdue, Virginia Tech, University of North Texas,
Educopia
May 2012
January 2013
August 2012
June 2013
Sept2013
March 2014
Précis for seed-funded project
drafted by Purdue, VT, UNT, Educopia; open
circulation; commitments
from 50+ institutions
Kick off; hired project mgr; established
subcommittees; mission and
values statements
3 subcommittees working on 3
deliverables; 4 articles/chapters
published; survey of library publishing
activities launched; webinar series
launched
Published Library Publishing
Directory 2014; shared document
library created; drafting
governance docs
1500+ downloads Library Publishing
Directory; 160+ diverse attendees
gathered at inaugural Library Publishing Forum
in Kansas City; research into
training/education
LPC timeline
July2014
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Anticipated launch of Library
Publishing Coalition
(transition from project to program)
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RESEARCH
Lots of R&D Documentation of “solid” practices
Incubation services for young communities
Encouraging strategic alignment across multiple stakeholder groups
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Educopia Consulting Educopia Events Grant-funded work
ICONC project (NDIIPP) Nexus project (IMLS) ETD Lifecycle Curation project (IMLS) Chronicles in Preservation I (NEH) Chronicles in Preservation II (NEH) Chrysalis project (Mellon)
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