Catherine H. CandeeCatherine H. CandeeDirector, Publishing and Strategic InitiativesDirector, Publishing and Strategic Initiatives

California Digital LibraryCalifornia Digital Library

Scholarly Publishing at Scholarly Publishing at University of CaliforniaUniversity of California

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An Update for User’s An Update for User’s CouncilCouncil

Brief History of CDL Brief History of CDL PublishingPublishing

► Economics and technology intersected in the mid-Economics and technology intersected in the mid-1990s to provide the perfect crisis/opportunity1990s to provide the perfect crisis/opportunity

► CDL opened 1999; eScholarship Program launched CDL opened 1999; eScholarship Program launched 20002000

► eScholarship Repository launched 2003; today 200 eScholarship Repository launched 2003; today 200 UC depts. contributing more than 16,000 papers, UC depts. contributing more than 16,000 papers, books, articles, etc; 5.2 million full-text downloadsbooks, articles, etc; 5.2 million full-text downloads

► eScholarship Editions: 2,000 XML Scholarly eScholarship Editions: 2,000 XML Scholarly monographs from University of California Pressmonographs from University of California Press

► CDL-UC Press partnership extends to monographic CDL-UC Press partnership extends to monographic series, digital critical editions, interactive Web series, digital critical editions, interactive Web based publicationsbased publications

eScholarship ServiceseScholarship Services

►Provide low-cost alternative publishing Provide low-cost alternative publishing services for the UC communityservices for the UC community

►Support widespread distribution of the Support widespread distribution of the materials that result from research & materials that result from research & teachingteaching

►Foster new models of scholarly publishing Foster new models of scholarly publishing through the development and application through the development and application of advanced technologiesof advanced technologies

Dark and Stormy NightDark and Stormy Night

► Economics of scholarly publishing have become Economics of scholarly publishing have become increasingly troublesome for both nonprofit increasingly troublesome for both nonprofit producers and consumers; libraries continue to buy producers and consumers; libraries continue to buy shrinking percentage of outputshrinking percentage of output

► New technologies offer possibilities for innovative New technologies offer possibilities for innovative and more cost-effective publishing and more cost-effective publishing

► Pressures and opportunities create new challenges Pressures and opportunities create new challenges for UC services in support of research & teachingfor UC services in support of research & teaching

► Experiments with new forms of publication have Experiments with new forms of publication have extended as far as existing organizational structures extended as far as existing organizational structures (UC Press and CDL)(UC Press and CDL) and budgets will allow and budgets will allow

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

► To remain competitive the university must To remain competitive the university must provide a research infrastructure for its faculty provide a research infrastructure for its faculty that will ensure productivity and stimulate that will ensure productivity and stimulate innovation in all aspects of the research, teaching innovation in all aspects of the research, teaching and learning cycleand learning cycle

► Publishing must be conceived more broadly than Publishing must be conceived more broadly than the production of an archival record; it is an the production of an archival record; it is an integral part of the research enterprise integral part of the research enterprise

► Publishing must embrace a suite of production Publishing must embrace a suite of production and dissemination activities, some of which will be and dissemination activities, some of which will be revenue generating revenue generating

► Publishing must enable faculty to create and Publishing must enable faculty to create and distribute works via the most appropriate meansdistribute works via the most appropriate means

Early research confirming Early research confirming what we already knewwhat we already knew

► An enormous amount of publishing activity, both system-wide An enormous amount of publishing activity, both system-wide and campus-based and campus-based

► Much of it is informal, e.g. working papers, much of it is Much of it is informal, e.g. working papers, much of it is digital, and much of it hard to finddigital, and much of it hard to find

► Surprising amount of formal publishing activity on campuses, Surprising amount of formal publishing activity on campuses, in ORUs and UCOP departments in ORUs and UCOP departments

► Faculty make a distinction between in-process scholarly Faculty make a distinction between in-process scholarly communication and formal, archival publication (ref to Harley, communication and formal, archival publication (ref to Harley, King)King)

► There is still considerable resistance to the use of alternative There is still considerable resistance to the use of alternative formats for “archival publication” because of tenure concernsformats for “archival publication” because of tenure concerns

► Growing percentage of UC faculty are desperate for university Growing percentage of UC faculty are desperate for university support for creating, validating, publishing, recognizing their support for creating, validating, publishing, recognizing their new scholarly communication activitiesnew scholarly communication activities

UC StrategyUC Strategy

► Align UC publishing services with the academic Align UC publishing services with the academic enterprise of the University of Californiaenterprise of the University of California

► Broaden the role of the university press beyond Broaden the role of the university press beyond gatekeeper for a select few; reclaim and extend gatekeeper for a select few; reclaim and extend the original role of the university pressthe original role of the university press

► Coordinate planning across the UC system, find Coordinate planning across the UC system, find intersections in IT planning, digital stewardship, intersections in IT planning, digital stewardship, research data support, publishing and research data support, publishing and preservation preservation

►Develop publishing services to be interoperable Develop publishing services to be interoperable with services for research and supplementary with services for research and supplementary datadata

UC Publishing ServicesUC Publishing Services

► Traditional Scholarly Publishing Services Traditional Scholarly Publishing Services Scholarly monographsScholarly monographs Peer-reviewed journalsPeer-reviewed journals

► Dissemination & Repository ServicesDissemination & Repository Services Working papers, technical reports, etc.Working papers, technical reports, etc. Electronic Theses & DissertationsElectronic Theses & Dissertations Postprint RepositoryPostprint Repository

► New Publishing ModelsNew Publishing Models Distributed Editorial BoardsDistributed Editorial Boards Digital Critical EditionsDigital Critical Editions Interactive map-based publications in soc sciences & Interactive map-based publications in soc sciences &

humanitieshumanities Science reference/collaboration with museumsScience reference/collaboration with museums

Thank you!Thank you!

Catherine.Candee@ucop.eduCatherine.Candee@ucop.edu