The document provides an overview of open access and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Library's initiatives to promote it. It discusses open access declarations, digital repositories, open journal publishing platforms like Open Journal Systems, and UTS's institutional repository and open access publishing platform UTSePress. It addresses the economic sustainability of online journals and roles of different stakeholders in supporting open access policies and implementation.

1. Promoting research and scholarship through open access and epublishing Fides Datu Lawton Director (Library Resources Unit) University of Technology, Sydney [email_address] IRRI ICW May 17, 2007

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24. High costs of information http://www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/graphs/2004/monser04.pdf

25. The Economic Sustainability of Journals Source: J. Willinsky, PKP Open Access Online Publication Journals can now be managed and published online with open source (free) software that offers economic and quality advantages for scholarly communication. Online Management ECONOMICS OF ONLINE SYSTEMS

27. The Economic Sustainability of Journals Source: J. Willinsky, PKP Notes 1 .Assessing the Impact of Open Access: Preliminary Findings from Oxford University Press ( http:// www.oxfordjournals.org/news/oa_report.pdf ) Quality Advantage 1. Immediate full-text indexing with Google, Google Scholar, Yahoo, etc. leading to increased readership and citations. 1 2. Google Scholar citation indexing from first issue, assists in gaining a listing with commercial indexes (ISI, etc). 3. Supports reference linking, as well as additional reading tools that can search related databases. 4. Ability to include data sets and supplementary materials. Economic Advantage 1. Journal is immediately available to subscribers and readers anywhere with no distribution, mailing, handling costs. 2. Can be used with or without print edition, enabling low cost start up of new journals. 3. No cost in offering free subscriptions or sample issues. ONLINE PUBLISHING

29. The Economic Sustainability of Journals Source: J. Willinsky, PKP Open Access Online Publishing Online Management Traditional Economic Models Increased Access + Enhanced Quality + + Improved Economies + } What it all adds up to…

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35. Repositories by system software http://roar .eprints.org

40. Some ePrints sites http:// eprints.otago.ac.nz /

41. Some ePrints sites http://eprints.utas.edu

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68. The Division of Labor Open Journal Systems / Open Conference Systems (J Willinsky) Setup Manage Publish Advertise Advise Generate Download Install Upgrade Journal Editor Librarian IT Staff Server Administrator

69. The Division of Labor Open Journal Systems / Open Conference Systems (J Willinsky) Upgrade to new version of OJS/OCS every 6-8 months, as well as keep up with regular server security upgrades. Upgrade Install software using script; enable server to upload files, send mail, etc. Install Download free copy of OJS/OCS on an existing web server (equipped with free PHP language and MySQL database). Download Server Administrator

70. The Division of Labor Open Journal Systems / Open Conference Systems (J Willinsky) Generate journal or conference by typing in title and creating a new user who fills in the details and sets it up. Generate Advise potential users on what systems can do, pointing to PKP booklets on topic. Advise Advertise new journal/conference service on library site and email faculty. Advertise Can be handled by a librarian or IT staff member Librarian IT Staff

71. The Division of Labor Open Journal Systems / Open Conference Systems (J Willinsky) Publish journal issues, events, conference papers, and podcasts. Publish Manage submissions, direct reviews, notify users as needed. Manage Set up the journal/conference by filling in templates and checking options to match needs. Setup (Applies, as well, to Conference Director) Journal Manager