- Cric represents over 300 Italian cultural journals and aims to encourage cooperation between small publishers and cultural projects.
- The cultural journal field is fragmented with over 1000 titles across different owners and publishers. Distribution is primarily through subscriptions.
- Cric had collaborated with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage to promote journals and provide digital content online, but funding was cut in 2009.
- Issues include exploring sustainable economic models and increasing access to digital content while protecting intellectual property rights. Aggregating journals online could help increase dissemination.
CIVEX Moldova - Coalition Building (draft)Jana Chrzova
Presentation for 2nd seminar in Tiraspol / Transnistria. Topic:NGOs and coalition building in the Czech Republic between 1990 - 2014: success stories and failures.
In 2006 a group of library and information studies academics and experts from three European universities – Oslo University College in Norway, Tallinn University in Estonia and the University of Parma in Italy - began talks and consultations to develop a Master programme to impart knowledge and skills in digital libraries. The outcome was the formation of the two-year International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL) programme. After taking in the first batch of 18 students from 16 different countries across the world in 2007, DILL has continued to train different cohorts of varying numbers in the last decade. In this paper, I identify the various stages in DILL’s developmental process following a community of practice framework by (Wenger and Snyder, 2000). Data was drawn primarily from literature including the various DILL websites from the different consortia institutions, combined with a reflection of my own experience of the DILL programme and activities. My analysis of the DILL programme is mainly based on the activities of its first two years, as I was a member of the first batch of DILL students. However, my continuous association with key contacts in the programme also offered useful observations that provided data for this study. While DILL was planned to primarily provide education for the Digital Librarian new professional, specific details of the programme also offer extensive knowledge in other areas including understanding of innovative digital services, interactive digital exhibitions, gamification techniques (such as topic maps), etc. There was also understanding of skills in knowledge management and human resource management, which are still relevant for emerging trends in modern global education and digital information environment. The programme is rich with expert local professors and numerous visiting lecturers who made DILL a unique learning experience.
DILL programme is developing into a virtual community of experts who collaborate from various locations of the world to discuss and share ideas not only on digital library related issues, but also other issues that can enhance the development of members within the community and beyond. DILL provides a useful model for other disciplines where experts seek to collaborate to develop consortia programmes to advance knowledge in their area. The fast developing digital technologies and changing library and information studies environment have resulted in new competencies and skills required of modern digital librarians. As DILL steps into its second decade, the programme may be more effective if its curriculum content is targeted to evenly assess the professional knowledge, generic skills and specific personal competencies of today’s digital librarians.
Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić, Lucija Žilić, Jelena Šatalić Krstić: Marketing digiti...KISK FF MU
Talk given at the BOBCATSSS 2015 conference - http://www.bobcatsss2015.com/.
LAM institutions had to implement new ways of promotion due to the development of social networks. Researching how LAM institutions in Croatia embraced these changes regarding promotion of their digitized collections, we explored do they recognise the opportunities social networks offer and how they understand the meaning of being in the space their users already are.
CIVEX Moldova - Coalition Building (draft)Jana Chrzova
Presentation for 2nd seminar in Tiraspol / Transnistria. Topic:NGOs and coalition building in the Czech Republic between 1990 - 2014: success stories and failures.
In 2006 a group of library and information studies academics and experts from three European universities – Oslo University College in Norway, Tallinn University in Estonia and the University of Parma in Italy - began talks and consultations to develop a Master programme to impart knowledge and skills in digital libraries. The outcome was the formation of the two-year International Master in Digital Library Learning (DILL) programme. After taking in the first batch of 18 students from 16 different countries across the world in 2007, DILL has continued to train different cohorts of varying numbers in the last decade. In this paper, I identify the various stages in DILL’s developmental process following a community of practice framework by (Wenger and Snyder, 2000). Data was drawn primarily from literature including the various DILL websites from the different consortia institutions, combined with a reflection of my own experience of the DILL programme and activities. My analysis of the DILL programme is mainly based on the activities of its first two years, as I was a member of the first batch of DILL students. However, my continuous association with key contacts in the programme also offered useful observations that provided data for this study. While DILL was planned to primarily provide education for the Digital Librarian new professional, specific details of the programme also offer extensive knowledge in other areas including understanding of innovative digital services, interactive digital exhibitions, gamification techniques (such as topic maps), etc. There was also understanding of skills in knowledge management and human resource management, which are still relevant for emerging trends in modern global education and digital information environment. The programme is rich with expert local professors and numerous visiting lecturers who made DILL a unique learning experience.
DILL programme is developing into a virtual community of experts who collaborate from various locations of the world to discuss and share ideas not only on digital library related issues, but also other issues that can enhance the development of members within the community and beyond. DILL provides a useful model for other disciplines where experts seek to collaborate to develop consortia programmes to advance knowledge in their area. The fast developing digital technologies and changing library and information studies environment have resulted in new competencies and skills required of modern digital librarians. As DILL steps into its second decade, the programme may be more effective if its curriculum content is targeted to evenly assess the professional knowledge, generic skills and specific personal competencies of today’s digital librarians.
Tatjana Aparac-Jelušić, Lucija Žilić, Jelena Šatalić Krstić: Marketing digiti...KISK FF MU
Talk given at the BOBCATSSS 2015 conference - http://www.bobcatsss2015.com/.
LAM institutions had to implement new ways of promotion due to the development of social networks. Researching how LAM institutions in Croatia embraced these changes regarding promotion of their digitized collections, we explored do they recognise the opportunities social networks offer and how they understand the meaning of being in the space their users already are.
An introduction todisaster information sharing system and its possible util...Tadashi Ise
An introduction todisaster information sharing system and its possible utilization in the aftermath of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake
Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia 2015
in Kathmandu, Nepal
October 29-31, 2015
Tadashi ISE (1 and Akhilesh Kumar Karna (2
1) Principal Research Fellow, Disaster Risk Unit,
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan
2) Freelance Engineer,
Sunrise Cityhomes-B2, Anamnagar New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
Study: The Future of VR, AR and Self-Driving CarsLinkedIn
We asked LinkedIn members worldwide about their levels of interest in the latest wave of technology: whether they’re using wearables, and whether they intend to buy self-driving cars and VR headsets as they become available. We asked them too about their attitudes to technology and to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the devices that they use. The answers were fascinating – and in many cases, surprising.
This SlideShare explores the full results of this study, including detailed market-by-market breakdowns of intention levels for each technology – and how attitudes change with age, location and seniority level. If you’re marketing a tech brand – or planning to use VR and wearables to reach a professional audience – then these are insights you won’t want to miss.
Fashion is an important part of the European Cultural Heritage, and it is increasingly recognised for its important research value to other academic disciplines, including arts, culture, sociology and communication. Since the beginning of the XX century some of the most important public and private cultural institutions and museums of applied arts in Europe have begun collecting and preserving garments, accessories, catalogues, fashion magazines and other documents and materials related to fashion.
This has resulted in a growing number of impressive and unique collections that Europeana Fashion will bring together online.
Despite the growing importance of fashion heritage, there is a lack of freely accessible fashion content and contextual information on-line.
That’s why the Europeana Fashion project has started a collaboration with the local Wikimedia Chapters around Europe -and not only- with the aim to bring new fashion related knowledge and content to Wikipedia, the World free encyclopaedia.
Since March 2013, the Europeana Fashion partners are organising a series of events in collaboration with Wikimedia, called edit-a-thons, in which volunteers from the Wikipedia support organisation and a crowd of students, bloggers, researchers, curators and fashionistas come together to edit and contribute new fashion related information to Wikipedia, using content made available by Europeana Fashion.
In his presentation, Marco Rendina will tell more about this collaboration and how it has started an online relationship that could expand our understanding of the fashion heritage and the online available knowledge of the fashion domain at large.
For more information on the project, please visit:
http://www.europeanafashion.eu
The final report from a 3-year narrative enquiry, and bridge building programme which sought to establish the nature of knowledge transfer between cultural institutions in London and the impact of that transfer on London's knowledge economy.
An introduction todisaster information sharing system and its possible util...Tadashi Ise
An introduction todisaster information sharing system and its possible utilization in the aftermath of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake
Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia 2015
in Kathmandu, Nepal
October 29-31, 2015
Tadashi ISE (1 and Akhilesh Kumar Karna (2
1) Principal Research Fellow, Disaster Risk Unit,
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), Japan
2) Freelance Engineer,
Sunrise Cityhomes-B2, Anamnagar New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
Study: The Future of VR, AR and Self-Driving CarsLinkedIn
We asked LinkedIn members worldwide about their levels of interest in the latest wave of technology: whether they’re using wearables, and whether they intend to buy self-driving cars and VR headsets as they become available. We asked them too about their attitudes to technology and to the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the devices that they use. The answers were fascinating – and in many cases, surprising.
This SlideShare explores the full results of this study, including detailed market-by-market breakdowns of intention levels for each technology – and how attitudes change with age, location and seniority level. If you’re marketing a tech brand – or planning to use VR and wearables to reach a professional audience – then these are insights you won’t want to miss.
Fashion is an important part of the European Cultural Heritage, and it is increasingly recognised for its important research value to other academic disciplines, including arts, culture, sociology and communication. Since the beginning of the XX century some of the most important public and private cultural institutions and museums of applied arts in Europe have begun collecting and preserving garments, accessories, catalogues, fashion magazines and other documents and materials related to fashion.
This has resulted in a growing number of impressive and unique collections that Europeana Fashion will bring together online.
Despite the growing importance of fashion heritage, there is a lack of freely accessible fashion content and contextual information on-line.
That’s why the Europeana Fashion project has started a collaboration with the local Wikimedia Chapters around Europe -and not only- with the aim to bring new fashion related knowledge and content to Wikipedia, the World free encyclopaedia.
Since March 2013, the Europeana Fashion partners are organising a series of events in collaboration with Wikimedia, called edit-a-thons, in which volunteers from the Wikipedia support organisation and a crowd of students, bloggers, researchers, curators and fashionistas come together to edit and contribute new fashion related information to Wikipedia, using content made available by Europeana Fashion.
In his presentation, Marco Rendina will tell more about this collaboration and how it has started an online relationship that could expand our understanding of the fashion heritage and the online available knowledge of the fashion domain at large.
For more information on the project, please visit:
http://www.europeanafashion.eu
The final report from a 3-year narrative enquiry, and bridge building programme which sought to establish the nature of knowledge transfer between cultural institutions in London and the impact of that transfer on London's knowledge economy.
Cultural Heritage as a Mean of Social Inclusion: Work in Progress in the Cult...Museums Computer Group
Luigina Ciolfi, Danilo Giglitto and Eleanor Lockley, Sheffield Hallam University, and Abir Tobji and Katy Ashton, People’s History Museum
CultureLabs is an international project focusing on the role of culture and heritage in facilitating social inclusion. Wider and deeper community engagement in the heritage sector has been aided by digital technologies to engage communities who may feel disconnected from heritage institutions, such as migrants and refugees.
CultureLabs’ universities, heritage institutions, SMEs, and NGOs are developing a digital platform for facilitating participatory cultural projects with communities of migrants or refugees, and for sharing best practices.
Through pilots in three countries, the CultureLabs approach and technology will be developed and evaluated. The UK pilot is led by the People’s History Museum. As the UK approaches Brexit, PHM will engage communities in Greater Manchester to reflect on the theme of migration: they will meet, discuss, and explore what they have ‘More in Common’ and what it means to live in multicultural Britain. These events will lead to the co-production of an exhibition that reflects on the museum collection and the recently acquired Jo Cox memorial wall.
In the presentation, we will discuss how CultureLabs’ technology and pilots will create bridges between cultural institutions, migrants’ communities, and support communities to facilitate the design, execution and sharing of participatory projects for social inclusion.
Europeana Fashion @Innovathens March 2016Marco Rendina
A presentation on the main achievements of the Europeana Fashion International Association, with a special focus on the GLAM-wiki collaboration we carried-on, organising a series of edit-a-thon around Europe, involving the most important fashion museums and archives and the local Wikipedia chapters.
The project had its fundamentals from the OCSE Manual “A guide for local
governments, communities and museums ” that explains the importance and effect
on local community of transforming a museum from a place to visit into a “living
museum”, seen from the citizens and local government like the central point of the
local development.
Digital Technologies to Fight the Pandemic Crisis: Evidence from The Vatican ...CSCJournals
Museums assume a central role in our social orders. In addition to the fact that they preserve our legacy, yet they likewise give spaces in which to encourage instruction, motivation, and exchange. Based on the values of respect and cultural diversity, museums fortify social cohesion, foster creativity, pass on collective memory and act as agents of sustainability. Besides, their role in supporting other industries, for example the tourism sector, is a vital factor to favor local and national economies. During unexpected occurrences, various cultural and professional organizations have already kept on loaning themselves as sources of resilience and backing for networks, growing new frameworks to guarantee access to culture and training. However, it is fundamental to identify how museums and cultural institutions affirm their social role by modifying the channels available when an unpredictable event affects their everyday business.
Through a new Audiovisual Think Tank, visionary experts in the AV cultural heritage sector are working together to map out our shared strategic priorities and put into place a research and action agenda to shape the coming decade. The AV Think Tank looks to represent major AV archives and digital cultural heritage professionals from across the globe and closely connects these key players to work collectively at the forefront of the sector in consultation with the wider community. Initiated and actively supported by Sound and Vision, the AV Think Tank aims to lay the groundwork for an AV archiving sector that enables more long-term use of, learning with, and education through AV materials.
Public libraries in The Netherlands: a powerful networkFers
In this presentation I will briefly present the structure of the public library network in the Netherlands, with particular emphasis on the way public library innovation is “organised”. There is currently a community of practice (CoP) organised for every specific area of library innovation which at the same time also addresses officially established national priorities, i.e. lifelong learning, development of traditional library services, education of the young population, etc. Librarians in each of the CoPs share experiences specific to their field based on which they identify future activities aimed at the development of the particular field. Librarians included in this CoP system come from libraries of all types and sizes regardless of the province or region.
Keywords: innovation, collaboration, Communities of Practice, network
Presented at 11th Croatian Conference on Public Libraries: “Public Library Network – Cooperation in the Development of Digital Services and Public Presentation” http://www.nsk.hr/en/11th-croatian-conference-on-public-libraries/
Summary from presentations by Michel Steen-Hansen at a HIBOLIRE seminar in Copenhagen, December 14-15, 2009
Will the library spirit continue in the future?
Yes…..
– if we redefine the Library in a political context
The question then is, how to make the political decision-makers understand, promote and finance these changes.
I think our major challenges just now is to describe a new narrative frame to get public recognition
New narrative frame for the libraries
We need to create a new narrative frame, or should I say, create a definition for what the modern library is and we need to keep debating how to describe it.
We need to develop strategies to gain access to the politicians to convince them of the continued relevance of libraries in modern society.
See the hole Summary http://biblioteksdebat.blogspot.com/2009/12/will-library-spirit-continue-in-future.html
The digital curator between continuity and changeDigCurV
Developing a training course at the University of Turin
Presentation by Maurizio Vivarelli, Maria Cassella and Federico Valacchi, University of Turin at the DigCurV International Conference; Framing the digital curation curriculum
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
1. Aggregation as a ModelAggregation as a Model
for a Substainable Economy ?for a Substainable Economy ?
The case of Cultural JournalsThe case of Cultural Journals
Rosario GarraRosario Garra
Ideas for a Possible World
Ideas for a Possible World
ECLAP 2012 Conference
Workshop Open Access 2002-2012: “Condition of Possibilities”
Florence, 2012 May 8
2. Issues of this ReportIssues of this Report
I. CRIC: WHY THIS PROJECT?
II. A FRAGMENTED ARCHIPELAGO
III. THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE INSTITUTIONS
IV. AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM
V. DIGITAL CONTENTS: PRODUCTS AND COMMON GOODS
VI. TOWARDS A NET COOPERATION?
Workshop Open Access 2002-2012Workshop Open Access 2002-2012
Ideas for a Possible World
Ideas for a Possible World
3. Cric: Why This Project? The HistoryCric: Why This Project? The History
• The “Coordinamento Riviste Italiane di Cultura” (Cric,
Coordinating Committee for Italian Cultural Journals)
was founded in Rome in April 2003.
• Cric was originally created to represent interdisciplinary and
non academic Italian Journals.
• The project involved associations which already existed and
which shared interests and activities in the fields of research
and cultural production such as the Aici (representing the
Italian Cultural Foundations) and the Writer National Union.
• Cric always led its project in full autonomy, organizing and
financing its activities and gradually extending its offer to
new journals and publishers
• After that, some leading publishers in the Humanities and
Social Science, joined Cric (Casalini, Clueb, Le Lettere,
Olschki, Serra, Storia e Letteratura)
• Actually Cric represents almost 300 journal titles.
4. Cric: Why This Project? The ProgramCric: Why This Project? The Program
Main aims of CRIC are:
• to encourage the dialogue among small publishing houses and
cultural projects of journals, which otherwise can hardly
aggregate because of their fragmentation
• to facilitate the meeting between cultural periodicals and their
potential readers (organizing and participating cultural debates,
collective stands in Fairs, Internet communication)
• to disseminate knowledge and reading journals in the circuits
of education and information, through collective promotion
projects aimed at schools, universities, libraries, mass-media
• to increase the distribution of publications in bookshops and
identify and test new and alternative sales channels.
5. The stand of Cric at International Book
Fair Turin 2011
6. A Fragmented ArchipelagoA Fragmented Archipelago
The field of culture periodicals is composed of many
networks (institutional, associational, editorial, academic
and other).
It is difficult to fully understand the system because of the
lack of data, information and analysis. There are no
statistics about journals circulation.
In 2006, Cric started a research on a sample of 100
publications. Just in April 2012, CRIC asked AGCOM
(Communication Regulatory Authority) to access ROC
(which is the Register of Communications Operators), in
order to extend and update information about journals.
7. A Fragmented ArchipelagoA Fragmented Archipelago
The following combination can be seen at the
moment:
10 major publishing companies: 400 titles
Foundation and cultural institutions: 100 titles
Humanities and Social Science: 650 titles
Voluntary Sector: 250 titles
Theology and Religious Culture: 60 titles
Literary Reviews, online blogs: 200 titles or more
8. Journals Economic StructureJournals Economic Structure
Cric 2006 Report
Journals Owners
Publishers 42 %
Foundations 35 %
Persons 17 %
Institutions 6%
Publishing Structure
Publish Company 72%
Self-Edition: 28%
The owners and the publishers are often separate figures.
The founders and curators of Journals frequently turn to a Publish
Company for the management of the publishing and the marketing.
35%
6%
Publishers
Foundation
Persons
Institution
17%
42%
9. The Distribution ChannelsThe Distribution Channels
Subscription 68%
Bookshop 19%
Newsstand 7%
Fair 4%
Export 2%
The Subscriptions represent the main, and often almost exclusive,
circulation channel for periodicals over the Italian market and
abroad. In the last years, less and less libraries and bookshops
choose to have journals in their collections.
10. Economic Model of the JournalsEconomic Model of the Journals
Is a Trade Model sustainable as exclusive way of
circulation of the Journals?
The large constellation of cultural projects, publishing
initiatives and networks makes it almost impossible to
identify a standard profile for a cultural journal, a single
model of economic and productive management, a
consolidated and shared circuit for the distribution and
diffusion of journals and cultural magazines.
The diversity in strategies in the current system of
information production allows the dialectic coexistence of
management models followed both by commercial and
non-commercial participants, both based on the
assumption that information is a “public good”.
(Yochai Benkler, La ricchezza della rete, Università Bocconi Editore 2007)
11. The Relationship with the InstitutionsThe Relationship with the Institutions
One step back: The Institute of Book and Reading
When Cric was founded in 2003, I was working as a
consultant of the Institute of Book and Reading, a board of
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activity.
The cooperation between Cric and the Ministry represented
a new opportunity for combining, among the Institute’s
activities of public interest, projects and contents of
cultural journals.
It was then possible to start a collaboration between Cric
and the Institute for the Book, very similar to the one
between Ent’Revue and the Centre du Livre in France and
between Arce and the Ministry for Culture in Spain.
I personally took care of some initiatives of the Institute:
the creation of the website <Italia Pianeta Libro> and the
First Report on Cultural Journals in Italy.
12. The Book and Reading NetworkThe Book and Reading Network
The website of the Institute for
the Book “Italia Pianeta Libro”
was created in May 2005, with
the objective to increase the
knowledge and synergies in the
book’s world, and was meant to
become a national reference
point for the whole community
of operators and readers.
Information and data about
Books and Journals were
included in the website.
The services online dedicated to
the Publishing and Reading were
gathered in the Portal of the
Biblioteca Digitale Italiana (the
Italian Digital Library and Cultural
Tourism Network) called “Internet
Culturale” – opened in 2005 by the
General Direction of the Librarian
Heritage of the MiBAC – which also
provides access to the archives of
libraries and cultural institutions
and to the national library
Catalogue and service search
engine Opac.
13. Access to Journals’ Digital ContentsAccess to Journals’ Digital Contents
The site opened specific
communication spaces about
journals contents:
the Guide “Cultural Journals
in Italy” (which was available
in print format as well),
the Section “Reading
workshops” and the blog
dedicated to the main themes
of cultural debate in journals.
In this way, articles and other
online resources were made
available to be used in
projects organized by Cric in
schools and libraries.
15. An Unsolved ProblemAn Unsolved Problem
Thanks to these initiatives, the relevance of cultural journals
and their synergy with institutional projects for promotion
and digitizing of cultural heritage was more and more
taken into account.
This kind of relationship with institutions, which involved
journals in libraries, publishing and reading promotion,
was interrupted in 2009, when the Institute was replaced
by the Centre for the Book and Reading (Cepell) which
radically cut the funding for these projects already in
progress.
Contributions for high cultural value journals were reduced
and stopped, in discontinuity with tasks assigned to the
Ministry and foreseen by law n. 416 /1981.
Cric’s President Valdo Spini clearly denounced: “now we
need a strong relationship with a precise national
reference point. What is needed is a true Journal Project
at the Ministry, set up with associations like ours”.
(Session at the Cabinet’s VII Commission for Culture on the 18th of July 2011)
16. A New Journal ProjectA New Journal Project
The “Journal Project” should aim at the solution of
structural problems in the sector: circulation in
bookshops and libraries, bridging the digital divide, new
funding and communication models.
My personal idea is a distinction in financial aids, in line
with the new Monti Government settings. The attitude
could be: “I give you a contribution for something that
you are going to do, in order to help you reach your
objective”.
A significant financial support could be given to a small
group of journals, whose cultural contribution is
considered unique, on the basis of renewed evaluation
criteria.
All journals should be given the strategic support necessary
to renew communication and distribution models, in
order to reach new readers and allow self-financing.
18. Digital Contents: Main PhenomenaDigital Contents: Main Phenomena
• On-line journals – both the ones migrating content from
paper to digital form and the ones stemming from
Internet – are increasing and have already embraced the
participative philosophy of Internet and Web 2.0 (i.e.
literary blogs, political journals)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (Shs) Journals - both
academic and “militant” - (traditionally attached to
printed paper) are adapting to changes that crucially
affect scientific and functional communication.
• The Open Access movement finds widespread consensus
in the scientific community, universities and libraries.
• Free access Journals need however search engines,
devices and channel of circulation, which actually are
controlled by global publishing and technology groups.
• The growth of Google puts into question the traditional
distinction between commercial and non-commercial
circuits of digital editions.
19. Digital Contents: Products and Common GoodsDigital Contents: Products and Common Goods
Within this framework:
• Both the protection of traditional marketing channels and
the safeguard of copyright in the digital realm and on the
Internet cannot be narrowed down to a merely defensive
strategy.
• The matters concerning intellectual property and the
identification of new possible models for a sustainable
economy are of primary importance in the publishing
world and in the field related to all of the contradictory
transformations investing the complex sphere of
authorship.
• There is a variety of models and solutions, also for Open
Access publishing, that can be experimented in the
author-publisher-reader chain, and that can be traced
back to the so called “gold road” and “green road”.
20. Digital Contents: the Problem of EvaluationDigital Contents: the Problem of Evaluation
• There are several elements interconnecting issues of the
digitizing and the criteria of evaluation of the quality of
publications.
• The National Agency for University Evaluation and Research
(Anvur) has stressed the need to prompt the best Italian
journals to become part of the most important national and
international databases, by matching the requirements of Peer
review and Impact Factor.
• Anvur has provided some relevant comments, adding that:
“great effort shall be undergone in order to catalogue journals
published in Italy (…), so as to improve their comparability and
transparency”. Despite this, Italian Literature Journals Ranking,
published in April 2012 by Anvur, has given rise to discussion
and controversy.
• SHS Journals, in fact, are often characterized by the
interdisciplinary nature of knowledge and by no clear distinction
among scientific and professional, didactic, documentary texts.
The “cultural paradigms” are based on consensus in the public
sphere, as a productive and critical relationship between
science and society, and on the strong connection with the
national language and tradition.
21. Towards a Net Cooperation?Towards a Net Cooperation?
• To sum up, a consideration can be drawn as regards the
potential of the Net in order to strengthen the
dissemination of published texts along clearly defined
editorial guidelines, copyright systems, models of
economic sustainability, communicative strategies, with
their differences and similarities.
• Are scholarly journals and cultural magazines going
towards a cooperation amongst nets?
• A cooperation aimed at strengthening the infrastructure
of knowledge by the different parties – mainly Schools,
Universities, Cultural Institutions, Archives and Libraries
– seems a cogent issue at present, also to boost the
social and economic development.
• CRIC and important Publishing Companies associated at
CRIC contribute, with their contents, to the Casalini
Torrossa Full Text Collection.
22. A National AgendaA National Agenda
Within this perspective, some lines of contact emerge which
may lead to a possible alliance of the “academy”, as it
moves towards the self-management of its own scientific
heritage in Open Access systems, and cultural
professionals and enterprises, in keeping with the scopes
of the Open Access 2002-2012 Programme.
• The French Model (Revues.org, Cairn.info, Persée)
clearly demonstrates that the cooperation between the
private and the public sectors encourages the
development of a navigation space that may include the
whole set of articles in the fields of the Humanities and
Social Sciences.
• The time has come for our own National Agenda that
may give way to a series of reflections and decisions on
the future of cultural journals, one in which different
stakeholders of the digital offer may discuss and
interact.
23. In your paper you mentioned Open Access practices, butIn your paper you mentioned Open Access practices, but
is Cric actively promoting free access to the content ofis Cric actively promoting free access to the content of
the journals it represents?)the journals it represents?)
“We would do it”. This is something more of a wish.
Cric has answered to the Call for Proposal (2009) of CRUI
and SIAE in matter of Copyright Culture.
Our project has regarded the construction of a prototype
portal on the web, testing different models of diffusion of
the SHS Journals. The Project was presented by Cric
with the partnership of CILEA and CSS (Italian
Committee for the Social Sciences) but was not chosen.
The use of OJS - Open Journal System – would allow the
participants to publish and make avaiable the articles,
both for subscription or for free, as a voluntary choice.
Aggregation on dedicated networks is the way to achieve
effective communication and widespread dissemination
of journals contents.
24. Apart from the technical problems that hamper theApart from the technical problems that hamper the
dissemination of cultural journals, do you think there aredissemination of cultural journals, do you think there are
other factors that should be taken into account?other factors that should be taken into account?
In the twentieth century, cultural journals were privileged
places for creative writing, critical analysis, discussion of
ideas, production and circulation of knowledge.
But the voice of journals, based on the fertile space
between the book and the newspaper, gradually has
been overshadowed in the media arena and in the
publishing market.
The journals will regain their role if they are able to
preserve the sense of cultural heritage, continue to pose
questions to contemporary times and construct points of
view for the future.