This document summarizes the evolution of scholarly communications at Binghamton University. It discusses the formation of a scholarly communications committee and hiring of a scholarly communications officer to lead programs on issues like open access. It outlines services provided, such as helping deposit works in repositories and educating faculty. It also examines challenges like keeping up with changing technologies and policies, and looks ahead to potential future developments in areas like open access publishing and expanded funding agency mandates.

1. the Evolution of Scholarly Communications at
Binghamton University
Elizabeth Brown
Scholarly Communications Officer
Binghamton University Libraries
Western NewYork/Ontario ACRL Meeting
May 7, 2010

2.  Why is Scholarly Communications Important?
 Scholarly Communications Committee
 Scholarly Communications Officer Position
 Scholarly Communications Program:
Services, Programs, Publishing, Preservation
 Campus and Library Roles
 Challenges
 What’s Coming?
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3.  Publishing models are changing
 Copyright law and perceptions of ownership
are changing
 Funding agency mandates require
researchers to post work online
 Social Networking tools allow peers to rapidly
share and distribute information
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4.  US scholarly communication practices are
not the global benchmark
 Need to inform researchers how changes will
affect their research and publishing
 Library policies and collections planning will
need adjustment, refinement, or review
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5.  Copyright and intellectual property rights more
important
 Publicly funded research should be available to
all
 Authors should maintain rights to distribute and
share their research
 Creation of institutional repositories with local
electronic collections
 Permanent archives necessary for electronic
materials
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6.  Institutional and Subject Repositories
 DigitizedCollections
 Copyright and Intellectual Property
 Social Networks
 Publishing models and distribution
 Technology tools
 Policies and Documentation
 Peer Review
 Tenure and Promotion
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7. Open Source software
Open Standards
Open Data
Open Educational Resources
Open Access
Open Notebook Science
http://scienceblogs.com/bookoftrogool/2010/03/battle_of_the_opens.php
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9.  Formed in spring 2005
 Charge
1. Stay abreast of changes in the scholarly
communications environment by monitoring
SPARC, open source initiatives, etc.
2. To share developments with library staff and
develop a plan for educating our campus on these
issues.
3. To monitor intellectual property issues, including
copyright restrictions, regarding e-reserves, etc.
4. To make recommendations to library staff on issues
of copyright compliance.
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10.  Members from all members of the Libraries
 LongTerm-Goals:
1. Form institutional repository for BU, Libraries
serves as partner in the creation and
preservation of materials
2. Investigate creating and publishing an in-house
journal related to scholarly communications
3. Provide mechanisms to archive post-prints
4. Create partnerships with local publishers and
scholarly publications produced on campus.
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11.  Accomplishments:
 Joined SPARC in early 2006
 SPARC presentation to Faculty Senate Library
Committee
 Information-sharing with library staff
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12.  Verdict:
Committee structure not conducive to
creating and sustaining momentum on
activities
 Recommendation:
Current staff member assume responsibility for
scholarly communications as part of their position
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13.  FullTitle
Scholarly Communications and Library
Grants Officer
 Coordinates scholarly communications and
intellectual property activities for the
Libraries
 Leads a scholarly communications program
 Educates the university community about
intellectual property issues and impact on
scholarly inquiry and instruction
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14.  Read a lot of reports and articles
 Interpret, discuss and create program pieces
from new developments
 Share info with campus faculty and
administrators
 Create and organize programs to share
information
 Ensure new models are infused into library
practice
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15.  Created in 2008
 Build upon the earlier committee charge
 Complementary activities: collections, grants
coordination
 Higher profile within Libraries
 Less emphasis on operational issues
 More emphasis on intellectual issues
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16.  NIH PubMedCentral 3rd party submittals
 Author Addenda for copyright transfer
agreements
 Google Book Search and Settlement
information
 Copyright and Intellectual Property
assistance
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17.  Open Access Day, October 14, 2008
 2009 Provost Interdisciplinary/
Multidisciplinary Symposia Award
New Approaches to Scholarly Communication
and Publishing, April 15-16, 2009
 Chemistry Department Colloquia talk
Chemistry andWeb 2.0: NewWays to Find
Chemical Information, Professor Martin
Walker, February 5, 2010
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18.  Met with Fernand Braudel Center for options
to migrate content to electronic and web
formats, June 2009
 Met with Gary Dunham, PhD, Executive
director, SUNY Press, August 2009
 Campus publishing workshop for graduate
students and faculty, December 11, 2009
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19.  Portico Membership, 2006 – date
 LOCKSS Recommendations, 2008
 Local Digital Repository, 2008
 Eprints
 Library faculty and internal submissions
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20.  SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines Award for
2010-2011:
Publishing Promoting and Preserving Scholarship
@ SUNY
November 12, 2010 (tent.)
Binghamton University
 SciVal Spotlight (Elsevier)
 Copyright Materials review
 Scholarly Communications Strategic Plan
 Define preservation scope, efforts
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21.  Faculty member
 Administrator
 Writer / Grant Creator
 Editor / Grant Coordinator
 Collections Management
 Department Liaison
 Reference Librarian
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22.  Roles change with situation
 Services affected by new legislation and
mandates
 Identifying best programs for a target
audience is difficult
 Publishing activity varies among programs
and researchers
 Campus administration may change
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23. 23Principles of Management, Carpenter: http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/NC/B0/B58/053MB58.html

24.  Standards for preservation and federating
content (OAI-ORE, OAI-PMH) not embedded
in all databases
 High preservation costs that require a long-
term commitment
 Program funding
 Policies for scholarship are evolving
 One size does not fit all for programs
 Information and databases are in silos
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25.  Scanning is messy
 Who controls information?
 The Author/Creator?
 The Publisher?
 The Distributor/Database Provider?
 The Scanner?
 Who sets, controls, and enforces policies?
 Libraries may need to respond to a policy
with little or no input (Google Book Search)
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26.  Economy:
 Tighter budgets will push models forward faster
 Publishing: Further growth in
 Open Access publishing
 User-Generated content
 Self Publishing
 Print on Demand for books
 Publishing: Additional/Expanded
 Author deposit mandate policies: NSF, NEH
 Use of Author Addenda for publishing articles
 Use of alternative citation metrics to measure prestige and
value of research
 Publishing: Creative Commons use will expand
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27.  Technology
 More open source applications
 Greater system interoperability
 Greater emphasis on usability, design
 Increased use of Repositories: Subject,
Institutional (Digital)
 Digital projects, preservation, standards
 Continued large scale scanning projects
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28.  Merging/integration of library content and
 Social networking tools
 Subject repository culture and tools
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29.  Scholarly Communications and Library Grants Officer:
http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/eab-position-decription-6-12-08.pdf
 BU Scholarly CommunicationsWebsite:
http://library.binghamton.edu/services/scholarly/index.html
 A Season of Change: How Science Librarians Can
Remain Relevant with Open Access and Scholarly
Communications Initiatives , ISTL Fall 2009,
http://www.istl.org/09-fall/article2.html
 Support for the Research Process:An Academic Library
Manifesto, RLG/OCLC, 2009,
http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2009/2009-
07.pdf
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30.  John M Meador, Jr,. Director of Libraries
 BU Scholarly Communications Committee
 BU Provost’s Symposia Program
 BU Faculty Senate Library Committee
 Slide 1 Photo: http://www.mccollumenterprisesllc.com/
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31.  Slideshare link:
 Email: ebrown@binghamton.edu
 Twitter, Friendfeed: eabrown25
 Linked In:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elizabeth-brown/11/21b/69b
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