The Future of Scholarly Communication: A Digital Revolution

1. Systems for scholarly communication CS 502 Computing Methods for Digital LibrariesCornell University – Computer ScienceHerbert Van de Sompelherbertv@cs.cornell.edu Based on: CNI FALL 2000–San Antonio, Texas – December 8th 2000 Closing Keynote Address herbert van de sompel

2. Market of scholarly communication {Roosendaal & Geurts} herbert van de sompel

3. Market of scholarly communication {Roosendaal & Geurts} herbert van de sompel

4. The paper version {the journal system} P U B D I S L I B A R herbert van de sompel

5. The PDF version {the journal system} P U B D I S L I B A R herbert van de sompel

6. {the journal system} herbert van de sompel

7. {the journal system} herbert van de sompel

8. {the journal system} herbert van de sompel

9. {the journal system} herbert van de sompel

10. {the journal system} herbert van de sompel

11. It is -- at least -- legitimate to reflect on the possibility of a digital system for scholarly communication that is not merely a scanned copy of the paper system. In order to free our minds: let’s forget about who has been doing what and how in the existing system. herbert van de sompel

12. {new models - theoretical} • subversive proposal (Harnad - 1994) • author self-archiving • deconstructed journal (Smith - 1993) • institutions as collectors/distributors of their author’s uncertified writings • decoupling of registration and certification • journal publication as overlay service herbert van de sompel

13. {new models - production} • xxx e-print archive (Physics - 1991 - Los Alamos - Ginsparg) • RePEc (Economy - Surrey U - Krichel) • NCSTRL (Computer Science - Cornell U - Lagoze) • NDLTD (Theses - Virginia Tech - Fox) • CogPrints (Cognitive Sciences - Southampton U - Harnad) details in D-Lib February 2000 high accessibility - registration - no certification herbert van de sompel

14. A preprint in a digital scholarly communication system herbert van de sompel

15. A preprint in a digital scholarly communication system herbert van de sompel

16. Registration via preprints suggests the feasibility of a decomposed system for scholarly communication. herbert van de sompel

17. A R awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

18. Communication via preprints suggests the possibility of preprints being the starting point of a new value chain in which the raw material -- the non-certified preprint -- is in open access. herbert van de sompel

19. The Innovator’s Dilemma {Christensen} • sustaining versus disruptive technologies; • disruptive technologies: • somehow perform worse than established ones • not accepted by core customer base • but: convenient, cheap, … • disruptive technologies can create competition in an existing value network by creating a new one first. • => preprints as a disruptive technology herbert van de sompel

20. A R new value chain awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

21. This urges us to think about: • how the functions of a scholarly communication system can be implemented in a digital environment • how the functions of a scholarly communication system can interoperate disregarding their implementation herbert van de sompel

22. In a fully electronic scholarly communication system, the implementation of the functions • is distributed • is done by different parties • It would be interesting if information that is the result of performing the functions could travel across the system • Such information would probably be metadata • => Interoperable grid connecting the functions herbert van de sompel

23. economy establishing a technological basis that allows addressing the other issues. technology sociology law herbert van de sompel

24. A R interoperable grid awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

25. A R OAI discovery metadata pointing at a preprint preprint awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

26. A R OAI awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

27. A R OAI awareness certification rewarding registration archiving discovery certification herbert van de sompel

28. A R awareness certification rewarding registration archiving discovery certification usage logs herbert van de sompel

29. A R awareness certification rewarding registration archiving discovery certification usage logs preservation herbert van de sompel

30. A R interoperable grid awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

31. A R new value chain awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

32. A R Certification meta Data awareness certification registration Discovery meta Data herbert van de sompel

33. Can OAMH protocol be of any help • With as little changes as possible? herbert van de sompel

34. A awareness certification • From repository to certification service: • ID transferred via explicit author action • author e-mail • Using function of repository (cf ChemWeb) • ID OAI-harvested by certification service (datestamp) registration ID Discovery meta Data herbert van de sompel

35. A Certification meta Data NID awareness certification • From certification service to others: • NID OAI-harvested by others • OAI-harvest is Datestamp based • NID/ID connection must be explicit in harvested records registration ID Discovery meta Data herbert van de sompel

36. Architectural Representation of different types of metadata discovery discovery certification certification herbert van de sompel

37. ID Architectural Representation of different types of metadata • Modularity • Complexity to agree on a one-size-fits-all format • Natural fit with OAI concept of parallel metadata formats / metadata format identifiers • Even multiple certification-related metadata records discovery certification archival usage log rewarding herbert van de sompel

38. Metadata Format for certification data • Cross-community “header” • Community-specific “body” • Header: • original ID • Certification agency • Date of “manuscript submission” • Date of certification • Certification-type (it would be great to have a controlled vocabulary) • certification-status herbert van de sompel

39. A R interoperable grid awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel