Scholarly Publishing Initiatives in ARL Libraries: a Penn State Perspective

1. Scholarly Publishing Initiatives in ARL Libraries: a Penn State Perspective Nancy L. Eaton, Dean University Libraries and Scholarly Communications The Pennsylvania State University ARL October 10, 2007

2. Focus of Today’s Observations • Ithaka Report • Relationships between Library, Press, and Faculty • Early experiences at Penn State

3. Scholarly Publishing versus Scholarly Communications • Ithaka Report • Addresses Scholarly Publishing • Period of re-conceptualization and need for multiple approaches and platforms • Platforms determined by disciplinary content, format (e.g. data, multi-media) • Critical mass – publishing platform or marketing of scholarly content?

4. A New Penn State Partnership • University Libraries • Penn State Press • The Faculty • Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing

5. The Landscape Penn State Press ODSP University Libraries

6. Penn State Press • Traditional publications in the arts, humanities, & social sciences • Journals with Project Muse • Participation in Google Publishers Program • Editorial expertise • Marketing expertise • Faculty relationships & trust

7. University Libraries • Digitization of existing collections • Licensed e-content • Integration of e-content into courseware, library instruction • IT Infrastructure, including DPubS and Google Scholar • Subject specialists • Faculty relationships & trust

8. The Faculty • Subject and discipline expertise • Authors and editors • Participation in editorial boards • Contribute time to jury content • Change agents for Promotion & Tenure • Change agents in new modes of Scholarly Communications

9. The Challenges • University Press too small to invest in IT alone • Faculty concern for quality control paramount for new ventures • How to leverage special skills and knowledge of both the Libraries and the Press on behalf of the faculty • How does Open Access fit in?

10. Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing (ODSP) • Experimental space for Libraries & Press to work together on new models • An office for faculty to collaborate with Libraries & Press • Scholary communications continuum • Jointly managed by the Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications and the Associate Director of the Press • Jointly funded by the Libraries & Press

11. Services Network Access Metadata & Cataloging Applications Repositories Storage

12. Business Models? • Hybrid models at Penn State • All commercial (sales & subscriptions) • Rolling wall for free back volumes online, new issues subscription-based • Free online, several pages can be printed online, print on demand for entire volume or issue • Proceedings: arrangement with sponsoring organization, print on demand after conference • Open access and print capability online • Cost-sharing and revenue-sharing between University Libraries and Press • Subsidies (university, library, subventions)

13. Early Experiences at Penn State • Metalmark Books • Romance Studies • Conference Proceedings • E-journals (PA history) • E-repositories (Records management, DPubS)

14. Contact information Nancy L. Eaton Dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, Penn State neaton@psu.edu Mike Furlough Assistant Dean for Scholarly Communications, University Libraries, Penn State mfurlough@psu.edu