Newfound Press: UT’s Scholarly Publishing Demonstration

1. Newfound Press:UT’s Scholarly Publishing Demonstration Linda L. Phillips University of Tennessee ASERL 2008 Fall Membership Meeting

2. UT Libraries supports scholarly communication by expanding online collections and creating research environments to help faculty and graduate students create the scholarship of the future.

3. Newfound Press explores ways universities can • take more control of publishing that has become an expensive commodity • lower the cost of scholarship • Established in 2005 • Open access publishing • Developing a framework for making peer reviewed and specialized works available worldwide • Collaborates with authors and researchers to bring new forms of publication to an expanding scholarly universe

10. Library Digital Press Leverages • Campus expertise • Server space • Open source software …to provide global access to peer reviewed content that might not otherwise be available to researchers.

11. Our vision: Increase the availability of scholarly and specialized resources. More non-traditional forms of scholarly inquiry and distribution of research are possible as technology permeates the research and scholarly publishing culture.

12. Business Plan 2008-2011 • Objectives • Strategies • Benchmarks • Risks and contingencies http://www.lib.utk.edu/newfoundpress/nfpbusinessplan.pdf

13. Objectives • Advise and collaborate with faculty who seek new venues for publication of their research results. • Provide publishing services • Apply access and discovery mechanisms • Preserve content • Record and report use data • Promote availability of publications • Provide links to print-on-demand service

14. Strategies • Invite queries and proposals for publications. • Editorial Board members manage peer review • Refine standards for delivery and preservation of media formats • Invite potential reviewers to write about specific publications • Prepare a program statement supporting the creation of a Newfound Press endowment in the current university development campaign

15. Benchmarks • Publish or host new works each year. • Goals that accomplish objectives • Describe progress in an annual report • Release new marketing products each year • Secure new funding through university allocations from state or endowed funding

16. Risks and Contingencies • University and library priorities could change, reducing or eliminating support for Newfound Press. • Should Newfound Press dissolve, the library assures preservation of existing publications in perpetuity. Format migration is assumed. Emerging print on demand services and mass digitization projects increase chances that content will be available for generations.

17. Resources • Human • Technology • Operating FY 09 $24,700 FY 10 $32,550 FY 11 $55,857

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21. Conclusion In a culture where increased university attention to scholarly publishing promises economic benefits, a library digital press and related services enable the university to expand the existing infrastructure to provide publishing assistance to faculty.

22. If every research library worldwide were to provide similar services, access to scholarship could become more transparent than ever before. www.newfoundpress.utk.edu