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Library/Press/University Collaborations

Library/Press/University Collaborations. The Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia. Development of Models in Four Areas. Development of new models for scholarly communication Creation of cost-effective, sustainable organizational and business models

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Library/Press/University Collaborations

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  1. Library/Press/University Collaborations The Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia

  2. Development of Models in Four Areas • Development of new models for scholarly communication • Creation of cost-effective, sustainable organizational and business models • Evaluation of use of digital resources on research, teaching, and learning • Development of a collaborative organization involving scholars, libraries, technologists, and publishers working within the university infrastructure

  3. EPIC Projects • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO). Launched September, 1997 • Columbia Earthscape. Launched December, 1999 • Gutenberg-E. Launched Jan, 2003 • National Science Digital Library Core Integration Project • Digital Anthropology Resources for Teaching (DART)

  4. Earthscape Content • Daily Earth News updates • Curricular materials for teaching about the earth from an interdisciplinary and interactive perspective • Reports of research projects and conference proceedings, journals, books • Links to data sets and computer models of ongoing research • Policy briefings, designed to educate students and the public on current policy issues • Selected links to other relevant sites in the field

  5. Project Staffing • One Content Editor (Press employee) • One Production Coordinator (Press employee) • One Web Developer (AcIS employee) • Advice on content organization and functionality, distribution, and pricing models (Librarians) • Marketing, Customer service (Press employees)

  6. Challenges/Opportunities • Changing organizational cultures • Creating new kinds of jobs • Incorporating innovation into a production environment • Leveraging support from university • Developing clear vision and goals in a constantly changing environment

  7. Authors: Write articles and books Publishers: Businesses that react to scholarly work Academic Computing: Provide services to universities Libraries: Provide information services to the university Authors: Create new kinds of resources Publishers: Research centers that create new models Academic Computing: Leads innovation in web-based research Libraries: Enable new ventures in scholarly communication Changing Roles of Players

  8. The University’s Role • Faculty Create scholarly content • University supports infrastructure for new organizations to develop digital teaching and research • Library becomes the center of activity for development of new models for selecting, organizing, presenting, and disseminating scholarly and teaching content

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