Systems for scholarly communication CS 502 Computing Methods for Digital Libraries Cornell University – Computer Science Herbert Van de Sompel herbertv@cs.cornell.edu Based on: CNI FALL 2000 – San Antonio, Texas – December 8th 2000 Closing Keynote Address herbert van de sompel

ensure information throughput archiving preserving the heritage Market of scholarly communication {Roosendaal & Geurts} registration claiming a new finding certification certifying the claim awareness ensure information throughput archiving preserving the heritage Each scholarly communication system MUST fullfill these functions herbert van de sompel

ensure information throughput archiving preserving the heritage Market of scholarly communication {Roosendaal & Geurts} registration claiming a new finding certification certifying the claim awareness ensure information throughput archiving preserving the heritage rewarding evaluating & rewarding performance accessibility availibility and searchability herbert van de sompel

A R registration publisher certification awareness The paper version {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness library [selection, service, support] archiving library P U B D I S L I A R herbert van de sompel

A R registration publisher certification awareness The PDF version {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness publisher, distributor, library archiving P U B D I S L I A R herbert van de sompel

registration publisher certification awareness archiving rewarding {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness archiving rewarding accessibility herbert van de sompel

low availibility [serials crisis] {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness archiving rewarding accessibility low availibility [serials crisis] herbert van de sompel

low availibility [serials crisis] {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness archiving rewarding citation databases accessibility low availibility [serials crisis] herbert van de sompel

publisher, distributor, library archiving {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness publisher, distributor, library archiving rewarding citation databases accessibility low availibility [serials crisis] herbert van de sompel

publisher, distributor, library archiving ??? {the journal system} registration publisher certification awareness publisher, distributor, library archiving ??? rewarding citation databases accessibility low availibility [serials crisis] Normally we say: if everything else fails, read the manuaal, but unfortunately there is no manual herbert van de sompel

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

subversive proposal (Harnad - 1994) author self-archiving {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

details in D-Lib February 2000 {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

registration yes certification no awareness archiving rewarding A preprint in a digital scholarly communication system registration yes certification no awareness archiving rewarding accessibility high availibility herbert van de sompel

registration yes certification no awareness archiving rewarding A preprint in a digital scholarly communication system registration yes certification no awareness archiving rewarding accessibility high availibility herbert van de sompel

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

A R awareness certification rewarding registration archiving herbert van de sompel

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

sustaining versus disruptive technologies; disruptive technologies: 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

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

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

is done by different parties 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A awareness certification registration 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) A registration ID Discovery meta Data herbert van de sompel

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

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

Architectural Representation of different types of metadata ID 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

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

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