University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CHANGES IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian changes in scholarly communication library environment University of Sydney responses new and refurbished buildings e-books and e-journals information skills digitisation programmes digital object repositories Sydney University Press Future actions flexible study environments collection and facilities changes partnerships with academics institutional repository network AGENDA

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian CHANGES IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION increasing cost of academic publications monograph publishing difficult delays in publishing academic communication primarily digital impact of research versus citation rates generation of research and outputs digitally use of course management systems open source/access movement impermanence of some Web resources need to preserve digital objects

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian Library Use

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian E-Journal titles

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian E-Book titles

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian SciTech Library LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian LAW LIBRARY LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian Fisher Library LIBRARY ENVIRONMENT

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian COLLECTION RE-ALIGNMENT

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE Information Literacy: so that graduates of the University will be able to use information effectively in a range of contexts.

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian SETIS – Scholarly Electronic Text and Image Service Australian novels digital theses law, botanical, philosophical works early Australian settlement and exploration images Provide expertise and skills in digital conversion and publishing for both the Library and the University DIGITISATION PROJECTS

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian Sustainable Object Repositories for Research and Teaching Assist members of the University to develop sustainable repositories of digital objects related to research, teaching and learning. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures Archaeological Computing Lab at the Spatial Science Innovation Unit Centre for Innovation in Professional Health Education DIGITAL OBJECT REPOSITORIES

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian Sydney University Press Print on demand service re-issue of out-of-print works platform for University publishing opportunity for new publishing formats promote Sydney scholarship

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian flexible study environments collection and facilities changes partnerships with academics institutional repository network FUTURE PRIORITIES

University of Sydney – Academic Forum – 13 April 2005 John Shipp University Librarian Assist the University community access information and to create, preserve, use and disseminate its digital intellectual property SHOWCASE THE UNIVERSITY institutional repositories digital theses Sydney University Press publisher and other collaborations changes to research assessment criteria