3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre Options for the development of electronic journal publishing in Latin America Ian M. Johnson

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre ISSUES  Research, communication and development  Challenges facing researchers and journal publishers in Latin America  Implications for Latin America  Introduce ALFA programme and the REVISTAS project  Economics of journal publishing

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION CHAIN New products and services Creativity through ideas Research, publication, and dissemination Society benefits Organisation’s success

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre CHALLENGES FACING LATIN AMERICAN JOURNALS  “Commercial” journals  Weak infrastructure  Irregular publication  Poor distribution  Not included in indexing services  Limited visibility  Not publication of choice  Subsidised journals  No incentive for  Quality control  Distribution  Not included in indexing services  Limited visibility  Not publication of choice

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre IMPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORS AND RESEARCH FUNDING AGENCIES?  Linguistic isolation or  E-publish full-text in original language and  E-publish key information in English (and other major languages)

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre SOLUTIONS – FOR LATIN AMERICA?  Subsidised e-publishing  Open Access journals  Institutional Repositories  Aggregator models

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre ALFA  America Latina - Formacion Academica  Academic links  3+ Universities in Latin America  3+ Universities in European Union

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre ALFA LIBRARIES PROJECTS  RELACION  REVISTAS  BIBLIOTECA DE BABEL

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre REVISTAS PARTNERSHIP  Great Britain  The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (Contractor)  Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh  Mexico  Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (CUIB)  Argentina  Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca  Brazil  Universidad Federal do Parana, Curitiba  Spain  Universidad Carlos III, Madrid  Sweden  Hogskolan i Boras

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre REVISTAS – REd VIrtual Sobre Todas las AmericaS

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre PROJECT AIMS  study  the feasibility of  digitising  all the Spanish and Portuguese journals  in the field of library and information science  particularly those published in Latin America

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre OBJECTIVES  Identify the journals and their publishers  identify the patterns of publication and use  seek agreement from publishers for digitisation  review mechanisms for developing a electronic library  ensuring that journals are indexed and abstracted in an online database  develop an on-line inventory of training resources in digitisation  identify funds for the digitisation

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre BENEFITS  Research and publication  Improvements in teaching and learning  Enhancement of researchers’ impact and status  Dissemination of information  Spreads best practice  Underpins Continuing Professional Development  Reinforce the position of librarians and other information professionals in the ‘Information Society’

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre RESEARCH TARGETS (1)  User acceptance  Education, including distance learning  Author acceptance  Citation and impact analysis  Publisher acceptance  Standards in journal editing  Copyright  Availability of e-text

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre RESEARCH TARGETS (2)  Alternative sites for the virtual library  Aggregators Commercial Not for profit  Collaborative, or independent, web publishing  Conformance to standards  Linking, e.g. CrossRef, Godot  COUNTER  Financial model for the virtual library

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre PLAN OF WORK  2004 – Meetings in Mexico and Argentina  Identify journals  Analyse journal use  Review literature on digitisation  2005 – Meetings in Aberdeen and Curitiba  Negotiate with publishers  Identify digitisation centres  Investigate hosting  Assess costs and identify funds  Final Conference  Publicity and publications

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre RESULTS TO DATE  Identification of journals published  Contact with publishers

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre THE WAY AHEAD  A new role for librarians  Development of institutional repositories  Collaborative indexing  The role of INFOBILA

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre PRINT JOURNAL PUBLISHING PARADIGM  The functions of the journal  Registration  Certification  Communication  Archiving  The functions of the publisher  Quality control  Production  Distribution  Marketing  The functions of the vendor  Aggregation  Financial management  Problem solving  The functions of the library  Storage  Access  Awareness  Preservation

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre COSTS OF JOURNALS FOR THE PUBLISHER  Editorial offices  Copy editing and proof reading  Production and distribution  Marketing  Listing in databases  Customer support  Archiving  Sales and licence management

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre INVESTMENT IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING  Initial development costs  Digitising older material  Added value features

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLISHERS  Technological awareness  Information retrieval  New business models

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIANS  Technological awareness to develop repositories  Quality assurance of contents  Marketing expertise to promote use of e- journals  Commitment  Sustainability  Preservation  Collaboration and cooperation

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre MAIN OUTPUTS  A framework for a virtual library in Librarianship and Information Studies  Enhanced inter-regional understanding and collaboration  Raised awareness of the need for specialised human resources to underpin the ‘Information Society’  Supporting library staff in adapting to new media

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre Thank you for your attention