University of California Irvine Libraries & UC System Lorelei Tanji Associate University Librarian, Collections CARL Conference 2008
UC Irvine Founded 1965 Approximately 28,000 students (24,000 undergraduates; 3,000 graduates; 1,000 undergrad & grad in health sciences--MDs, nursing science, medical residents, etc.) Nearly 2,000 faculty; 8,900 staff Wide range of disciplines
UC Irvine Humanities Arts Social Sciences Social Ecology Dept. of Education Business Physical Sciences Engineering Information & Computer Science Biological Sciences College of Health Sciences (Medicine, Nursing Science, Public Health, Pharmaceutical Sciences) Fall 2009 Law
UCI SCAMP Scholarly communication is a campus-wide issue Programmatic infrastructure for ongoing activities Scholarly Communication & Management Program (SCAMP) = coordinated by UC Irvine Libraries Launched Endorsed by Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost
UCI SCAMP Planning group: Carol Hughes (AUL Public Services), Lorelei Tanji (AUL Collections), Julia Gelfand (Research Librarian Applied Sciences), and Mitchell Brown (Research Librarian for Chemistry, Earth System Science, Russian). Involves 20+ research librarians who have direct faculty/student liaison responsibilities to academic programs and research centers on campus.
UCI SCAMP Raise awareness & facilitate discussion (forums, brown bags, website) Provide resources, information, consultation Participated in the 2 nd ACRL/ARL Institute on Scholarly Communication
UCI SCAMP UCI Academic Senate. Joint Resolution on Scholarly Communication and Faculty Copyrights. Partnering with the UCI Office of Research to answer questions & provide workshops on steps for complying with the NIH Open Access Policy Will be partnering in the 2008 ARL Study of Emerging New Model Publications
Next steps Redesigning website Training & resources for research librarians Recruit for a Research Librarian for Scholarly Communication Continue to seek opportunities
Nexus of opportunities Values, symbolic, and political aspects People power Services, resources, tools
University of California Ten UC campuses plus California Digital Library (CDL) –Research intensive universities –Approx. 209,000 student –Approx. 170,000 faculty & staff
Local & Systemwide Efforts UC campus libraries Each campus library has its own SC group and SC website UC systemwide UC Scholarly Communication Officers Group (SCO). Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC), UC Office of the President UC Academic Senate. University Committee on Library and Scholarly Communication (UCOLASC)
UC Scholarly Communication Officers Group (SCO) Helps coordinate the “Reshaping Scholarly Communication” website geared towards faculty Develops toolkits (economics, managing copyright, role of scholarly societies) eScholarship repository (open access repository for UC generated research)
UC Scholarly Communication Officers Group (SCO) Ad hoc task force on NIH Open Access Policy – sharing information on how libraries assist in implementation steps for compliance in conjunction with research divisions Supports transformative publishing business models (PLoS, DOAJ, SCOAP3, etc) Develops definitions and criteria for supporting transformative publishing models
Systemwide issues UC study on “Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication” (Aug 2007) Publishing Needs & Opportunities at the Univ. of California Pub_Task_Force_Report_final.doc Pub_Task_Force_Report_final.doc UC Open Access Proposal (2007)
Future issues Author’s management of copyrights; implication of Harvard open access policy Work with publishers to streamline deposit in IR and management of author’s copyright New roles in scholarly publishing for university presses New services and tools to facilitate scholarly publishing Seamless process in the life cycle of publications from pre-pub to preservation
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