1. THE E-PRESS INITIATIVE THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI) AGENDA
11/24/2018
THE E-PRESS INITIATIVE THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI) AGENDA
About the UWI
The UWI Press Moves to E Book Web Based Platform
Building the Future in Scholarly Publishing
The Digital Platform - Free Access Innovation Acceleration
Leading Innovation in E Book Publication in the Caribbean
The Future of Caribbean Publishing – Globalization
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen.
My name is Colleen Johnson, Research Officer, Open Campus Libraries Information Services, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
I am going to give you a brief overview of the UWI and its movement from traditional scholarly publishing to our e book web based platform, an in-house initiative between the UWI Press and the Alma Jordan Library at St. Augustine
Finally, I will show you how the UWI Press is leading E Book Scholarly Publishing in the Caribbean and its future
C. F. Johnson, Research Officer,
Open Campus Library Information Services (OCLIS)
The University of the West Indies

2. ABOUT THE UWI Location 17 countries across the region1
Teaching and learning services:
Over 49,0002 students; over 20,000 distance and continuing education students
Growing international presence
UWI’s core values of diversity and student centeredness: making E books available to its students and faculty
Disseminating Caribbean scholarship
In our online programmes the Open Campus
serves globally
Here are The UWI links:
1Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, The Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and The Turks and Caicos
22015/16 Enrolment Statistics.
OUR VISION:
To be an excellent global University
rooted in the Caribbean
The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson
The UWI Open Campus Libraries Information Services

3. ABOUT THE UWI A GLIMPSE OF THE UWI’S HISTORY
1948
A fledgling College of The University of London
with 33 students
1962
An Independent University
Currently: 4 Campuses; 8 Faculties3
Mona (Jamaica); St. Augustine (Trinidad & Tobago); Cave Hill (Barbados);
2008 – The Open Campus
3Engineering, Food & Agriculture, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Sport.
The UWI Press is well known for its work in Caribbean history, Caribbean Cultural Studies, Caribbean Literature, Gender Studies, Education & Political Science
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The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson

4. AGILE E BOOK UWI DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION ITERATION
An exciting move
for the UWI Press E book initiative
That disrupts4 The UWI’S 1990’s Vision and Mission
of an established traditional publishing model
To fostering innovation for the positive transformation
of the Caribbean and the wider world
Creating an opportunity for The UWI to disseminate excellent scholarship
to a virtual marketplace
At the speed of light
Challenging traditional scholarly publishing
4The development of the E Book Platform is our agile attempt at disruptive innovation described in Clayton Cristensen’s theory of Disruptive Innovation in his book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. We refer to the UWI E Book innovation as disruptive as it disrupts our 1990’s traditional model of scholarly publishing.
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Access to The UWIPress website
The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson
The UWI Open Campus Libraries Information Services

5. MOVES TO E BOOK WEB-BASED PLATFORM
THE UWI PRESS
MOVES TO E BOOK WEB-BASED PLATFORM
1992
A Not-for-Profit Traditional Book Publishing Model
2012
A new beginning in the global book industry
The UWI E Book for Kindle Model
2016
E Book Digital Platform Model
Greater indexing; searching engines5
2018
Over 350 peer reviewed published books; 14 academic disciplines
Approved by editorial committee: local and international scholars
Diversified products: self-made readers for courses; over 340 e books
Platform for collection, organization, access & preservation of scholarly information
Digital formats
The UWI Press was established as a Not-for-Profit traditional book publishing model in 1992.
In keeping with changes in the global book industry we established the UWI E Book for Kindle Model with 5 e books in 2012
5We improved in 2016 with the Digital Platform Model using standard Web Technology – Web Browser search by author, subject, title available anywhere, anytime on any device for free.
2018 is a snapshot of where we are today.
The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson

6. BUILDING THE FUTURE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING6
THE UWI PRESS
USING TECHNOLOGY
BUILDING THE FUTURE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING6 TO
SUPPORT
CREATION & DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE
MANDATE
PROVIDES ACCESS TO UWI’S DIGITALLY PRESERVED INTELLECTUAL OUTPUT
PROVIDES SOME RESOURCES IN COURSE DEVELOPMENT
BEST PRACTICE
E BOOKS URL AVAILABLE TO THE
4 CAMPUSES AT:
Uwi-edu/uwipress
E BOOKS LAUNCHED:
200 - MAY 2016
50 - SEPTEMBER
6The UWI Press is using technology to improve the quality, quantity and impact of research, innovation and publication, expanding its reach across the UWI and the Caribbean region. Engaged in (Research, Excel, Advance, Develop) READUP campaign communication with You Tube Videos strategy to drive traffic to the platform and encourage students to read more.
WON OVER 65 REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS IN 18 YEARS
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PRESSES (AAUP)
The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson
The UWI Open Campus Libraries Information Services

7. THE DIGITAL PLATFORM FREE ACCESS INNOVATION ACCELERATION FOSTERING INNOVATION - IMPETUS FOR CHANGE
200 E Books across 4 campuses
May 2016
Through the UWI Press Digital Platform
Hosted by UWIlinC7, The UWI Libraries information resources discovery interface
50 Additional Titles September 2016
Over 250 E Books now available to The UWI campuses
Faculty and students in institutions with subscriptions can read and do full text searches in their web browser
The Alma Jordan Library (AJL) St. Augustine Campus Trinidad won an OCLC8 Innovation Award 2016 for this innovation
Technological innovation is particularly important for the Open Campus as it is the UWI campus that integrates the Caribbean region and delivers the most programmes online
7UWIlinC is supported by Ex Libris Primo. We use Primo, the discovery service allowing one-stop searches.
8Headquartered in Ohio
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By Colleen Johnson

8. By enhancing indigenous control of Caribbean content electronically
UWI E PRESS … LEADING INNOVATION … E BOOK PUBLICATION MISSION: ENHANCE REGIONAL CO-OPERATION & INTEGRATION
ITS OBJECTIVE:
TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH & PUBLICATION OF CARIBBEAN SCHOLARSHIP
By enhancing indigenous control of Caribbean content electronically
By allowing customers greater access to our peer-reviewed e books
By encouraging Publishers to make affordable high quality content available
By making e books available on a variety of devices
We have achieved our objective of encouraging, empowering and enabling our Caribbean Scholarly community while enhancing regional cooperation and integration
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By Colleen Johnson

9. INSIDE THE UWI PRESS DIGITAL PLATFORM
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10. Visit https://libraries.sta.uwi.edu/uwipress/ to see more
E BOOKS AT A GLANCE
Visit to see more
EXPANDING REACH
FOR CARIBBEAN PEOPLE
Opportunities to write and add to the cultural context in an e format
The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson
The UWI Open Campus Libraries Information Services

11. THE FUTURE OF CARIBBEAN PUBLISHING -
GLOBALIZATION
THE UWI PRESS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL: EMPOWERING SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY
Across the Caribbean
and beyond:
Aiming to reflect
diversity in foreign languages
Promoting the global reputation of The UWI
Empowering the Caribbean scholarly community it serves9
THE UWI’S TRIPLE A STRATEGIC PLAN – AGILITY
The UWI Press enhances
its operational efficiencies and financial profitability
E Book visibility/accessibility
Enhanced metadata for
greater indexing & search
engine methodology
THE UWI PRESS FUTURE:
A more viable publisher of regional scholarly content
Worldwide partnerships with other presses & consultants10
Creation of user accounts
Attracting international institutions with Caribbean diaspora
9Diverse writers and content.
10UWI Press partnered with The Copyright Clearance Centre to issue annual and/or user pay-per-use licences to individuals, corporations, academic institutions and publishers in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Africa
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By Colleen Johnson

12. UWIPress website http://www.uwipress.com
Any questions?
C. F. Johnson, Research Officer,
Open Campus Library Information Services (OCLIS)
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
E mail :
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Intranet: intra.open.uwi.edu
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The OCLIS:
By Colleen Johnson