1. 1 The University of Sydney "IS THAT THE LIBRARY'S ROLE!?" - THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF INNOVATION Ross Coleman Director, Sydney eScholarship, University of Sydney Library

2. 2 The University of Sydney n cultures, traditions and change n innovative context - research n services, challenges, issues and roles n conclusion…

3. 3 The University of Sydney culture / innovation n culture – shared set of values, norms and behaviour - organisational cultures - library culture n innovation new ways of doing something - substantial, not an insignificant change n innovation - new ways of doing something - substantial, not an insignificant change - innovative / entrepreneurial cultures

4. 4 The University of Sydney library cultures, traditions, orthodoxies n preservation and access n cooperation and sharing n connecting people and information n roles not shifting, but expanding – priorities n organisational culture – generally rule driven n orthodox librarianship – how things should be n dealing with new expectations and relationships with agility

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6. 6 innovative context n engagement in the research processes -communicating - scholarly publishing and open access -curating - digital repositories – preservation and access -creating digital collections -collaborating – appropriate advice and assistance n semantic web technologies and tools n eResearch and data management n new forms of scholarly expression n scholarly [social] networking

7. 7 The University of Sydney roles and innovating the traditional n irony in characterising these as innovations is that these new roles are squarely based on the most traditional and ancient role and function of libraries – that of preservation and access. n libraries represent (consciously or unconsciously) continuity of content (preserved and accessible) over time, confirmed by the expectations of libraries in this new context. n continuity is critical – the creation of new knowledge is a cumulative process drawing on existing knowledge [‘on the shoulders of giants’] n what we are considering here - in many ways - is new responses based on these traditional roles.

8. 8 The University of Sydney drivers / impetus n mission of a academic library n scholarly communication and open access (SPARC) n repositories RQF/ERA and HERDC n digital project partnerships (ARC etc) n eResearch requirements (data etc) n lifting profile of resources/services n adding value to services and real value to institutions n strategic positioning (pro-active / pre-emptive)

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10. 10 The University of Sydney eScholarship “eScholarship … facilitates innovation and supports experimentation in the production and dissemination of scholarship. Through the use of innovative technology, the program seeks to develop a financially sustainable model and improve all areas of scholarly communication….” California Digital Library [2005] This description enabled us to conceptualise and articulate the relationships between the Library’s digital collections, repositories and publishing activities

11. 11 The University of Sydney an eScholarship framework enables integrated services as a foundation for sustainable, innovative scholarly communication Digital library collections Project platforms Publishing services Digital repository archive eResearch support

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18. 18 The University of Sydney organisational position/funding n where do the new groups/units fit – anywhere but, perhaps, the expected n funding and priorities – mostly soft/contract n new (unknown) costs of digital preservation n ‘non-library’ functions (HERDC, publishing) n librarians on the outside n the [non] librarian – researchers, data archivists n uncertainty - outside the comfort zone

19. 19 The University of Sydney Lorcan Dempsey

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23. 23 The University of Sydney digital collections n digitisation of primary sources – text and images n research led and project funded (ARC etc) n standards and skills – XML /TEI n mass digitisation – library as collaborator or collaborator n special collections n digital library and preservation – is it enough? n tools, re-use, re-mix, re-engineer (ORE etc) n ‘books are the vinyl of the text world’

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26. 26 The University of Sydney scholarly communication and publishing n library scholarly publishing as just a platform n for our people only? – self-serving n viability - is it a business or a service model n the browse market – the penetrating passivity of the web n skills and training – for the business n critical integration with the repositories n new partnerships – editorial, authoring etc n new forms of expression, creation and communication n rights, licencing and re-use

27. 27 The University of Sydney Values matrix Direct income sales and diversified income accrued via eStore (split SUP and Library), ‘long tail’ publishing, trade pricing Tangible benefits citation/OA download metrics, research assessments, productivity index etc Indirect income publishing subsidies, research publication funding points, etc Intangible benefits scholarly/intellectual value, social impact, authority, brand etc

28. 28 The University of Sydney repositories n ‘build and they will come’ fallacy – IRs in crisis?

29. 29 The University of Sydney repositories n ‘build and they will come’ fallacy – IRs in crisis? “Academic librarianship has not supported repositories or their managers. Most libraries consistently under-resource and understaff repositories, further worsening the participation gap. Software and services are wildly out of touch with faculty needs and the realities of repository management. These problems are not insoluble, but they demand serious reconsideration of repository missions, goals, and means ” - Dorothea Salo - Innkeeper at the Roach Motel

30. 30 The University of Sydney repositories n ‘build and they will come’ fallacy – IRs in crisis? n the blessings of ASHER – a new ERA for repositories n the green and the gold - open access and compliance with funding mandates n IR platforms “overengineered yet underdesigned” n repositories beyond IR – ‘the long tail of science’ and domain repositories n federated models for a diversity of needs n they are a reality

31. 31 The University of Sydney data management / eResearch n researcher driven / research space n library capabilities, skills – the data librarian n from literature specialist to domain specialist n data curation – generic vs domain requirements n archiving - more than storage - who for n library services as part of institutional research support systems n ANDS and the eResearch agenda - on the margins n tools and services n data as publication - citability

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33. 33 The University of Sydney wrap up n culture, values and orthodoxy n new contexts and frameworks – agile response n curation, communication, creation, collaboration n role and capacity of the library n literature specialist to domain specialist n nature of new partnerships n uncertainty and the reluctance to commit

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35. 35 The University of Sydney "IS THAT THE LIBRARY'S ROLE!?" n n of course, if… n the mission of the library is to support research n acknowledge the nature of research IS changing n overcome uncertainty and risk of hesitation n invest in -skills development (takes time to build) -specialist staff engagement -building collaborative infrastructure and curation services -adding tangible value to institutional research n So…

36. 36 The University of Sydney its time to commit