1. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Agenda item 4.1 Future of Scientific Information and INIS 35th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 28 - 29 October 2010, Vienna Dobie Savi ć (INIS)

2. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 1 1.Planning for tomorrow 2.Four elements of future direction -Purpose -Business model -Technology and work methodology -Growth 3.Information democratization 4.Technology leverage 5.User experience 6.Organizational framework 7.Conclusions Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS

3. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 2 May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future! Common wisdom – Learn from the past, work hard today, plan for tomorrow. The state of the world’s economy – Fast paced, constant changes forcing organization to examine what they do and how they do it. Complex task – We often stand perplexed before the complexity of the task ahead of us, instead of looking at the essence of the challenge – why are we doing it! Question – How do we find our organization’s inner self and define its goals? Simplicity – Simple questions require simple solutions, since complex explanations only hide the obvious Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Planning for tomorrow

4. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 3 Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today! - African proverb Purpose of the organization What the organization stands for? The purpose should be more than just its products. INIS: Organizing the world's nuclear information and making it universally accessible Business model The way we carry out our business often delineates that crucial difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’. INIS: A self-governed, not for profit, collaborative system of member states and international organizations bringing benefits to the world’s nuclear scientific and technical community. Technology and work methodology Used for achieving business goals, making products or delivering special services. INIS: Future technology and work methodology used should be inseparable from INIS and needs to be creative and innovative in order to achieve the desired purpose. Growth Sustainable growth driven by uniqueness and quality, not quantity. INIS: Quality growth achievable through the continuous use of reliable nuclear information provided by recognized sources, preferably as full texts. Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Four elements of future direction

5. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 4 Be the change you want to see in the world! - Mahatma Gandhi Information creation Information distribution Conditions for using STI Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Information democratization

6. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 5 Information creation Less insistence on official titles and academic degrees Valuable scientific and technical R&D performed by engineers, technicians, students, amateurs Use of social networking and collaboration gaining some scientific value Rigid peer review system established to control the quality of published articles in journals is challenged in today's web environment Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Information democratization (cont.)

7. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 6 Information distribution Greater use of open access journals Number of web publishers starting up as open access is increasing Free global science gateways - World Wide Science (www.worldwidescience.org) Federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals - The Public Library of Science (www.plos.org)www.plos.org A nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Information democratization (cont.)

8. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 7 Conditions for using STI Copyright, licensing, patent and trademark systems are counterproductive and dysfunctional Creators of intellectual property are not in favorable position (e.g. article copyright waived and transferred to the publisher) Multiple cost to the society through grants given to the researchers, and later through subscriptions to journals, or through purchase of published articles Change and democratization are difficult because of fortified privileges and benefits New emerging models in the area of software publishing with General Public License (GPL) arrangements also applicable to other areas Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Information democratization (cont.)

9. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 8 From the beginning of its establishment in 1970, INIS kept democratization of scientific information at its forefront The Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that the IAEA's goal was: to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information on the peaceful uses of atomic energy to encourage the exchange among its members of information relating to the nature and peaceful uses of atomic energy to serve as an intermediary among its members for this purpose This led to creation of INIS a system that provides online access to a considerable collection of references to the world’s nuclear literature as well as to many full NCL texts a real international cooperative venture, requiring active participation of its members only 25 members at the beginning; 147 members (123 countries and 24 international organizations) today created and maintained by the global community for the global community Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Information democratization (cont.)

10. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 9 Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication! - Leonardo da Vinci Bibliographic metadata: set of elements, WinFibre, MET Move from computer assisted indexing to computer indexing Streamlining of INIS records processing system INIS database consolidation Deployment of the Google Search Appliance Standardization (XML, Unicode, PDF/A long-term archival format) Multilingualism Multi-channel output (mobile Internet devices) Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Technology leverage

11. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 10 Opportunities come from sharing information and connecting people! Content requirements Reliability, accuracy and timeliness of available information resources Functionality and user needs (personalization) Google-type search experience Fast Simple to use Engage beginners and attract experts Design to the world Innovate Plan for today‘s and tomorrow‘s business Social networking - support of different activities & creation of new knowledge (bookmarking, tagging) Mobile computing Information mining Visibility and promotion Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS User experience

12. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 11 It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable! - Moliere Membership Agreement Open and free access for all Internet users Integration with global information networks (e.g. federated search) Greater reliance on full-text NCL submitted by INIS members Increased participation of INIS Members Technical, human and financial resource strengthening of INIS Improved position of INIS and its activities within IAEA Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Organizational framework

13. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 12 The forty years of INIS’ existence is a great proof of its usefulness to the world of nuclear science and technology. Current hard work and constant improvements are good signs of its sustainability. Clear and distinct direction are the only guarantors of future relevance and leading place of INIS in providing the world with reliable nuclear information for peaceful use. Agenda item 4.1: Future of Scientific Information and INIS Conclusions

14. IAEA 28 - 29 October 201035th Consultative Meeting of INIS Liaison Officers 13 Thank you!