3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre 2005 1 Options for the development of electronic journal publishing in Latin America

3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre 2005 1

Options for the development of electronic journal publishing in Latin America

Ian M. Johnson


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


THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION CHAIN

New products and services

Creativity through ideas

Research, publication, and dissemination

Society benefits

Organisation’s success


CHALLENGES FACING LATIN AMERICAN JOURNALS

“Commercial” journals Weak infrastructure

Irregular publicationPoor distribution

Not included in indexing services

Limited visibility Not publication of

choice

Subsidised journals No incentive for

Quality controlDistribution

Not included in indexing services

Limited visibility Not publication of

choice


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)


SOLUTIONS – FOR LATIN AMERICA?

Subsidised e-publishingOpen Access journals Institutional Repositories

Aggregator models


ALFA

America Latina - Formacion Academica Academic links

3+ Universities in Latin America3+ Universities in European Union


ALFA LIBRARIES PROJECTS

RELACION REVISTAS BIBLIOTECA DE BABEL


REVISTAS PARTNERSHIP

Great BritainThe Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (Contractor)Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh

MexicoUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (CUIB)

Argentina Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca

Brazil Universidad Federal do Parana, Curitiba

SpainUniversidad Carlos III, Madrid

Sweden Hogskolan i Boras


REVISTAS –

REd VIrtual Sobre Todas las AmericaS


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


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


BENEFITS

Research and publication Improvements in teaching and learningEnhancement of researchers’ impact and

status Dissemination of information

Spreads best practiceUnderpins Continuing Professional

Development Reinforce the position of librarians and other

information professionals in the ‘Information Society’


RESEARCH TARGETS (1)

User acceptanceEducation, including distance learning

Author acceptanceCitation and impact analysis

Publisher acceptanceStandards in journal editing CopyrightAvailability of e-text


RESEARCH TARGETS (2)

Alternative sites for the virtual libraryAggregators

• Commercial• Not for profit

Collaborative, or independent, web publishing

Conformance to standardsLinking, e.g. CrossRef, GodotCOUNTER

Financial model for the virtual library


PLAN OF WORK

2004 – Meetings in Mexico and Argentina Identify journalsAnalyse journal useReview literature on digitisation

2005 – Meetings in Aberdeen and CuritibaNegotiate with publishers Identify digitisation centres Investigate hostingAssess costs and identify fundsFinal Conference

Publicity and publications


RESULTS TO DATE

Identification of journals published Contact with publishers


THE WAY AHEAD

A new role for librariansDevelopment of institutional repositories

Collaborative indexing The role of INFOBILA


PRINT JOURNALPUBLISHING 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


COSTS OF JOURNALSFOR THE PUBLISHER

Editorial offices Copy editing and proof reading Production and distribution Marketing Listing in databases Customer support Archiving Sales and licence management


INVESTMENT IN ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

Initial development costs Digitising older material Added value features


IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLISHERS

Technological awareness Information retrieval New business models


IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIANS

Technological awareness to develop repositories

Quality assurance of contents Marketing expertise to promote use of e-

journals Commitment

SustainabilityPreservation

Collaboration and cooperation


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


Thank you for your attention

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3ra Jornada sobre la Bibiotecal Digital Universitaria, Cordoba, Octubre 2005 1 Options for the development of electronic journal publishing in Latin America