Within the scholarly communications ecosystem, scholarly publishers are a keystone species. Unive... more Within the scholarly communications ecosystem, scholarly publishers are a keystone species. University presses-as well as academic societies, research institutions, and other scholarly publishers-strive to fulfil our mission of 'making public the fruits of scholarly research' as effectively as possible within that ecosystem. While that mission has remained constant, in recent years the landscape in which we carry out this mission has altered dramatically. The expertise residing within university presses can help the scholarly enterprise prosper in both influence and impact as it moves ever more fully digital. However, the simple product-sales models of the twentieth century, devised when information was scarce and expensive, are clearly inappropriate for the twenty-first-century scholarly ecosystem. This report (a) identifies elements of the current scholarly publishing systems that are worth protecting and retaining throughout this and future periods of transition; (b) explores business models of existing projects that hold promise; (c) outlines the characteristics of effective business models; (d) addresses the challenges
In excess of 16,000 titles from think tanks and policy institutes Canadian Health Research Collec... more In excess of 16,000 titles from think tanks and policy institutes Canadian Health Research Collection More than 5,000 titles from health research agencies Delivered on the ebrary™ platform under a multiuser institution-wide license with MARC records for all titles included. C Ca an na ad di ia an n P Pu ub bl li is sh he er rs s C Co ol ll le ec ct ti io on n now available worldwide through ebrary, YBP and Swets
The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their... more The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their tenure. This issue on open access publishing was undertaken with the assistance of guest co-editor Marguerite Avery.
Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publish... more Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publisher–library relationship is effectively symbiotic with mutual benefits. However, the digital revolution, changing cost structures, long-term declines in library funding, open access, changes to copyright, fair use, and the first-sale doctrine have unsettled longstanding practices. Perhaps inevitably these transformations have led to libraries experimenting with establishing their own publishing initiatives, helping patrons to publish their own work, or in the academic setting partnering with existing university presses to develop new publishing models. The responsibility for curation, previously largely resting with libraries, has now become a responsibility shared to varying extents with publishers. —However, the way publishers and libraries interact is changing—considerably.
Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publish... more Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publisher–library relationship is effectively symbiotic with mutual benefits. However, the digital revolution, changing cost structures, long-term declines in library funding, open access, changes to copyright, fair use, and the first-sale doctrine have unsettled longstanding practices. Perhaps inevitably these transformations have led to libraries experimenting with establishing their own publishing initiatives, helping patrons to publish their own work, or in the academic setting partnering with existing university presses to develop new publishing models. The responsibility for curation, previously largely resting with libraries, has now become a responsibility shared to varying extents with publishers. —However, the way publishers and libraries interact is changing—considerably.
This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. res... more This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. research institution context. Specifically, we reviewed existing literature and conducted a survey of members of the Library Publishing Coalition, seeking to learn the kinds of activities they are undertaking as publishing, the business models they are using, their definitions of success, and their attitudes tow ard open access or end-user pay models. Our aim was to better under - stand this emerging sphere of library activity and its possible future in the scholarly communication and publishing sphere. Will library publishing grow and be sustainable? Will libraries play a new and permanent role? If so, in what way and what will be required? When we refer to libraries as publishers, we consider the range of transactions in which library leaders and staff conceive, evaluate, support, and ultimately produce what we now call content for broad public dissemination, in whatever medium. We say th...
This issue marks the tenth appearance of the University Press Forum. The Forum began as a complet... more This issue marks the tenth appearance of the University Press Forum. The Forum began as a completely unguided (by Choice) public discussion — in the voices of university press directors and editors —of university presses: the joys, the trials, the changes, the disappointments. This year we decided to steer the direction of the conversation to a topic of current interest to our readership: namely, the relationship between university presses and libraries. Because the topic is of such keen importance to the scholarly publishing community, it was not difficult finding directors/editors of six university presses — The University of Arizona Press, the University of California Press, Cornell University Press, the University of Georgia Press, Purdue University Press, and Temple University Press — to address a series of questions: What is the nature of the relationship between your press and campus library? Is the relationship in need of repair these days? Is it a relationship you are seeking out? What is the common ground between presses and libraries? What are collaborations between the two supposed to accomplish? The essays crafted in response to these questions follow, and they vividly make clear the increasing importance of strong alliances in a scholarly communication environment likely to become only more challenging over time. Linked to this forum is a listing of titles deemed by university presses to be particularly valuable to the audiences Choice has served for fifty years: librarians, faculty, students, scholars, and the public interested in academic materials. We would like to thank both our contributors for their time in crafting such thoughtful responses and the university presses that mined their rich title listings for the books most suitable for the audiences we serve — with a special eye on undergraduates. For
This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. res... more This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. research institution context. Specifically, we reviewed existing literature and conducted a survey of members of the Library Publishing Coalition, seeking to learn the kinds of activities they are undertaking as publishing, the business models they are using, their definitions of success, and their attitudes tow ard open access or end-user pay models. Our aim was to better under - stand this emerging sphere of library activity and its possible future in the scholarly communication and publishing sphere. Will library publishing grow and be sustainable? Will libraries play a new and permanent role? If so, in what way and what will be required? When we refer to libraries as publishers, we consider the range of transactions in which library leaders and staff conceive, evaluate, support, and ultimately produce what we now call content for broad public dissemination, in whatever medium. We say th...
The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their... more The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their tenure. This issue on open access publishing was undertaken with the assistance of guest co-editor Marguerite Avery.
Prior to that he worked for Wolters Kluwer for 11 years in a series of positions, publishing work... more Prior to that he worked for Wolters Kluwer for 11 years in a series of positions, publishing works on securities licensing examination training, securities law, taxation, and financial planning. Berkery has extensive experience in government affairs and association management. He has been Director of Government Affairs for the National Society of Accountants and Government Relations Counsel for the National Paint and Coatings Association, and has served as Assistant Executive Director and Staff Counsel for a division of the American Trucking Associations. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Counsel for Accountancy and Taxation, and as its President. Berkery has a BA in Classical Studies from Boston College, and both an MA and
Within the scholarly communications ecosystem, scholarly publishers are a keystone species. Unive... more Within the scholarly communications ecosystem, scholarly publishers are a keystone species. University presses-as well as academic societies, research institutions, and other scholarly publishers-strive to fulfil our mission of 'making public the fruits of scholarly research' as effectively as possible within that ecosystem. While that mission has remained constant, in recent years the landscape in which we carry out this mission has altered dramatically. The expertise residing within university presses can help the scholarly enterprise prosper in both influence and impact as it moves ever more fully digital. However, the simple product-sales models of the twentieth century, devised when information was scarce and expensive, are clearly inappropriate for the twenty-first-century scholarly ecosystem. This report (a) identifies elements of the current scholarly publishing systems that are worth protecting and retaining throughout this and future periods of transition; (b) explores business models of existing projects that hold promise; (c) outlines the characteristics of effective business models; (d) addresses the challenges
In excess of 16,000 titles from think tanks and policy institutes Canadian Health Research Collec... more In excess of 16,000 titles from think tanks and policy institutes Canadian Health Research Collection More than 5,000 titles from health research agencies Delivered on the ebrary™ platform under a multiuser institution-wide license with MARC records for all titles included. C Ca an na ad di ia an n P Pu ub bl li is sh he er rs s C Co ol ll le ec ct ti io on n now available worldwide through ebrary, YBP and Swets
The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their... more The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their tenure. This issue on open access publishing was undertaken with the assistance of guest co-editor Marguerite Avery.
Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publish... more Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publisher–library relationship is effectively symbiotic with mutual benefits. However, the digital revolution, changing cost structures, long-term declines in library funding, open access, changes to copyright, fair use, and the first-sale doctrine have unsettled longstanding practices. Perhaps inevitably these transformations have led to libraries experimenting with establishing their own publishing initiatives, helping patrons to publish their own work, or in the academic setting partnering with existing university presses to develop new publishing models. The responsibility for curation, previously largely resting with libraries, has now become a responsibility shared to varying extents with publishers. —However, the way publishers and libraries interact is changing—considerably.
Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publish... more Public and academic libraries have been among the very best customers for publishers. The publisher–library relationship is effectively symbiotic with mutual benefits. However, the digital revolution, changing cost structures, long-term declines in library funding, open access, changes to copyright, fair use, and the first-sale doctrine have unsettled longstanding practices. Perhaps inevitably these transformations have led to libraries experimenting with establishing their own publishing initiatives, helping patrons to publish their own work, or in the academic setting partnering with existing university presses to develop new publishing models. The responsibility for curation, previously largely resting with libraries, has now become a responsibility shared to varying extents with publishers. —However, the way publishers and libraries interact is changing—considerably.
This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. res... more This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. research institution context. Specifically, we reviewed existing literature and conducted a survey of members of the Library Publishing Coalition, seeking to learn the kinds of activities they are undertaking as publishing, the business models they are using, their definitions of success, and their attitudes tow ard open access or end-user pay models. Our aim was to better under - stand this emerging sphere of library activity and its possible future in the scholarly communication and publishing sphere. Will library publishing grow and be sustainable? Will libraries play a new and permanent role? If so, in what way and what will be required? When we refer to libraries as publishers, we consider the range of transactions in which library leaders and staff conceive, evaluate, support, and ultimately produce what we now call content for broad public dissemination, in whatever medium. We say th...
This issue marks the tenth appearance of the University Press Forum. The Forum began as a complet... more This issue marks the tenth appearance of the University Press Forum. The Forum began as a completely unguided (by Choice) public discussion — in the voices of university press directors and editors —of university presses: the joys, the trials, the changes, the disappointments. This year we decided to steer the direction of the conversation to a topic of current interest to our readership: namely, the relationship between university presses and libraries. Because the topic is of such keen importance to the scholarly publishing community, it was not difficult finding directors/editors of six university presses — The University of Arizona Press, the University of California Press, Cornell University Press, the University of Georgia Press, Purdue University Press, and Temple University Press — to address a series of questions: What is the nature of the relationship between your press and campus library? Is the relationship in need of repair these days? Is it a relationship you are seeking out? What is the common ground between presses and libraries? What are collaborations between the two supposed to accomplish? The essays crafted in response to these questions follow, and they vividly make clear the increasing importance of strong alliances in a scholarly communication environment likely to become only more challenging over time. Linked to this forum is a listing of titles deemed by university presses to be particularly valuable to the audiences Choice has served for fifty years: librarians, faculty, students, scholars, and the public interested in academic materials. We would like to thank both our contributors for their time in crafting such thoughtful responses and the university presses that mined their rich title listings for the books most suitable for the audiences we serve — with a special eye on undergraduates. For
This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. res... more This report looks at topic of libraries as publishers, with investigations mainly in the U.S. research institution context. Specifically, we reviewed existing literature and conducted a survey of members of the Library Publishing Coalition, seeking to learn the kinds of activities they are undertaking as publishing, the business models they are using, their definitions of success, and their attitudes tow ard open access or end-user pay models. Our aim was to better under - stand this emerging sphere of library activity and its possible future in the scholarly communication and publishing sphere. Will library publishing grow and be sustainable? Will libraries play a new and permanent role? If so, in what way and what will be required? When we refer to libraries as publishers, we consider the range of transactions in which library leaders and staff conceive, evaluate, support, and ultimately produce what we now call content for broad public dissemination, in whatever medium. We say th...
The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their... more The co-editors of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing introduce the second special issue of their tenure. This issue on open access publishing was undertaken with the assistance of guest co-editor Marguerite Avery.
Prior to that he worked for Wolters Kluwer for 11 years in a series of positions, publishing work... more Prior to that he worked for Wolters Kluwer for 11 years in a series of positions, publishing works on securities licensing examination training, securities law, taxation, and financial planning. Berkery has extensive experience in government affairs and association management. He has been Director of Government Affairs for the National Society of Accountants and Government Relations Counsel for the National Paint and Coatings Association, and has served as Assistant Executive Director and Staff Counsel for a division of the American Trucking Associations. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Counsel for Accountancy and Taxation, and as its President. Berkery has a BA in Classical Studies from Boston College, and both an MA and
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