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A not-for-profit Public-Private Partnership Providing Public Access to the Results of Agency Sponsored Research Charleston Conference November 8, 2013 Howard Ratner, Director of Development, CHOR Inc.

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Introduc)on    

•  CHORUS  (first  service  of  CHOR  Inc.)  now  offers  an  open  technology  pla?orm  to  meet  the  public  access  needs  of  funding  agencies  and  researchers  

•  For  all  key  stakeholders:  •  Funding  agencies  (iden)fies  and  provides  access  to  arGcles  reporGng  

on  research  they  fund,  ensures  preserva)on  of  research  arGcles,  ensures  researcher  and  publisher  compliance)  

•  Authors/researchers/insGtuGons  (simplifies  compliance  with  funder  mandates,  provides  access  to  research  results)  

•  Libraries  (ensures  preserva)on  of  research  arGcles,  provides  access  to  research  results)  

•  The  public  (provides  access  to  arGcles  reporGng  on  publicly  funded  research)  

•  Publishers  (simplifies  compliance  with  funder  mandates,  retains  traffic  )  

 

•  No  significant  cost  for  agency  use  or  parGcipaGon  because    CHORUS  builds  on  exisGng  infrastructure  in  the  publishing  community    (CrossRef,  FundRef,  Prospect,  CLOCKSS,  PorGco,  ORCID,  etc)  

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Alan  the  Agency  Department  Head    (e.g.,  DOE,  NSF,  USAID)  

 Wants  to…  •  meet  OSTP  guidelines/mandate  •  measure  grantee  and  agency  compliance  with  guidelines/mandate    •  show  how  his  agency’s  investments  are  having  impact  (ROI)  •  provide  access  to  the  best  available  version  (BAV*)  of  arGcles  resulGng  

from  agency  funding  for  their  consGtuency  •  preserve  the  arGcles  that  report  on  his  agency’s  funded  research  •  integrate  informaGon  from  publisher  systems  with  their  own  internal  

systems  (via  APIs)  •  text  and  data  mine  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  research  •  ensure  publisher  compliance  •  avoid  administraGve  burden  to  researchers  •  …  

 

*  BAV  =  Best  Available  Version  –  accepted  manuscript  or  version  of  record  

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Rachel  the  Researcher  /  Principal  Inves)gator  

Wants  to  …  •  obtain  funding  for  her  research  •  comply  with  funding  agency  requirements  •  know  the  sources  of  funding  in  her  area  of  research  •  have  access  to  best  available  version  (BAV*)  of  content  in  her  

research  area  •  text  and  data  mine  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  research  •  avoid  extra  administraGve  work  •  …    

*BAV  =  Best  Available  Version  –  accepted  manuscript  or  version  of  record  

 

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LoHe  the  Librarian  Wants  to  …  •  have  access  to  best  available  version  (BAV*)  of  content  for  

her  patrons  or  her  own  research  •  text  and  data  mine  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  research  •  know  that  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  research  will  be  

readily  available  in  perpetuity  •  help  researchers  comply  with  funding  agency  requirements  •  build  discovery  tools  for  researchers  •  …    

*  BAV  =  Best  Available  Version  –  accepted  manuscript  or  version  of  record  

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Peter  the  Public  Wants  to  …  •  have  access  to  best  available  version  (BAV*)  of  content  to  

research  a  problem/drive  economic  development  •  see  what  the  government  is  funding  •  learn  the  impact  of  specific  agency  grants  •  understand  the  latest  developments  in  science  •  have  content  connected  to  learning  tools    •  …      

*  BAV  =  Best  Available  Version  –  accepted  manuscript  or  version  of  record  

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Penny  the  Publisher  Wants  to  …  •  help  her  authors  and  their  insGtuGons  comply  with  funder  

mandates  •  retain  traffic  on  journal  websites  to  be]er  demonstrate  value  

to  librarians  •  retain  traffic  on  journal  websites  to  drive  adverGsing  revenue  •  enable  text  and  data  mining  of  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  

research  •  minimize  administraGve  costs  through  automaGon  •  ensure  that  arGcles  reporGng  on  funded  research  in  her  

journals  will  be  readily  available  in  perpetuity  •  avoid  duplicaGon  of  effort/addiGonal  costs  by  uGlizing  exisGng  

publishing  infrastructure  •  …    *  BAV  =  Best  Available  Version  –  accepted  manuscript  or  version  of  record  

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How  CHORUS  Works:  Iden)fica)on  

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How  CHORUS    Works:  Preserva)on  

Government maintained ���

or other ���3rd-party dark

archive

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How  CHORUS    Works:  Access  

Accepted  Author  Manuscript    becomes  publicly  accessible  

Version  of  Record  Becomes  publicly  accessible  

Funding  Agency  Embargo  Period  Expires  or  Author/Funder  Pays  for  Immediate  Public  Access  

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How  CHORUS    Works:  Discovery  

Text  and  Data-­‐Mining  Services  

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How  CHORUS  Works:  Compliance  API  and  Dashboards  for  monitoring  and  tracking  publisher  contribuGons  to  the  CHORUS  system  

 

12 h]p://dashboard.chorusaccess.org/usdoe  Live  CHORUS  DOE  dashboard:  

Government  Agency  Reports  

InsGtuGon  Reports  

Publisher  Reports  

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Ramp  up  Feb  –    June  2013  

Proof  of  Concept  Delivered    30  Aug  

Pilot    Phase  

30  Sept  -­‐  31  Dec    2013  

Pilot    Review  Begins  Jan  2014  

ProducGon  Early  2014  

IncorporaGon    of  CHOR  Inc.  1  Oct  2013  

AAP  Startup    Funding  July  2013  

Fundraising  

Pilot    Tech  Build  

Delivered    30  Sept    

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•  Met  in  August  2013  to  discuss  iniGaGves  and  explore  areas  of  possible  collaboraGon  

•  Agreed  to  work  jointly  on  persistent  idenGfiers  and  metrics    

•  Agreed  to  follow  up  in  next  few  months  

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CHORUS  Live  Pilot  Services    

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7+  pilot  publishers  13,000+  pilot  records  

80+  publisher  signatories  

IdenGficaGon  �  Discovery  �  Access  �  PreservaGon    �  Compliance  

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Discover  more  informa)on  at  www.chorusaccess.org  

Contact:  Howard  Ratner  

hratner@chorusaccess.org    

IdenGficaGon  �  Discovery  �  Access  �  PreservaGon    �  Compliance    

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Supporting Organizations (October 1, 2013) Publishers  ACM  AcousGcal  Society  of  America  American  AssociaGon  for  the  Advancement  of  Science  

American  AssociaGon  of  Anatomists  American  AssociaGon  for  Cancer  Research  American  AssociaGon  of  Physicists  in  Medicine  

American  AssociaGon  of  Physics  Teachers  American  Astronomical  Society  American  Chemical  Society  American  Crystallographic  AssociaGon,  Inc.  American  College  of  Chest  Physicians  American  College  of  Physicians  American  Dental  AssociaGon  American  Diabetes  AssociaGon  American  Geophysical  Union  American  InsGtute  of  AeronauGcs  and  AstronauGcs  

American  InsGtute  of  Biological  Sciences  American  InsGtute  of  Physics  American  MathemaGcal  Society  American  Meteorological  Society  American  Medical  AssociaGon  American  Nuclear  Society    American  Physical  Society  American  Physiological  Society  American  Psychiatric  Publishing  American  Psychological  AssociaGon  American  Society  for  Microbiology  

American  Society  of  Agricultural  &  Biological  Engineers  

American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers  American  Society  of  Plant  Biologists  American  Speech-­‐Language-­‐Hearing  AssociaGon  

AssociaGon  for  Research  in  Vision  and  Ophthalmology  

AVS:  Science  &  Technology  of  Materials,  Interfaces  and  Processing  

Biophysical  Society  BioscienGfica  Botanical  Society  of  America  BMJ  Cambridge  University  Press  Columbia  University  Press  Duke  University  Press  Ecological  Society  of  America  Elsevier  Emerald  Group  Publishing  Limited  The  Endocrine  Society  Entomological  Society  of  America  Fabricators  and  Manufacturers  AssociaGon,  InternaGonal  

GeneGcs  Society  of  America  Human  Factors  and  Ergonomics  Society  IEEE  iMedPub.  Internet  Medical  Publishing  InsGtute  of  Physics  Publishing  Journal  of  Bone  and  Joint  Surgery  

Journal  of  RehabilitaGon  Research  and  Development  

Lynne  Rienner  Publishers,  Inc.  Materials  Research  Society  McGraw-­‐Hill  Mycological  Society  of  America    New  England  Journal  of  Medicine  The  OpGcal  Society  Oxford  University  Press  The  Physiological  Society  The  Royal  College  of  Psychiatrists  The  Royal  Society  Royal  Society  of  Chemistry  Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Materials  on  Process  Engineering  

Society  for  the  Study  of  ReproducGon  Springer  Science+Business  Media  LLC  Taylor  &  Francis  Thieme  Publishers  University  of  Chicago  Press  John  Wiley  &  Sons  Wolters  Kluwer  Medical  Research    

Service  Providers  and  Other  Organiza)ons  AssociaGon  of  Learned  and  Professional  Society  Publishers  

CrossRef  DC  Principles  CoaliGon  InternaGonal  AssociaGon  of  ScienGfic,  Technical  and  Medical  Publishers  (STM)  

Publishing  Technology  Silverchair  Science+CommunicaGons,  Inc.