The 3 Rs of E-Discovery and dissemination of OA monographs – a library perspective

Jon Andrews, Jill Russell, University of Birmingham

discoveRable

Readable

Reliable

LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – deliver to discover!

discoveRable? An Acquisitions View

• MARC or not to MARC

• Need the right files to find the right books: RESOURCE DISCOVERY• ftps and files from ebook supplier to link resolver supplier

• Easy links and clear contents for your Serials / Eresources colleague to activate

• Shorter delay between ordering and availability

• Know there are usage stats that can be obtained for Sconul and internal reports – in the right format (BR2 and all that)

• OA an answer to DRM

SUBJECT – MAKING DISCOVERY EASIER

discoveRable? A Subject Librarian’s View

• Helping students find the Right material– Making the most of resource discoveRy tools– Whether to select Open Access amongst paid material – Policy

decision needed? Eg in lists of recommended subject resources

• Reading lists and linked material– Selection and direction – making sure students can find this:

training made easier if discovery easier!

• Referencing – – accurate bibliographic information to cite and write !

Subject Librarian …

Readable …

Readable? A Subject Librarians’ View

MEETING DEMAND• National Student Survey and demand for more eresources• Financial pressures – on students, HE, libraries• Tech Driven – especially mobile devices

– Downloadable and easy to read ebooks – DRM free• GLOBAL students need global access with no IT barriers

OA:• Helps meet demand without using budgets • No problem with DRM for OA (?) • More material to promote • But - No supplier contract means no reference point for technical

problems, so can limit readability

An OaPEN book … for Acquisitions

Readable …

Readable? An Acquisitions’ View

• Tech Spec: – need easy to read, good functionality (notes etc)

• Formats– What do publishers provide to 3rd parties– Are OA titles treated differently (just flat PDFs) – Freemium model - paying for more– OA – the same as free ebooks?

• Awareness – to promote to Subject staff

WHAT LIBRARIES WANT FROM EBOOKS

Reliable?

Acquisitions:• “Stanza App effect” – here today …• Dark Arts … need LOCKSS and Dark Archives

Subject:Quality

• Editorial control and peer review: cf OaPEN books. Academically sound

• Not just any editions (cf mass digitization projects)Reliable files

• Don’t corrupt

OA: the end of the library as we know it?

OA: the end of the library as we know it?

• What’s in the “collection”?• What’s the purpose of the catalogue/RDS?• What will we do in the afternoons?! No need to– Troubleshoot authentication problems– Worry about multi-user access– Follow up unauthorised use– Negotiate “rental” contracts for e-books– Catalogue books– Manage budgets and chase invoices

discoveRable

Readable

Reliable?

Reliable?

• How many years/decades of access and service does a BPC buy?

• Who will guarantee continuity?• Available preservation services–BL, RLUK and major libraries worldwide–Portico, (C)LOCKSS–Repositories

• Revisit the economics of producing and hosting e-books

The institutional repository

The institutional repository

• Green OA• “Green mirror” of gold OA publications• Preserve the university's research record• How wide should the net be cast?– Co-authored and co-edited books– Work imported from an earlier employer– Versions, raw materials

• What format/version is provided?

And beyond

The IR in a network of repositories

• Standards-based metadata for interoperability – CRIS, bibliometrics– RDS, harvesters and search engines– Supporting functions eg preservation

• Future REF requirements• Collaborative working environments – Social media– Subject repositories

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