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Scholarly Publishing Innovations and Evolution: The Perspective of a Small
Non-Profit Publisher
Crispin Taylor, PhD Executive Director AAAS Annual Meeting Chicago, IL February 14, 2014
Overview Introduction to ASPB and its publications Open Access: opportunity or threat? Joining the CHORUS Reinventing ASPB’s business model
Overview Introduction to ASPB and its publications Open Access: opportunity or threat? Joining the CHORUS Reinventing ASPB’s business model
Publications Membership Programs Meetings Education and Outreach (FSD booth 1207) Science Policy/Advocacy
Introduction to ASPB
Publications Membership Programs Meetings Education and Outreach Science Policy/Advocacy
Introduction to ASPB
Publications Membership Programs Meetings Education and Outreach Science Policy/Advocacy
Introduction to ASPB
Publications Two highly ranked scholarly journals Subsidized free access journal Textbooks (in partnership with commercial
co-publisher) Innovative Educational Products Teaching Tools in Plant Biology My Life as a Plant
ASPB’s Journals
Not, strictly speaking “Open Access”. But… Very liberal re-use rights, including for TDM Available through PMC at 12 months since 2003 Included in Research4Life project ASPB retains copyright
ASPB’s Journals
Recent innovations Member-based free access Utopia docs pdf reader Connecting to databases Participation in CHORUS
Overview Introduction to ASPB and its publications Open Access: opportunity or threat? Joining the CHORUS Reinventing ASPB’s business model
Open Access: Opportunity or Threat?
New fiscal structures plausible in digital publishing landscape
Open Access advocacy imposes a potent selective pressure
ASPB (and its business models) are evolving, but We need time and space in which to innovate Imposed OA mandates constrain that space
Open Access: Opportunity or Threat?
The shared goals of increased public access:
Expand access and broaden use of all scholarly publications
Identify pragmatic, cost-effective path forward involving all stakeholders (researchers, research institutions, librarians, funding agencies, the public)
Overview Introduction to ASPB and its publications Open Access: opportunity or threat? Joining the CHORUS Reinventing ASPB’s business model
Joining CHORUS Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States
CHORUSaccess.org
The CHORUS Collaboration A partnership among publishers and federal agencies for providing public access to peer-reviewed publications that report on federally funded research
CHORUSaccess.org
The CHORUS Project A multi-agency, multi-publisher portal and information bridge that identifies, provides access, enhances search capabilities and long-term preservation to journal articles resulting from agency funding 100+ Supporting Publishers (as of 2/10/14) CrossRef is an important service provider CHORUS is funded by publishers belonging to
the CHORUS Collaboration
Joining CHORUS Clearing House for the Open Research of the United States
CHORUSaccess.org
CHORUS Project Goals Provide public access to manuscripts/articles
reporting on federally funded research Goal furthered by underlying open-technology
platform Leverage existing infrastructure and investment of
the agencies and publishers CHORUS is built upon strong
protocols/partnerships, including CrossRef, FundRef, Prospect, CLOCKSS, Portico, ORCID
CHORUSaccess.org
CHORUS Project Goals Ensure compliance and archival preservation
Preserve agency funds for mission critical
activities/programs There is no significant cost for agency use or
participation
Provide for international scalability
Overview Introduction to ASPB and its publications Open Access: opportunity or threat? Joining the CHORUS Reinventing ASPB’s business model
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RELEVANCE
RENEWAL
RESILIENCE
DANGER ZONE
Courtesy of Jeff De Cagna, Principled Innovation, LLC
The Sigmoid Curve of Business Success
TIME
First Steps Engaging human-centered design firm Direct interviews with plant scientists Surveys Hands-on workshops involving leadership
IDEO’s Innovation Process
First Steps Engaging human-centered design firm Direct interviews with plant scientists Surveys Hands-on workshops involving leadership
Output: A dozen customer-focused digital “concepts” Descriptions of potential products Business “sketches” depicting start up costs
and revenue potential
Ongoing Project briefs, budgets and business cases Recruitment of key partners Data strategy Design and development Business
Organizational engineering Identify gaps and make key hires Ensure ASPB staff “machine” is appropriately
tuned
Next Steps Continued organizational change Strong, effective, and focused leadership team Clarity and efficiency
Customer/member engagement Digital Future User Group Involving/informing elected leaders Iterative development
Just do it! Initial releases in summer 2014
Publications Member Programs Meetings Education and Outreach Science Policy/Advocacy
Where We Are Headed
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