Empowering Knowledge Communities Through Open Access Initiatives
The LYRASIS Leadership Forum in Tampa discussed transitioning local environments to support open access publishing, digitization efforts, and collaborative funding for content accessibility. The event highlighted the importance of measuring impact, creating linkages, and providing context for locally created knowledge. LYRASIS and DuraSpace aim to empower communities worldwide through open technologies and digital solutions, supporting enduring access to shared heritage.
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LYRASIS Leadership Forum Tampa May 10, 2016 Robert Miller, Deborah Robinson, Kathlin Ray, Tom Clareson, Russell Palmer, Celeste Feather, Alexis Johnson, Erica Waller and Jennifer Bielewski
Licensing and Strategic Partnerships Celeste Feather Senior Director of Licensing and Strategic Partnerships
Material People Contribute to the Online World Structured TEDx Licensed content Wikimedia Scholarly Open Access content Kudos Non-traditional Traditional YouTube Local/archival collections and repositories Digital humanities Open data Unstructured lyrasis.org
Evolution of Online Content, Containers, and Context lyrasis.org
Questions How is your local environment transitioning to fund local publishing and content that is openly accessible, through digitization, born digital projects, and collaborative funding efforts? How do you measure the impact of this work? What linkages do we need to create in order to increase the impact of content on society? What else can our community do to provide context for this locally created/digitized knowledge so it can thrive? lyrasis.org
LYRASIS + DuraSpace Empowering Communities with Open Technologies, Content Services and Digital Solutions Robert Miller, CEO LYRASIS Debra Hanken Kurtz, CEO DuraSpace
Draft joint mission statement: LYRASIS/DuraSpace supports enduring access to our shared academic, scientific and cultural heritage through leadership in open technologies, content services, digital solutions and innovative collaboration with public and private knowledge communities worldwide. lyrasis.org
LYRASIS Parent Organization DuraSpace Software/Services Division DuraSpace Ecosystem Programs Digital Preservation Network (DPN) SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) Hydra in a Box (HyBox) Community Source Software ASpace CSpace Dspace Fedora VIVO Hydra Hosted Services Islandora Aspace Cspace DSpaceDirect ArchivesDirect DuraCloud LYRASIS Programs Consulting Digitization Training & Professional Development eResource Sales lyrasis.org
Your Needs MORE opportunities to advance community interests and meet your needs ENGAGEMENT A vibrant, global community of 6,000+ members, users, developers and consumers ACCESS to 6 community source (and supported) technologies focused on access to and preservation of digital scientific and scholarly records CONTENT 1,000s of institutions will increase eresources purchasing power HOSTED SERVICES for any size institution with sales, training and customer services lyrasis.org
End-to-End Asset Management Services Plan Manage/ Access Describe Preserve DSpace Hydra/Fedora Islandora ASpace CSpace DSpace VIVO Consulting Training Digitization ArchivesDirect DuraCloud Fedora A merged organization brings together a broader participant base for community source projects which will promote greater adoption and provide a larger pool of technical expertise to grow the projects. The combined services provide a diverse suite of tools for each step in the digital asset management process paired with professional expertise and consulting at every step. Together, the organizations can pool expertise and participate in ecosystem activities to lead national preservation, curation, and data management efforts for benefit of their members and the broader academic community. lyrasis.org
Their Needs MORE opportunities to advance community interests and meet their needs ENGAGEMENT 6,000+ active community of members, users, developers and consumers from all over the world ACCESS to 6 community source technologies focused on support for access to and preservation of the digital scientific and scholarly record CONTENT 1,000s of institutions will increase eresources purchasing power HOSTED SERVICES for any size institution with sales, training and customer services lyrasis.org
Open Source Community Supported Software Trends, pros/cons, example Tom Clareson Senior Consultant for Digital & Preservation Services
Open Source Software Trends Continued adoption and growth in academic and government settings Improved technical infrastructure for distributed development Few to many github, Slack, Jira DSpace: 84/26 Agile development process Methodology, flexibility, CSS model, all? Continued evolution of sustainability models 1 to community: shared governance, admin, membership Services: doc, training, hosting and support lyrasis.org
CSS Matrix Open Source Pros For & by community; designed to meet needs Ownership Voice in the operation and future Continues to grow to meet community s needs Collaboration Free Control Cons Potential learning curve Potential for orphan software Collaboration far or fast Free like kittens Documentation/Support/Training vary Proprietary Pros Stability Support Usability Cons Cost No voice Frequently designed for other industry lyrasis.org
Current Example: ArchivesSpace ArchivesSpace Open source archives information management application Background 2009-13 Governance Membership model Organizational home Focus/Challenge Functionality Expectations Transitioning from software consumers to software community of supporters/users lyrasis.org
Questions Are you using OSS? What are the costs/benefits of open source vs proprietary for you? Internal, external fte cost, annual service fees, training and support Lost opportunity costs What has been successful, and what has been challenging? What projects/platforms are you evaluating now? Who makes decision to migrate/How? What services and support could LYRASIS put in place to remove barriers and/or improve success? lyrasis.org
Technology Taking Control of Content John Herbert Director of Technology Services
Observations Commercial publishers have been generating content for a long time Have monopolized content and charged prices accordingly Within the academic digital library, cultural heritage has taken the lead Tension between cultural heritage and the academy Not as directly connected to campuses as other library services lyrasis.org
End-to-End Asset Management Services Manage/ Access Plan Describe Preserve Consulting Training Digitization ArchivesDirect DuraCloud Fedora ASpace CSpace DSpace VIVO DSpace Hydra/Fedora Islandora lyrasis.org
Taking Charge of Content TODAY TOMORROW Open- Access Scholarship Commercial Licensing Research lifecycle Traditional content acquisition PLoS PubMed Central Digital humanities Online Repositories Archival Collections Open publishing Access CollectionSpace Islandora Hydra Fedora DuraCloud Uniqueness ArchivesSpace lyrasis.org
Questions How does this resonate? What s missing? How are you generating content at your institution? Do you feel the tension between cultural heritage and the academy? How are you planning for this in the future? lyrasis.org
