Transcript Caltech CODA Eric F. Van de Velde California Institute of Technology [email protected] Faculty Board Meeting 10 February 2003

Caltech CODA
Eric F. Van de Velde
California Institute of Technology
[email protected]
Faculty Board Meeting
10 February 2003
Caltech CODA
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Collection of Open Digital Archives
Mus. A passage of more or less independent
character introduced after the completion of
the essential parts of a movement, so as to
form a more definite and satisfactory
conclusion. -- OED
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http://coda.caltech.edu/
Almost 1300 documents available now!
Caltech CODA
http://coda.caltech.edu/
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Theses (379)
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Technical Reports (762)
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CS, EERL, Paradise, LIB, GALCITFM, and others
in development
Conference Proceedings (110)
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All new and a selection of old theses
Cavitation 2001
Books (1)
Oral Histories (17)
Engineering and Science articles (5)
Open Archives Initiative
http://openarchives.org/
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Data Providers
Protocol to
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Communicate
Harvest metadata
Retrieve content
Services that
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Increase discoverability
(Re-)Organize content
Add value
Data
Provider A
Data
Provider B
Data
Provider Z
Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (PMH)
Service
Provider
Service
Provider
Service
Provider
Example: Union Catalog
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Virginia Tech and VTLS, Inc.
Provides a union catalog of
electronically-available theses
http://rocky.dlib.vt.edu/~etdunion/cgibin/index.pl
Who may set up a repository?
Everyone
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CLS will create repositories for any Caltech
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Open Standard
Open-Source Linux-based software
Faculty member
Research group
Option
Division
CLS commits to long-term preservation
How do I set up a repository?
Talk to your subject librarian!
Clear agreement on:
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Who may submit?
Who assigns report numbers?
Who decides on content of repository?
Which document formats?
You retain copyright
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others should the Institute forego the ability to maintain distribution. I warrant that I
have the copyright to make this grant to Caltech unencumbered and complete.
Once this paper is so published, it may not be withdrawn. With the approval of the
repository administration revisions to available documents within this service
will be accepted.
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electronic distribution copies of the work: You are granted permission for
individual, educational, research and non-commercial reproduction,
distribution, display and performance of this work in any format.
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Withdrawals and changes…
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Commitment to long-term preservation
Commitment to access
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No dead links
PURL
Commitment to content quality
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No peer review, but…
Content someone stands behind
How much does it cost?
Currently:
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Free for Caltech-authored material
submitted electronically
Charge for format conversion
Future sustainability:
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Submission and/or maintenance charge?
What kind of material?
Preprints
Author-formatted published journal articles
Difficult to publish material
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Technical Reports
Extensive descriptions of experimental setups
Software
Data files, pictures, audio, video,… WITHIN
LIMITS!
You tell us…
What about journals?
Many publishers allow:
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Submission of web-published preprints
Dissemination of author-formatted
published articles on institutional servers
Consult your subject librarian!
Why should I bother?
Increased visibility of research
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Open Archives Initiative
Google and other search engines
No-barrier access to everybody
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Your colleagues
High-school students
Tax-paying citizens
Developing nations
Rising journal prices
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Restore balance in publisher-academy
negotiations.
Who to contact?
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[email protected]
Librarians
Kim Douglas
Judy Nollar
Hema Ramachandran
Caroline Smith
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Jim O’Donnel
George Porter
Dana Roth
Daniel Taylor
Me: [email protected]