[GOAL] Jussieu Call for Open science and bibliodiversity

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

This Call was drafted on the campus Jussieu in Paris by a French group 
comprising researchers and scientific publishing professionals working together 
in Open Access and Public Scientific Publishing task forces of BSN 
(Bibliothèque scientifique numérique, or Digital Scientific Library).

This Call is aimed at scientific communities, professional associations and 
research institutions to promote a scientific publishing open-access model 
fostering bibliodiversity and innovation without involving the exclusive 
transfer of journal subscription monies to APC payments.

http://jussieucall.org/index.html

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[GOAL] 2nd call for papers: Open access and open science

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Apologies for cross-posting

2nd call for papersRevue Française des Sciences de l’Information et de la 
Communication (RFSIC)N°11 - Open access and open science – a debateEdited by G. 
Chartron (CNAM) and J. Schöpfel (Lille 3)https://rfsic.revues.org/2505
The objective of this special issue of the Revue Française des Sciences de 
l’Information et de la Communication (RFSIC) is to investigate the 
opportunities and risks of the transition of the academic publishing model and 
more globally, of open science. We solicit original contributions to inform and 
enrich the discussion on the following topics:
Business modelsPoliciesEditorial mediationSocietal and economic 
mediationInnovation in scientific work
The submitted contributions (in French or English) should enhance the 
understanding of the actual transformation with empirical data, case studies, 
significant states of the art, historical perspectives, modelling or 
theoretical debates. A comparative approach will be particularly appreciated, 
of different scientific fields, countries or geopolitical regions.
Important dates:
1th November: reception of proposals (abstracts)1th December: feedback to 
authors about acceptation30th March: reception of full papers30th March-15th 
June: evaluation of full papers and final decision30th August: reception of 
final versions for publicationContacts: Ghislaine Chartron 
(ghislaine.chart...@lecnam.net) and Joachim Schöpfel 
(joachim.schop...@univ-lille3.fr)
Abstracts in french or in english are limited to 1200 words and must specify 
the issue, together with a brief overview of the literature, methodology and 
key findings. They will be sent in Word or .rtf format to the two editors of 
this issue.The journal RFSIC is 100% open access on the public French 
OpenEdition platform, without APCs.
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[GOAL] Call for papers: Open access and open science

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Apologies for cross-posting
Call for papersRevue Française des Sciences de l’Information et de la 
Communication (RFSIC)N°11 - Open access and open science – a debateEdited by G. 
Chartron (CNAM) and J. Schöpfel (Lille 3)https://rfsic.revues.org/2505
The objective of this special issue of the Revue Française des Sciences de 
l’Information et de la Communication (RFSIC) is to investigate the 
opportunities and risks of the transition of the academic publishing model and 
more globally, of open science. We solicit original contributions to inform and 
enrich the discussion on the following topics:
Business modelsPoliciesEditorial mediationSocietal and economic 
mediationInnovation in scientific work
The submitted contributions (in French or English) should enhance the 
understanding of the actual transformation with empirical data, case studies, 
significant states of the art, historical perspectives, modelling or 
theoretical debates. A comparative approach will be particularly appreciated, 
of different scientific fields, countries or geopolitical regions.
Important dates:
1th November: reception of proposals (abstracts)1th December: feedback to 
authors about acceptation30th March: reception of full papers30th March-15th 
June: evaluation of full papers and final decision30th August: reception of 
final versions for publicationContacts: Ghislaine Chartron 
(ghislaine.chart...@lecnam.net) and Joachim Schöpfel 
(joachim.schop...@univ-lille3.fr)
Abstracts in french or in english are limited to 1200 words and must specify 
the issue, together with a brief overview of the literature, methodology and 
key findings. They will be sent in Word or .rtf format to the two editors of 
this issue.The journal RFSIC is 100% open access on the public French 
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[GOAL] ETD2016 early bird registration

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and 
Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. 

The theme of the conference is "Data and Dissertations", with a focus on the 
handling of research data produced by PhD students. 

The conference language is English.

The program is available on the conference website 
http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/

These are the last days of early bird registration.

Please register before May 22 at 
http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/registration/index

The conference abstracts and proceedings will be published as a collection on 
the open access repository HAL https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/
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[GOAL] Re : Re: SSRN Sellout to Elsevier

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Uh - "the distributed network of Green institutional repositories worldwide is 
not for sale"? Not so sure - the green institutional repositories can be 
replaced by other solutions, can't they ? Better solutions, more 
functionalities, more added value, more efficient, better connected to 
databases and gold/hybrid journals etc. 
- Mail d'origine -
De: Stevan Harnad 
À: Global Open Access List (Successor of AmSci) 
Envoyé: Tue, 17 May 2016 17:03:18 +0200 (CEST)
Objet: Re: [GOAL] SSRN Sellout to Elsevier

Shame on SSRN.
Of course we know exactly why Elsevier acquired SSRN (and Mendeley):
It's to retain their stranglehold over a domain (peer-reviewed 
scholarly/scientific research publishing) in which they are no longer needed, 
and in which they would not even have been able to gain as much as a foothold 
if it had been born digital, instead of being inherited as a legacy from an 
obsolete Gutenberg era.
I don't know about Arxiv (needless centralization and its concentrated expenses 
are always vulnerabe to faux-benign take-overs) but what's sure is that the 
distributed network of Green institutional repositories worldwide  is not for 
sale, and that is their strength...
Stevan Harnad


On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 8:03 AM, Bo-Christer Björk 
 wrote:
This is an interesting news item which should interest the
 readers of this list. Let's hope arXiv is not for sale.Bo-Christer Björk



  Forwarded Message 
Subject:
Message from Mike Jensen, SSRN ChairmanDate:Tue, 17 May 2016 07:40:29 -0400 
(EDT)From:Michael C. Jensen Reply-To:
support@ssrn.comTo:bo-christer.bj...@hanken.fi



Dear SSRN Authors,


 SSRN announced today that it has changed ownership. SSRN is
 joining Mendeley and Elsevier
 to coordinate our development and delivery of new products and
 services, and we look forward to our new access to data, products,
 and additional resources that this change facilitates. (See Gregg
 Gordon’s Elsevier
 Connect post)


 Like SSRN, Mendeley and Elsevier are focused on creating tools
 that enhance researcher workflow and productivity. SSRN has been
 at the forefront of on-line sharing of working papers. We are
 committed to continue our innovation and this change will enable
 that to happen more quickly. SSRN will benefit from access to the
 vast new data and resources available, including Mendeley’s
 reference management and personal library management tools, their
 new researcher profile capabilities, and social networking
 features. Importantly, we will also have new access for SSRN
 members to authoritative performance measurement tools such as
 those powered by Scopus and
 Newsflo
 (a global media tracking tool). In addition, SSRN, Mendeley and
 Elsevier together can cooperatively build bridges to close the
 divide between the previously separate worlds and workflows of
 working papers and published papers.


 We realize that this change may create some concerns about the
 intentions of a legacy publisher acquiring an open-access working
 paper repository. I shared this concern. But after much discussion
 about this matter and others in determining if Mendeley and
 Elsevier would be a good home for SSRN, I am convinced that they
 would be good stewards of our mission. And our copyright policies
 are not in conflict -- our policy has always been to host only
 papers that do not infringe on copyrights. I expect we will have
 some conflicts as we align our interests, but I believe those will
 be surmountable.


 Until recently I was convinced that the SSRN community was best
 served being a stand-alone entity. But in evaluating our future in
 the evolving landscape, I came to believe that SSRN would benefit
 from being more interconnected and with the resources available
 from a larger organization. For example, there is scale in systems
 administration and security, and SSRN can provide more value to
 users with access to more data and resources.


 On a personal note, it has been an honor to be involved over the
 past 25 years in the founding and growth of the SSRN website and
 the incredible community of authors, researchers and institutions
 that has made this all possible. I consider it one of my great
 accomplishments in life. The community would not have been
 successful without the commitment of so many of you who have
 contributed in so many ways. I am proud of the community we have
 created, and I invite you to continue your involvement and support
 in this effort.


 The staff at SSRN are all staying (including Gregg Gordon, CEO and
 myself), the Rochester office is still in place, it will still be
 free to upload and download papers, and we remain committed to
 “Tomorrow’s Research Today”. I look forward to and am committed to
 a successful transition and to another great 25 years for the SSRN
 community that rivals the first.


 Michael C. Jensen

Founder & Chairman, SSRN



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[GOAL] ETD2016 - NDLTD Awards for innovation and leadership in the field of electronic theses and dissertations

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

We are very pleased to announce that nominations for the ETD innovation and 
leadership awards are now being accepted.

The Nomination deadline is May 31, 2016.

The Innovation Award is open to current students completing a thesis or 
dissertation.


Innovative ETD Award


The intent of this award is to support current graduate students in the 
creation of innovative ETDs. We anticipate students will use the award to 
assist in the purchase of specialized software, computer equipment or other 
technical support needed in the production or publication of their ETD. 
Nominations for this award should indicate how the award would support the 
application and integration of renderings, photos, data sets, software code or 
other multimedia objects in the student’s ETD.



ETD Leadership Award


This is open to individuals whose leadership and vision has helped raise 
awareness of the benefits of ETDs and whose efforts have improved graduate 
education through the use of ETDs. Nominations should include details about the 
individual's ETD related activities and how the nominee's leadership has made 
significant advances in the area of ETDs at the local, regional, national or 
international levels.


More information - how to submit, conditions and so on - on the ETD2016 
conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/12

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[GOAL] Re : ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations" Call for Posters for 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Apologies for cross-posting...



CALL  FOR  POSTERS

Submission Deadline: 15th April 2016

ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"
19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations

July 11-13, 2016,
University of Lille, France
http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/

ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and 
Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. The 
conference will be hosted by the Humanities and Social Sciences University of 
Lille and co-organized with the Networked Digital Library of Theses and 
Dissertations (NDLTD), an international organization dedicated to promoting the 
adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses 
and dissertations (ETDs).

From 1998 on interested institutions in the United States began meeting 
annually for what would become a series of symposia on electronic theses and 
dissertations sponsored by NDLTD and designed to help universities initiate ETD 
projects. The first symposium was held at the University of Tennessee Health 
Science Center in 1998, and since then, the gatherings have taken place at 
universities all around the world, with the first European venue being Humboldt 
University in Berlin, in 2003. More recently, theses conferences were held in 
Sydney, Aberdeen, Pittsburgh, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Austin, Uppsala, Lima and 
Leicester. ETD2015 was hosted by the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 
India from November 4-6, 2015.

In 2016, the ETD International Symposium series comes for the first time to 
France. The theme of the conference is "Data and Dissertations", with a focus 
on the handling of research data produced by PhD students. As the former events 
of the series, ETD2016 will again provide delegates the unique opportunity to 
learn from each other, discuss new projects and initiatives, share experiences 
and good practices from around the world, and provide perspectives for further 
research and development. ETD2016 is open for university librarians and other 
information professionals interested in ETD and research data, scientists and 
scholars in library and information sciences, and LIS students. The conference 
language is English.


Important Dates

* 15th April 2016 : Submission deadline for posters
* 30th April 2016 : Notification of acceptance
* 11th – 13th July 2016 : Conference at University of Lille (France)


Topics


Proposals for posters are invited on all relevant topics in the field of 
electronic theses and dissertations, in particular

advanced technologies and infrastructures
second generation ETD programs
open science, open access, open repositories
initiatives for better introducing PhD students to new ETD technologies
long-term preservation
identifiers
ETD publishing and embargoes

Other posters on ETDs can deal with text and data mining, research evaluation 
(ETDs and CRIS),  legal and ethical aspects, semantic enrichment, special 
collections, digitization programs and national ETD policies.

The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on 
initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to 
ETDs. Some questions for posters:

how should such research data be handled?
how do PhD students manage their own datasets?
what should be done to improve their data skills?
And there are many other questions, e.g. legal and ethical issues, formats, 
identifiers, storage and long term preservation, workflows, best practices etc.

ETD2016 will be a forum to discuss new developments and infrastructures and to 
provide insights and perspectives for further progress, in the global framework 
of open data and open science.

We invite participants who want to present a poster at ETD2016 to submit an 
English abstract between 400 and 500 words. The abstract should clearly deal 
with the problem/goal, the applied methodology, and anticipated results. The 
abstract should also include the title of the poster, name(s) of the author(s), 
and full address information. Each submitted abstract will be reviewed in 
double-blind by at least two members of the program committee.

Abstracts for posters must be submitted on the conference website. Authors will 
be notified of the program committee's decision by end of April 2016. This 
notice will be accompanied by further guidelines and recommendations.

We look forward to see you in Lille.

Sincerely,

J. Schöpfel
Program Committee

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[GOAL] Last call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Last call for ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses 
and Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. 

Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the 
field of electronic theses and dissertations. The main topic of ETD2016 will be 
“Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on initiatives, projects and experiences 
in the field of research data related to ETDs. 

We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to 
submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words on the conference website. 
Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of February 
2016. 

Deadline for paper proposals: January 31, 2016.

Deadline for poster proposals: April 15, 2016.

All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/

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[GOAL] 3rd call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and 
Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. The 
conference will be hosted by the University of Lille 3 and co-organized with 
the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), an 
international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, 
dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the 
field of electronic theses and dissertations, in particular

Advanced technologies and infrastructures
Second generation ETD programs
Open science, open access, open repositories
Initiatives for better introducing PhD students to new ETD technologies
Long-term preservation
Identifiers
ETD publishing and embargoes

Other papers and posters on ETDs can deal with text and data mining, research 
evaluation (ETDs and CRIS),  legal and ethical aspects, semantic enrichment, 
special collections, digitization programs and national ETD policies.

The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on 
initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to 
ETDs. Some questions for papers and posters:

How should such research data be handled?
How do PhD students manage their own datasets?
What should be done to improve their data skills?

And there are many other questions, e.g. legal and ethical issues, formats, 
identifiers, storage and long term preservation, workflows, best practices etc.

We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to 
submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words. The abstract should 
clearly deal with the problem/goal, the applied methodology, and anticipated 
results. The abstract should also include the title of the paper or poster, 
name(s) of the author(s), and full address information. Each submitted abstract 
will be reviewed in double-blind by at least two members of the program 
committee.

Abstracts for full papers and posters must be submitted on the conference 
website. Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of 
February 2016. This notice will be accompanied by further guidelines and 
recommendations.

Extended deadline for full papers: January 31, 2016.

The deadline for posters is April 15, 2016.

All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/

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[GOAL] 2nd call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and 
Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. The 
conference will be hosted by the University of Lille 3 and co-organized with 
the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), an 
international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, 
dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

In 2016, the ETD International Symposium series comes for the first time to 
France. The theme of the conference is "Data and Dissertations", with a focus 
on the handling of research data produced by PhD students. As the former events 
of the series, ETD2016 will again provide delegates the unique opportunity to 
learn from each other, discuss new projects and initiatives, share experiences 
and good practices from around the world, and provide perspectives for further 
research and development. ETD2016 is open for university librarians and other 
information professionals interested in ETD and research data, scientists and 
scholars in library and information sciences, and LIS students. The conference 
language is English.

Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the 
field of electronic theses and dissertations, in particular

Advanced technologies and infrastructures
Second generation ETD programs
Open science, open access, open repositories
Initiatives for better introducing PhD students to new ETD technologies
Long-term preservation
Identifiers
ETD publishing and embargoes

Other papers and posters on ETDs can deal with text and data mining, research 
evaluation (ETDs and CRIS),  legal and ethical aspects, semantic enrichment, 
special collections, digitization programs and national ETD policies.

The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on 
initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to 
ETDs. Some questions for papers and posters:

How should such research data be handled?
How do PhD students manage their own datasets?
What should be done to improve their data skills?

And there are many other questions, e.g. legal and ethical issues, formats, 
identifiers, storage and long term preservation, workflows, best practices etc.

ETD2016 will be a forum to discuss new developments and infrastructures and to 
provide insights and perspectives for further progress, in the global framework 
of open data and open science.

We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to 
submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words. The abstract should 
clearly deal with the problem/goal, the applied methodology, and anticipated 
results. The abstract should also include the title of the paper or poster, 
name(s) of the author(s), and full address information. Each submitted abstract 
will be reviewed in double-blind by at least two members of the program 
committee.

Abstracts for full papers and posters must be submitted on the conference 
website. Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of 
February 2016. This notice will be accompanied by further guidelines and 
recommendations.

Extended deadline for full papers: January 31, 2016.

The deadline for posters is April 15, 2016.

All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/


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[GOAL] Call for papers - ETD2016 "Data and Dissertations"

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

ETD2016, the 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and 
Dissertations, will take place from July 11 to July 13, 2016, at Lille. The 
conference will be hosted by the University of Lille 3 and co-organized with 
the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), an 
international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, 
dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

In 2016, the ETD International Symposium series comes for the first time to 
France. The theme of the conference is "Data and Dissertations", with a focus 
on the handling of research data produced by PhD students. As the former events 
of the series, ETD2016 will again provide delegates the unique opportunity to 
learn from each other, discuss new projects and initiatives, share experiences 
and good practices from around the world, and provide perspectives for further 
research and development. ETD2016 is open for university librarians and other 
information professionals interested in ETD and research data, scientists and 
scholars in library and information sciences, and LIS students. The conference 
language is English.

Proposals for papers and posters are invited on all relevant topics in the 
field of electronic theses and dissertations, in particular

Advanced technologies and infrastructures
Second generation ETD programs
Open science, open access, open repositories
Initiatives for better introducing PhD students to new ETD technologies
Long-term preservation
Identifiers
ETD publishing and embargoes

Other papers and posters on ETDs can deal with text and data mining, research 
evaluation (ETDs and CRIS),  legal and ethical aspects, semantic enrichment, 
special collections, digitization programs and national ETD policies.

The main topic of ETD2016 will be “Data and Dissertations”, with a focus on 
initiatives, projects and experiences in the field of research data related to 
ETDs. Some questions for papers and posters:

How should such research data be handled?
How do PhD students manage their own datasets?
What should be done to improve their data skills?

And there are many other questions, e.g. legal and ethical issues, formats, 
identifiers, storage and long term preservation, workflows, best practices etc.

ETD2016 will be a forum to discuss new developments and infrastructures and to 
provide insights and perspectives for further progress, in the global framework 
of open data and open science.

We invite participants who want to present a paper or a poster at ETD2016 to 
submit an English abstract between 400 and 500 words. The abstract should 
clearly deal with the problem/goal, the applied methodology, and anticipated 
results. The abstract should also include the title of the paper or poster, 
name(s) of the author(s), and full address information. Each submitted abstract 
will be reviewed in double-blind by at least two members of the program 
committee.

Abstracts for full papers and posters must be submitted on the conference 
website. Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision by end of 
February 2016. This notice will be accompanied by further guidelines and 
recommendations.

The deadline for full papers is January 15, 2016.

The deadline for posters is April 15, 2016.

All information are on the conference website http://etd2016.sciencesconf.org/

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[GOAL] Re: Library Vetting of Repository Deposits

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

Here in France, librarians often are more or less unsatisfied with scientists 
because of lacking awareness, motivation and enthusiasm for open access. In the 
UK, some scientists seem unsatisfied with librarians because they do their job 
too carefully. Why not swap them? (I am joking, yet...why not?)

:)
 
 
 
 
Le Mercredi 24 Septembre 2014 16:29 CEST, Heather Morrison 
heather.morri...@uottawa.ca a écrit: 
 
 Thanks for defending the profession, Jean-Claude and I think you've made some 
 important points.
 
 However, there is nothing with service. Providing good service does not make 
 one a servant. 20% of the work of an academic is commonly formally described 
 as service. One could also describe teaching and research as service 
 activities. A good leader of the country serves the country. If librarians 
 are and should not be servants (I agree with this), nevertheless the library 
 itself is a service, and it will be easier for libraries to make the case to 
 sustain and grow their support if the library is perceived as a useful and 
 valued service, IMHO. Many libraries fully understand this, and I am familiar 
 with examples of libraries that excel in both service to their universities 
 or colleges and academic service to their profession.
 
 The obligation to consider service true of academic departments and 
 universities, too - if we want to survive and thrive we need to recruit , 
 retain and graduate students and demonstrate the value of their education.
 
 My perspective is that it would be helpful to the transition in scholarly 
 communication for librarians and faculty to understand each other better. 
 Following is an overgeneralization that I'd critique in one of my students 
 papers :) Some researchers do not fully appreciate the value of the library 
 profession. Some librarians do not fully appreciate the working conditions of 
 scholars. There are some librarians who assume that the generous funding, 
 tenure and secure salaries enjoyed by some faculty is the norm. The reality 
 in many universities is that many faculty in arts, humanities and social 
 sciences may have no research funding at all and no guarantees of funding for 
 travel to conferences, and that in the US and Canada, the largest group of 
 university professors are very part-time with no job security, benefits, or 
 support for research activities whatsoever.
 
 Your point about the Charleston Conference (librarians and publishers 
 together) is well taken. If librarians want to become more actively involved 
 in scholarship (which I advocate), it might be best to spend less time 
 talking with publishers (and even with other librarians) and more time 
 talking with and understanding faculty members. One idea that I know some 
 librarians are already doing is having librarians attend the conferences 
 associated with the discipline(s) that they serve. Other ideas?
 
 best,
 
 Heather
 
 
 On 2014-09-24, at 9:10 AM, Jean-Claude Guédon 
 jean.claude.gue...@umontreal.camailto:jean.claude.gue...@umontreal.ca
  wrote:
 
 Beware of categories such as librarians or publishers or even 
 researchers. Let us remember also that librarians were behind the creation 
 of repositories back around 2003-4. Without them, their work and, often, 
 their money and resources, we simply would not have these repositories. That 
 some librarians should try to enforce very strict rules, etc. is not all that 
 surprising: the profession is built on care, precision and rigorous 
 management of an unwieldy set of objects. However, we should not paint the 
 profession with too broad a brush.
 
 There is more to this: researchers often adopt a dismissive attitude with 
 regard to librarians. They treat them as people delivering a service, i.e. as 
 servants. Nothing could be more wrong. Librarians help us navigate the 
 complex world of information. They are extremely important partners in the 
 process of doing research. In some universities - and I believe this is the 
 right attitude - some librarians acquire academic status and do research 
 themselves.
 
 One thing that always surprises me is that, sometimes, it feels as if 
 librarians were viewed as culprits and publishers as angels - the very term 
 has been used. The use of global categories in either case is wrong, but the 
 most exacting librarian that is vetting very precisely every item going into 
 his/her repository will never skew and warp the fabric of scientific 
 communication as some large publishers do. Let us keep things in perspective, 
 please.
 
 This said, it is true that some librarians see their task as a procurement 
 exercise, and they work with one strange guiding principle: keep good 
 relationships with the vendors, to use the dominant vocabulary. The 
 Charleston conference that takes place every year is a perfect example of 
 this trend: publishers and librarians meet with almost no researchers 
 present. This amounts to a situation that is symmetrical to that 

[GOAL] DINI certificate on document and publication services in a French version

[Joachim SCHOPFEL]

The DINI network working group on electronic publishing launched a French
version of its certificate Document and Publication Services 2010.

The French version is available at the following address
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/docviews/abstract.php?id=39243

Reminder: the English version is here
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/docviews/abstract.php?lang=gerid=37800

The certificate describes technical as well as organizational and legal
aspects that should be considered when setting up and running a sustained
Document and Publication Service, in particular an institutional
repository.

Joachim Sch?pfel
Universit? Charles-de-Gaulle Lille 3
Directeur UFR IDIST et ANRT
Laboratoire GERIICO
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