Presentation at ELAG 2013 in Ghent, 2013-05-30

1. The Library Happens Elsewhere
Anders Söderbäck, Stockholm
University Library, 2013-05-30

2. / Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
The 18th century way
of reducing TCO…
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3. / Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek2013-05-30

4. / Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
(http://www.libereurope.eu/blog/thinking-the-unthinkable-a-library-without-a-catalogue-reconsidering-the-future-of-discovery-to)
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5. So, is there a future for academic libraries? Personally I
think in the near future we will see the end of the
academic library as we know it.
- Lukas Koster
(http://commonplace.net/2013/01/discover-and-deliver-or-else/)
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek2013-05-30

6. …and we also do some publishing.
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek2013-05-30

7. Cost of acquisitions at swedish research
libraries, 2002 - 2009
Digital content
Print content
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8. Electronic publishing gives great opportunities for a
faster and broader spread of the works of researchers
and students. […] As a rule, libraries have a more or less
pronounced responsibility to coordinate these efforts in
cooperation with researchers and students.
- Final report from Swedish Electronic Publishing, 2005
(http://www.kb.se/Dokument/Bibliotek/projekt/svep_slutrapport_allmant.pdf)
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10. The Final Frontier: the library turning 180 degrees and
switching from consumption to production of
publications. According to some people university
libraries are very suitable and qualified to become
scholarly publishers.
- Lukas Koster
(http://commonplace.net/2013/01/discover-and-deliver-or-else/)
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek2013-05-30

11. Publishing as it currently exists requires a number of
specific skills that have nothing to do with librarian
expertise. […] But of course the publishing process can
and probably will change.
- Lukas Koster
(http://commonplace.net/2013/01/discover-and-deliver-or-else/)
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek2013-05-30

12. The Roads to Stockholm University Press
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13. Road 1: Digitization at Stockholms
University Library
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14. Key principles
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• No new silo for digitized books
• Build on existing systems and workflows
• Add functionality when needed (e.g. a file
system based object store)
• Lego bricks, modularity…
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16. Issues
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• Syncing data between repository and catalog
• Identifiers
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17. Road 2: Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis
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18. Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• Since 1956
• December 2011: Open Access Policy
• December 2011: Prioritize electronic publishing
• January 2012: Print on Demand
• May 2012: Purchase books using credit card
• Autumn 2012: Digitization of Acta backlist
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20. Issues
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• Syncing data between repository and catalog
• Identifiers
• Sending files to the printing house
• ISBN:s
• Publishing requires new skills
• Print on Demand for digitized backlist
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21. Despite the decision to prioritize electronic publishing,
print on demand became our main focus for 2012.
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22. 2013: Stockholm University Press
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23. Key principles
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• No organizational silo for publishing
• Build on existing systems and workflows
• Add workflows when needed
• Lego bricks, modularity…
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24. Current projects
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• Stockholm University dissertations
• Turning digitized backlist into electronic text
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25. Coming projects
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• Peer review
• XML based production and storage
• Improved dissemination
• From PDF to EPUB
• …
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26. Sustaining vs. disruptive innovation
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27. Libraries need a next generation platform that is generic,
scalable, multi tenant and able to meet all user
expectations while keeping TCO to a minimum. The new
digital environment is mobile. Therefore we need an
extensible, modular framwork which will leverage the
cloud by outsourcing delivery of enhanced marc records.
We think of this as a unified virtual index with RESTful
API:s, embedded in a federated structure of linked open
data.
(PS. Is AJAX still cool?)
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
Panic response to disruption
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28. Hybrid innovation
/ Anders Söderbäck, Stockholms universitetsbibliotek
• Includes both the old and the new technology
• It targets existing customers, rather than
nonconsumers
• It tries to do the job of the preexisting
technology.
• Does not significantly reduce the level of wealth
and/or expertise needed
(http://www.christenseninstitute.org/publications/hybrids/)
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