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Revolutionizing STM Publishing: Distributed Knowledge for Research Advancement

Explore the concept of Distributed Publishing revolutionizing STM publishing by delivering publisher-neutral information to the research community. Anne Dixon, Assistant Director at TERENA, delves into the growth rates, product portfolio, decision-making changes, and benefits for researchers brought about by this innovative approach. Embracing the principles of Distributed Publishing ensures accessibility, quality, and efficiency for researchers, with examples like IoPP’s HyperCite and APS’s Link Manager leading the way. Learn about the rules, extensions, and conclusion of Distributed Publishing, a sustainable, non-invasive, and impactful model advancing science and education.

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Revolutionizing STM Publishing: Distributed Knowledge for Research Advancement

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  1. Distributed Publishing: Delivering publisher-neutral information to the research community Anne DixonAssistant DirectorTERENA 98 6th October 1998 annedixon@ioppublishing.co.uk, http//:www.iop.org

  2. Products & Services in the portfolio Growth rates 1995-98 3 to 14 people 5-fold financial investment increase no. products - increase 33-87% per year accesses per year: 0.25M - c.7M Decision-making much tighter re-charged costs outsourcing - x2/3/4 more

  3. Product types • Experimental • Maintenance/upgrade • Freely available • Paid for • Subcontracted work • Internal

  4. The Big Picture • All products from 1.1.96 to start 99 • 28% Freely available • 27% Maintenance/Upgrades • 17% Internal Services • 14% Sub-contracted work • 13% Paid for • 1% Experimental • Will have launched 95 products in less than 4 years

  5. 3 phases of STM Publishing • 1st: digitised or electro-copies • 2nd: alter to include digital capabilities • 3rd: linking and context

  6. Different Approaches • Critical mass is vital: the TOTAL DATABASE solution • Intermediaries & one-stop-shops: the GATEWAY solution • The GATEWAY-COMMUNITY solution • DISTRIBUTED PUBLISHING: ensure that any visitor to any site can easily reach all important knowledge pointers

  7. Benefits for Researchers • Guarantee of quality • Follow another’s thought processes • Forward and backward reference trails • Huge savings in time & effort • No need to keep great lists of bookmarks • Monopolies less likely

  8. Examples of Distributed Publishing • IoPP’s HyperCite - www.iop.org • APS’s Link Manager - www.aps.org • ADS - adswww.harvard.edu • Chemport - www.chemport.org

  9. “Rules” of Distributed Publishing • Participants establish no technology barriers • Participants share standards & protocols • Make no charge for sending visitors to another site • Participants each retain responsibility for all business aspects of the enterprise, within their own site • Participants agree minimum service levels for all users

  10. Horizontal and Vertical extensions • Horizontal - more content providers buy in to concept • Vertical - STACKS • STACKS - pushed or pulled top-level data with embedded URLs/similar

  11. STACKS • Journals tables of contents • Push/pull by email/ftp/web • Select titles, frequency, data content, formats (CSV, SGML), extent (of backfile) • Auto delivery • Embed in one’s systems • Save time & money in data entry, cataloging, linking, indexing • User goes straight to article of choice

  12. Conclusion • Distributed Publishing: • has longevity • does not impinge on business • does not need changes in ownership • is non-threatening to competitors • very useful • advances science & education

  13. Thank You Anne Dixon Institute of Physics Publishing anne.dixon@ioppublishing.co.uk http://www.iop.org tel: 44 117 929 7481

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