5/22/2019 1 Shared Open Source Infrastructure in workflow Council of Science Editors Annual Meeting Columbus, OH May 7, 2019 Infrastructure: Shared or Owned ● Acquisitions and Consolidation continue to affect publishing and library services. ● A few companies may have the potential to “own” the research lifecycle. ● More university-created and community-owned projects are appearing on the scene ● More funder and institutional mandates around open access and open data ● Increase in interest around reproducibility, reuse, data portability, and user control.
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Shared Open Source
Infrastructure in workflowCouncil of Science Editors Annual MeetingColumbus, OHMay 7, 2019
Infrastructure: Shared or Owned
● Acquisitions and Consolidation continue to affect publishing and library
services.
● A few companies may have the potential to “own” the research lifecycle.
● More university-created and community-owned projects are appearing on the
scene
● More funder and institutional mandates around open access and open data
● Increase in interest around reproducibility, reuse, data portability, and user
control.
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Sustainability
● The 2 ½% Project: Mellon-funded “inventory of infrastructure.” Would a
percentage of library budgets ($150-200M per year) sustain and preserve
open infrastructure?○ Michael Roy (Middlebury), David Lewis (formerly IUPUI), Katherine Skinner (Educopia)
● SCOSS (Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services): Global
network of institutions committed to securing the future of OA.○ Current Appeal: DOAJ and Sherpa/ROMEO
● MIT undertakes environmental scan of open source authoring and publishing
platforms○ Mellon-funded
○ Results to be discussed at the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting in June
Speakers
Heather Staines, MIT Knowledge Futures Group (moderator)
Maël Plaine, eLife
Andrew Smeall, Hindawi
Jennifer Regala, American Society for Plant Biologists
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Shared Open Source Infrastructure in workflow
Shared Open Source Infrastructure in workflow
Why eLife is building open source technology for publishing
Shared Open Source Infrastructure
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What is eLife?
● A non-profit backed by research funders to drive
reform in research communication
● We invest heavily in open-source technology
development and innovation on behalf of the
community
Libero Publisher
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eLife’s motivations
● Leverage the power of web technology to accelerate
research and discovery
● Support open-access publishing
● Build a community-owned infrastructure for research
communication
Shared Open Source Infrastructure
What are the infrastructure options for a publisher?
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Buy an
infrastructure
Buildyour own
infrastructure
Buy a proprietary solution
● You risk a strong dependence on a single provider
● There is reduced competition for feature
customisations
● There can be a lack of transparency
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If you build your own solution
● Requires a big upfront investment
● Maintenance and keeping up with the standard can be