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arXiv Member Advisory Board Conference CallMarch 5 & March 13, 2013http://arxiv.org/help/support

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Agenda 

1) arXiv Update - Introductory Slides (20 minutes)

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4) Questions & suggestions

Questions & Issues Raised 

March 5, 2013

What is the future of the Simons Foundation interest? 

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How is arXiv affected by the recent US open access mandate (OSTP open access memorandum)? 
We are not sure if and how we will be affected by the new mandate particularly since arXiv international in scope. Mackenzie pointed out that UC is developing funds to help researchers cover article processing costs but could maybe avoid some of those if for instance arXiv consider a "repository" of choice for government mandates.

Working Groups

Member Relations - sample topics include --> special services for membership (such as providing additional statistics to member institutions), strategies for promoting libraries/research laboratories role in arXiv sustainability to scientists
Members: Jim, Eva, Molly, Zhixiong

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Research and Development Agenda --> moving beyond the current sustainability model that focuses on operations to a strategic plan for arXiv's further development and innovation, setting R&D priorities, assessing collaboration opportunities
Members: Tommy, Mackenzie

Conference Call Participants

March 5, 2013

• Tommy Ohlsson, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Theoretical Physics, Sweden
• Carol Hoover, Digital Information Resources Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
• Molly White, Director, Math, Physics, Astronomy Library (PMA), University of Texas, Austin, US
• Eva Isaksson, Physics Librarian, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Jim Mullins, Dean of Libraries at Purdue University, Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), US
• Esther Tobschall (German National Library of Science and Technology ) standing in for:
  Uwe Rosemann, Director, German National Library of Science and Technology - TIB, Germany (Consortium arXiv-DH and HGF: Coordinated by the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany) 
• Catriona Cannon, Associate Director, Collection Support, Bodleian Libraries 
  Jisc, UK
• Yuri Tschinkel, Director of Mathematics and the Physical Sciences, Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
  US, Simons Foundation Representative
• Steven Gottlieb, Distinguished Professor of Physics, Indiana University, US
  Scientific Advisory Board Member

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