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MEMBER ADVISORY BOARD, SEPTEMBER

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17, 2013, NEW YORK CITY

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Time

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Topic

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8am

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Arrivals & continental breakfast

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8:30-10:00am

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Introductions and arXiv overview  (10 minutes each)

  • SAB meeting goals (Ralf/David)
  • arXiv program at CUL (Oya)
  • Moderation (David)
  • IT (Simeon)
  • MAB (Catriona & Jim)
  • Q&A

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10am-noon

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gen-ph moderation (includes a break)
other moderation issues?

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LUNCH

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scientific director: scientist/user representation in arXiv team

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1-2pm

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moderation tools & other IT issues

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2-3pm

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funding issues (society/pub, give button, revision of CY14,
reserve funds, etc.)

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3-4:30pm

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draft for review

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MEMBER ADVISORY BOARD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013, NEW YORK CITY

Time

Topic

8:00-8:30am

Arrivals & continental breakfast

8:30-10am

Introductions and arXiv overview (10 minute each)

  • arXiv program at CUL (Oya)
  • Moderation (David)
  • IT (Simeon)
  • SAB (Steve & David)

10am-11am

Financial overview

  • CY revenue/expense reports
  • reserve funds
  • fund raising strategies
  • need for additional staff lines
  • priority setting

11am-noon

arXiv user study  (includes a 15-minute break)

  • research questions
  • methodology
  • role of member libraries
  • input from SAB

LUNCH

morning discussion continued

1-2pm

collaboration with society and publishers

2-3pm

arXiv and scholarly communication

  • emerging open access mandates & arXiv's core mission
  • R&D agenda for arXiv

3-4pm

conclusions and next steps

Participants:

  • Tommy Ohlsson, Professor , KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Theoretical Physics, Sweden
  • Carol Hoover, Digital Information Resources Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
  • Diane Geraci, Associate Director for Information Resources, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US,
  • Zhixiong Zhang, Assistant Director of National Science Library, National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Philip G. Kent, University Librarian, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Molly White, Director, Math, Physics, Astronomy Library, University of Texas, Austin, US
  • Tim Klassen, Head, Science and Technology Library, University of Alberta, Canada,
  • Eva Isaksson, Physics Librarian, University of Helsinki, Finland,
  • Jim Mullins, Dean of Libraries at Purdue University, Representing Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), US
  • Esther Tobschall (standing in for Uwe Rosemann), German National Library of Science and Technology Germany, Representing 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, Representing Jisc, UK,
  • MacKenzie Smith, University Librarian at UC Davis, Representing University of California, US,
  • Yuri Tschinkel, Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, Director of Mathematics and the Physical Sciences, Representing Simons Foundation, US

Ex Officio Members

Cornell University Library

  • Oya Y. Rieger, Associate University Librarian, Digital Scholarship & Preservation Services; arXiv Program Director (MAB Chair)
  • David Ruddy, Director, Scholarly Communication Services, arXiv User Support Manager
  • Simeon Warner, Director, Software Development & Repository Architecture, arXiv IT Manager

Scientific Advisory Board

  • Steven Gottlieb, Distinguished Professor of Physics, Indiana University, US
  • David Morrison, Professor of Mathematics and Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, US