MEMBER ADVISORY BOARD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013, NEW YORK CITY
draft for review
SAB/MAB DINNER: September 16, Monday, at 7pm
Marché du Sud, W1136 1st Ave. (Midtown/Upper East Side between 62nd/63rd Street)
MEETING LOCATION: Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations Conference Center, 16 East 34th Street, 6th Floor
Directions
CONTACT: Oya Y. Rieger, (607) 351 9828
Time
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Topic
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8:00-8:30am
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Arrivals & continental breakfast
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8:30-10am
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Introductions and arXiv overview (10 minute each topic and Q&A)
- arXiv program at CUL (Oya Y. Rieger)
- Moderation (David Ruddy)
- IT (Simeon Warner)
- SAB (Steven Gottlieb & Dave Morrison)
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10am-11am
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Financial overview
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11am-noon
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arXiv user study (includes a 15-minute break)
- research questions
- methodology
- role of member libraries
- input from SAB
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LUNCH
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morning discussion continued
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1-2pm
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collaboration with society and publishers
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2-3pm
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arXiv and scholarly communication
- emerging open access mandates & arXiv's core mission
- R&D agenda for arXiv
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3-4pm
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conclusions and next steps
- assessment of meeting outcomes - role of MAB
- meeting frequency and ideas for future discussion items
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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,
- James (Jim) L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries and Esther Ellis Norton Professor, 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
- Jaron Porciello, Digital Scholarship Initiatives Coordinator, arXiv Membership Program Lead
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