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

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 TO MEETING VENUE: Directions

CONTACT: Oya Y. Rieger, (607) 351 9828

MAB WIKI WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION: https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/culpublic/arXiv+Member+Advisory+Board+Work+Space

Time	Topic
8:00-8:30am	Arrivals & continental breakfast
8:30-10am	Introductions and arXiv overview (10 minute each topic and Q&A)            arXiv program at CUL (Oya Y. Rieger & Jaron Porciello) Moderation (David Ruddy) IT (Simeon Warner) SAB (Dave Morrison) SAB Meeting Agenda
10am-11am	Financial overview CY13 revenue/expense report reserve funds policy proposal for new staff lines for CY14 additional fund raising strategies Background Documents arXiv Financial Projections for 2013-2017 Reserve Fund Policy Proposal Scientific Director Proposal Additional Programmer Position Proposal
11am-noon	arXiv user study  (includes a 15-minute break) goal & research questions research methodology role of member libraries input from SAB
LUNCH	morning discussion continued
1-2pm	collaboration with society and publishers Background Document https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/culpublic/August+9%2C+2013+Conference+Call
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 assessment of the meeting outcomes communication strategies for engaging member institutions feedback about the role of MAB in arXiv's governance meeting frequency and ideas for future discussion items

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 (will not be able to participate)
• 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