Meeting Information:
SAB/MAB DINNER: 6pm-8:30pm, September 12, Monday, AD White House, Cornell University
See directions at:
MEETING LOCATION: 701 Olin Library Cornell Map
CONTACT: Oya Y. Rieger, (607) 351 9828 or rieger@cornell.edu
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FORMS:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: arXiv Member Advisory Board Work Space
Agenda
Time | Topic |
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8:15-8:30 am | Arrivals & continental breakfast (muffins, bagels, cut fruit, orange juice, and coffee/tea) |
8:30-10:00 am | Introductions and arXiv Overview (10 minute per topic and Q&A) - Introductions - welcome to new members (Takashi Hikihara, Tracey Clark, Alison Scott)
- arXiv Program at CUL & Financial Update (Oya Y. Rieger, Program Director)
- Moderation Update (Jim Entwood, Operations Manager)
- IT Update (Martin Lessmeister, Lead Programmer)
- SAB Update (Karen Vogtmann & Carol Hoover)
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10am-noon | Beyond 2013-2017 Business Plan: Planning for Next Business Cycle - Membership model and bylaws
- increasing annual fees from $3,000-1,500 to ??
- future of 'platinum membership' concept - contributions from institutions with the heaviest use
- adding a membership tier for societies and publishers
- Additional revenue sources: corporations, state/federal agencies, foundations
- Online fund raising campaigns
- Grant writing in support of development efforts
Background Documents - arXiv Business Model, 2013-2017
CY16 budget (with mid-year adjustment)
CY17 draft budget (draft to be discussed during the meeting)
(includes a 10-minute break)
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LUNCH | Working lunch - Next-Gen arXiv
Findings of the IT architecture review and user study Please be prepared to share your insights and experiences to inform us about the evolving user expectations and use patterns. Also, we are interested in trends in repositories and publishing that should inform arXiv's future directions. This will be an informal discussion, no need to bring any slides.
(includes a 15-minute break)
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1:30-2:30pm | MAB Executive Session Executive session without the Cornell team facilitated by Jim Mullins & Carol Hoover: - What are the strengths of the current arXiv governance and membership model? What is working well?
- What are the areas for improvement? How should the Cornell team strengthen the operation from technical, policy, user support, fund raising, and communication perspectives?
- Do you find your role as an MAB member fulfilling? Has Cornell set the right expectations? What are the other ways MAB could be involved in advising the Cornell team?
- Any other input/suggestions you may want to relay to us.
Cornell team will join the last 15 minutes to hear recommendations.
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2:30-3:00pm | Conclusions - Review of the meeting outcomes
- Rotating off members - recruiting new ones
- Any feedback, questions, recommendations for arXiv team
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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
- Tracy Gabridge, Associate Director for Research & Instructional Services, 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
- 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
- Martin Köhler, Head of Library and Documentation, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Representing Consortium arXiv-DH and HGF: Coordinated by the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany
- Tracey Clark, Associate Director for Academic and Digital Strategies, University of Sheffield Library Jisc,Representing Jisc, UK
- Alison M. Scott, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication, University of California, Riverside University of California, 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
- Takashi Hikihara, Professor, Director General of Library Network, Kyoto University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Representing Japan NII Consortia
Ex Officio Members
Cornell University Library
- Oya Y. Rieger, arXiv Program Director
- Jim Entwood, arXiv Operations Manager
- Martin Lessmeister, arXiv Lead Developer
- Simeon Warner, arXiv Technology & Policy Advisor
Scientific Advisory Board