9:21:23 AM: Charles Lowry, Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries is the speaker.
9:22:05 AM: I didn’t get the wifi working to start, so I’ll retweet a bit…
9:22:41 AM: RT @TAC_NISO: Libraries facing “most difficult fiscal scenarios in our careers” Broad consensus on need for new ways to work together #ssp09
9:23:00 AM: RT @meyercarol: 18-month outlook for ARL and Publishers will test us–collaborative opportunity to “redefine what we are and do” . #ssp09
9:23:46 AM: RT @meyercarol: Budget crisis: neg impact on taxes, tuition, endowment, and funding. Exception is federal research $, but overheads down.
9:23:55 AM: RT @TAC_NISO: Lowry: only expanding source of funding is federal funds for research, with decreasing overhead allocation
9:24:11 AM: RT @meyercarol: Almost 55% of ARL members have had budget reductions, and 30% may have “take-back” reductions later. Lowry
9:24:32 AM: RT @TAC_NISO: Lowry: 55/99 ARL libraries had budget cuts in 2008-09. 22 have been asked to hold funds for additional reductions.
9:24:46 AM: RT @meyercarol: 48% ARL libraries reported endowment declines, may be underreported. Lowry
9:24:58 AM: RT @TAC_NISO: Lowry: ARL members making cuts primarily in staff (freezes or eliminating vacant positions.
9:25:11 AM: RT @meyercarol: It looks like libraries are trying to protect acquisitions budget from cuts. Lowry
9:25:25 AM: RT @meyercarol: Of 55 libraries making reductions, median & mean pay increases 3%. Lowry
9:25:42 AM: RT @meyercarol: 2209-2010 projections: 11% expect budget increases, 8% can’t predict, 69% predict reductions. Lowry
9:26:11 AM: AW:Okay, up to speed now.
9:27:25 AM: Lowry says cooperative efforts are needed to “avoid doing anything that is redundant” #ssp09
9:28:11 AM: RT @TAC_NISO: The data Lowry is discussing will have huge impact on the SSP Community in next 2 years will likely be very lean years ahead
9:28:31 AM: ARL scheme for “Transformational Times” #ssp09
9:30:25 AM: 7 trends in scholarly communications: Budget reductions, new pub models, lib. relationships to faculty. control problems #ssp09
9:31:25 AM: … re-engineering of library services, communication/research relationship changes, cyber-infrastructure. #ssp09
9:33:20 AM: Public policy trends: concerns about economy and national security. Changes in government policies, more tech from govt. #ssp09
9:33:54 AM: RT @ScholarlyChickn: Most scholarly comm takes place before formal publication. Why do libraries feel they need to squeeze into this domain?
9:34:44 AM: Increased efforts to allow new forms of scholarship to emerge. #ssp09
9:35:13 AM: Focus on accountability and assessment in government. #ssp09
9:36:40 AM: Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) has not re-emerged. Counters Fair Copyright Research Works Act. #ssp09
9:38:13 AM: Fair Copyright in Research Act would make it so federally-funded research could be kept private upon publication – no open access. #ssp09
9:39:34 AM: FISA PATRIOT Act are also concerns. Sec108 of Copyright act helps libraries, but Lowry seems worried about it (partly due to DMCA) #ssp09
9:41:09 AM: Lowry, High-quality clip extraction from DVDs is allowed for film schools/libraries, but what about other academic use? #ssp09
9:43:06 AM: Research libraries should be in “virtual worlds” [online], engage non-typical students. #ssp09
9:46:42 AM: In the digital age, servers host digital scholarship on campus. “A renaissance of campus publishing.” #ssp09
9:47:31 AM: RT @drs1969: @AdamWeiss What is a typical student? answers on a tweet please! #ssp09 [Good question. I don’t think there is such a thing]
9:49:03 AM: Report on online resources based on surveys: innovation in all areas, online is shaped by tradition, very long tail. #ssp09
9:49:56 AM: Lowry: “Establishing credibility is not easy, but is of critical importance.” #ssp09
9:51:58 AM: Valuable role for the library: support digital communication. Create new projects. Also, continue traditional library work. #ssp09
9:52:38 AM: End of formal talk. Now, Q&A #ssp09
9:53:49 AM: PRT @jschneider: Lowry 8 e-material types: e-only journals, reviews, preprints, encyc/dict, data, blogs, discussion forums, prof/schol hubs
9:55:20 AM: PRT @cpikas: This is getting interesting-q from audience “how dare you come into a group of publishers and demean the roles of publishers”
9:55:51 AM: Audience just applauded the semi-attack question. #ssp09
9:58:23 AM: Lowry: Libraries aren’t going to cancel subscriptions because data is online. Publications have other valuable content besides data #ssp09
10:00:31 AM: Lowry: “I’ve been engaged in advancing scholarly publication thought my career” remarks aren’t “demeaning” #ssp09
10:01:52 AM: Audience comment from AIP: “Let’s all be friends” (well, at least that’s the gist of it). #ssp09
10:03:25 AM: Q about reducing redundancy: Organize a library “buying club” for subscription negotiation? #ssp09
10:05:40 AM: ARL is small (in terms of staff), so probably not. However, member institutions already have access to buying clubs. #ssp09
10:07:03 AM: October Ivins stands up to remind us that SSP is the Society FOR Scholarly PublishING, not Society OF Scholarly PublishERS. #ssp09
10:10:20 AM: Q about survey data. Presentation will be available in July (Lowry wants to keep it fresh for other talks). #ssp09