The role of libraries has remained unchanged over time - to facilitate wide-ranging access to information. However, digital technologies pose new challenges for libraries regarding standardization, dissemination, and ensuring the durability of digital information. Additionally, the dominance of large publishers restricts access through rising costs and restrictive licenses. Libraries are addressing these issues through supporting new publishing models like open access, inter-institutional collaboration, and advocating for standards that facilitate seamless access to information.

1. The role of the library
in the 21st century in
protecting & nurturing the
information commons
Alissa Sputore
@alissalives

2. “
To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your
hand and eternity in an hour.
William Blake

4. THE LIBRARY’S MISSION IS UNCHANGED OVER TIME
To facilitate
wide-ranging
interaction with
the human
record.

5. DIGITAL REVOLUTION AND DISRUPTION
Standardisation
New forms of
information pose
challenges for
collection and
preservation.
Dissemination
Blurring
boundary
between
information
production &
consumption.
Fixity
The challenge of
durability of
digital
information.

6. The Big Five and their Big Deals

7. THE BIG FIVE
Source vocativ.com

8. Rising costs

9. THE BIG GET WEALTHIER
via @ceptional

10. Restrictive licenses

11. Explosion of content

12. NON CITATION RATES ACROSS FIELDS
Medicine 12%
Natural Science 27%
Social Science 32%
Humanities 82%
Source The Impact Blog LSE

13. RANKING SYSTEMS DRIVE OUTPUT
QS World University
Ranking
40% Academic peer review
20% Faculty/Student ratio
20% Citations per faculty
10% Employer reputation
5% International student
ratio
5% International staff ratio
Times Higher World
University Ranking
30% Teaching (the learning
environment)
30% Research (volume,
income and reputation)
30% Citations (research
influence)
7.5% International outlook
(staff, students, research)
2.5% Industry income
(knowledge transfer)
Shanghai Academic Ranking
of World Universities
10% Alumni winning Nobel
Prizes and Fields Medals
20% Staff winning Nobel
Prizes and Fields Medals
20% Highly cited researchers
in 21 broad subject categories
20% Papers published in
Nature and Science
20% Papers indexed in
Science Citation and Social
Science Citation Index
10% Per capita academic
performance of an institution
Methodology from:
http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/qs-world-university-rankings-methodology
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ranking-methodology-2016
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU-Methodology-2013.html

14. Predatory publishing

15. PREDATORY PUBLISHING ON THE RISE
Source Beall’s List

16. Institutional
Repositories
(Green OA)
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM IN LIBRARIES
APCs offset
subscription
fees
(Gold OA)
Supporting New
Publishing
Models
◦Supporting
New
Information
Infrastructure
◦Consortia
Negotiations
◦Inter-
Institution
Collaboration

17. THE GROWTH OF OPEN ACCESS
Source AOASG

18. 647,258
Full text items
32,486,922
Items accessed
52%
Open Access
THE IMPACT OF AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES
Source 2014 CAUL Statistical Overview

19. DIGITAL PUBLISHING MODELS OF THE FUTURE

20. INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS

21. THE BIG FIVE

23. 1930 - DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM

24. 2015 - LINKED DATA

25. LIBRARIES FACILITATING SEAMLESS ACCESS TO THE
INFORMATION COMMONS
Source University of Western Australia

26. QUESTIONS?
alissa.sputore@uwa.edu.au
@alissalives