Distributed Database Model for Scholarly Publishing

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A Knowledge Exchange Model for Scholarly
Publishing The Public Knowledge Project
(http//www.educ.ubc.ca/faculty/ctg/pkp/public)
proposes a more radical revision of scholarly
communication, one which shifts the control of
research dissemination to the research library,
as the basic unit of knowledge management for the
university and other research sites, in order to
greatly reduce the costs while improving the
value and access of research on a global scale.
The model is discussed in detail in Current
Issues in Education (http//cie.ed.asu.edu/volume3
/number6). John
Willinsky, University of British Columbia,
john.willinsky_at_ubc.ca
Fig. 7. Economic Model The costs of operating
this model will be calculated against the current
budgets of participating agencies.The research
serials acquisitions budget, which for the 121
North American members of the Association of
Research Libraries now totals 480 million US,
would provide the bulk of the funding for this
model. In addition to reducing costs for research
libraries, the systems increase in public access
and intelligibility could well encourage greater
government and philanthropic support for research
libraries.
Professional Academic Associations (PAA) Income
from membership dues, conferences, and research
library fees, against loss of journal
subscription fees
Public Knowledge Portal ARL supported
Association of Research Libraries Fees from
member university libraries, based perhaps on
size of holdings
External Agencies Possible access charges users
or libraries
Research Server System ARL supported
Scholarly Press 1. Backlist access ARL 2.
Editorial services PAAs3. Packaging of text
materials and services to faculty, students, and
public, royalties back to library
Editors As is the case, partial release for
editors covered by university
Research Server Library supported
Research Library Current serial subscription
budget reallocated to support this model.
Researchers Membership and conference fees to
PAA, with corporate and institutional affiliates
paying library fees