On September 27th, ITHAKA held several sessions focusing on exciting new developments taking place throughout the organization at JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R. Kevin Guthrie, President of ITHAKA, set the stage for the Sustainable Scholarship Conference 2010 and gave an overview of the goals of this event. Morning and afternoon sessions addressed new developments in content and service offerings, preservation and research.
Presentations from the sessions are available below. Please contact events@ithaka.org if you have any issues accessing any of the presentations.
11:00 - 12:30 Morning Session A: JSTOR’s Current Scholarship Program Session open to all institutions and publishers interested in learning more about the program, the vision behind it and how collaborating with JSTOR for current issues supports sustainable scholarship. Betsy Andersen, Executive Director, American Society of International Law | Presentation Michael Spinella, Managing Director, JSTOR | Presentation
Morning Session B:Ithaka S+R Overview|Presentation Come learn about the current research and consulting work of Ithaka S+R, the strategy and research division within ITHAKA. This session will introduce participants to our ongoing programs, with special attention to the sustainability of digital resources, online learning, and the print-to-digital transition in libraries and university presses. Laura Brown,Managing Director, Ithaka S+R Nancy Maron, Senior Analyst/Assistant Program Manager, Ithaka S+R Roger Schonfeld, Manager of Research, Ithaka S+R
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Afternoon Session A:JSTOR as a Research Platform: Using Data Analysis to Inform Future Directions This is a general session open to all those interested in learning more about JSTOR as a research platform: our vision for the development of the platform, and how we are using our platform activity data to inform the development of features and services. This session will include a brief tour of the updated platform, an overview of the roadmap outline, and a discussion of the platform data analysis that helps to inform our plans. Michael Gallagher, Education Coordinator, JSTOR |Presentation Alex Humphreys, Platform Architect, JSTOR | Presentation Andrew McLetchie, Senior Data Analyst, JSTOR |Presentation
Afternoon Session B: Ensuring Preservation in a Digital Environment The long-term preservation of scholarly literature has always been a part of the mission of ITHAKA and its associated services. This session will provide a summary of ITHAKA-wide preservation-related initiatives, including an update on Portico and its response to evolving preservation needs in the community as well as insight into Portico’s experience in becoming the first digital preservation service to be independently audited by the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). The next phase of Ithaka S + R’s “What to Withdraw” project will also be addressed. Ken DiFiore, Associate Director, Outreach and Participation Services, JSTOR and Portico |Presentation Amy Kirchhoff, Archive Services Product Manager, Portico |Presentation Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress |Presentation Roger Schonfeld, Manager of Research, Ithaka S+R |Presentation
3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:00 Afternoon Session C: JSTOR: New Content Initiatives This session is open to all participating institutions and publishers interested in learning more about new content initiatives in the works for JSTOR. Michael Gallagher, Education Coordinator, JSTOR |Presentation Alodie Larson, Content Development Specialist, JSTOR |Presentation Anne Ray, Content Development Manager, JSTOR |Presentation
Afternoon Session D: JSTOR: New Audience Initiatives A common goal for many publishers and libraries, as well as for JSTOR, is to facilitate the widest feasible dissemination of content – not just to academia, but to other sectors and individuals who have a need for or interest in these important works. This session will explore progress on a variety of initiatives undertaken by JSTOR to make scholarly works available to new audiences in new ways. We will cover the alumni access pilot, mobile apps, and social networking activities. How can your institution or publication benefit from these initiatives? What other approaches have you explored to widen content dissemination that others may learn from? Alex Humphreys, Platform Architect, JSTOR | Presentation Jenny McKillop, Education Coordinator, JSTOR |Presentation Jason Phillips, Director, Outreach & Participation Services, JSTOR and Portico|Presentation Michael Spinella, Managing Director, JSTOR |Presentation
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