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www.BioOne.org www.BioOne.org NASIG 15 NASIG 15 th th – San Diego – San Diego Presentation to the Presentation to the International Coalition of International Coalition of Library Consortia Library Consortia BioOne: Building a Collaborative Onlin Publishing Operation Heather Joseph, Chief Operating Officer, BioOne 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 www.BioOne.org
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BioOne. Presentation to the International Coalition of Library Consortia. NASIG 15 th – San Diego. BioOne: Building a Collaborative Online Publishing Operation Heather Joseph, Chief Operating Officer, BioOne 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 www.BioOne.org. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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BioOneBioOneNASIG 15NASIG 15thth – San Diego – San DiegoPresentation to the International Presentation to the International Coalition of Library ConsortiaCoalition of Library Consortia
BioOne:Building a Collaborative OnlinePublishing Operation
Heather Joseph,Chief Operating Officer, BioOne21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800Washington, DC 20036www.BioOne.org
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OverviewOverview
• Quick overview of BioOne; current status of content licensing - journals to date
• How does this serve the library community; and as a collaboration, benefit all parties
• Run through development financing
• Financial vision and philosophies - translating this into a business model
• Preliminary pricing model - where we stand
• Request for feedback from consortia
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BioOne Founding OrganizationsBioOne Founding Organizations
American Institute of Biological
Sciences (AIBS)
SPARC
Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium
Allen Press
University of Kansas
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OrganizationOrganization
• Non-profit corporation; 501(c)(3) tax-exempt with a staff of one: – President/COO only paid staff member– heavy dependence upon volunteers and out-
sourcing to keep overhead low
• Volunteer Board of Directors – appointed by founders, represent library and
society interests
• Working Group and Board all hands-on volunteers from Founding Organizations and Amigos
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BioOne OverviewBioOne Overview
• Key Advisory Committees– Currently assembling Library Advisory Group,
along with Technical and Publisher Advisory groups
• Amigos Library Services to be U.S. distributor
– Non-profit provider of cost-effective marketing, sales, licensing, billing & collection services
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BioOne OverviewBioOne Overview
• Product launch scheduled for 1st qtr. 2001
• Starting with est. 30-40 journals in ecological, environmental & integrative biology – currently 27 titles licensed– current volume (2001) and at least one year
back volumes (2000)
• Titles are peer-reviewed and high impact
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BioOne Core DatabaseBioOne Core Database
• E-publishing licenses signed or committedAmer. Bryological & Lichenological Soc., The Bryologist
Amer. Inst. of Biological Sciences, BioScience
Amer. Museum of Natural History, AMNH Bulletin and AMNH Novitates
Amer. Ornithologists’ Union, The Auk
Amer. Soc. of Mammalogists, Journal of Mammalogy
Amer. Soc. of Plant Taxonomists, Systematic Botany
Cell Stress Soc. Int’l., Cell Stress and Chaperones
Cooper Ornithological Soc., The Condor
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BioOne Core DatabaseBioOne Core Database
• E-publishing licenses signed or committedEntomological Soc. of Amer., Annals of the ESA, Environmental
Entomology and Journal of Medical Entomology
Nat’l. Assn. of Biology Teachers, American Biology Teacher
New York Botanical Garden, The Botanical Review
Radiation Research Assn., Radiation Research
Royal Swedish Academy, Ambio
Soc. for Avian Surgery & Medicine, Journal for Avian Surgery & Medicine
Soc. for Conservation Biology, Conservation Biology
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BioOne Core DatabaseBioOne Core Database
• E-publishing licenses signed or committedSoc. for In Vitro Biology, In Vitro Cellular & Development
Biology - Animal and In Vitro Cellular & Development Biology - Plant
Soc. for Integrative & Comparative Biology, American Zoologist
Soc. for the Study of Evolution, Evolution
Soc. of Protozoologists, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
Soc. of Wetlands Scientists, SWS Bulletin Abstracts and Wetlands
• Many more titles in the licensing pipeline
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TechnologyTechnologyTechnology: PrinciplesTechnology: Principles
• Open system, based on industry accepted standards (PDF, SGML)
• Critical for effective archiving• Provides open migration path to new
technologies – (i.e.) XML
• Usage reporting being developed to meet library and consortia needs based on current ICOLC standards
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Serves non-commercial Serves non-commercial society,publisherssociety,publishers
• Goal was not to develop just another electronic product, but to provide cost effective alternative
• Help in remaining financially viable and independent as publishers through participation in electronic market
– Assistance in overcoming obstacles:lack of capital, inadequate infrastructure, expertise, etc
• A platform for future development
• Realistic collaboration with libraries and universities in pursuit of shared values
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Serves Library CommunityServes Library Community
• Acquire key scientific literature cost efficiently in an electronic form unbundled from print
• Providing consortial pricing options
• Creating a chance to play active role in changing the scholarly communications process by creating a different publishing model
• Role in ensuring digital preservation
• A voice in crafting license agreement
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License AgreementLicense Agreement
• Librarian-crafted (available on BioOne Web site)
• Subscriber rights for personal, non-commercial teaching and research purposes, including but not limited to:– Interlibrary loan,Electronic reserves– Distance education, Printing
• Specific provisions for fair use
• Compatible with community’s current preferences
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Development FinancingDevelopment Financing
• Over $1m in support committed; see wide and deep support for BioOne’s mission– Over 125 of the libraries you serve and other
institutions– Members of SPARC, Big 12 Plus– Non-members, U.S. and international– Continuing substantial cash and in-kind
contributions from Founding Organizations and Amigos
• Next 2 years critical in insuring success; not incubated commercially, collaborative support essential
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Financial Model: VisionFinancial Model: Vision
• Cost-based Model– non-profit, objective is simply to recover costs
– subscriber prices set according to expenses
– 501 c 3 organization - books open
– expense and price oversight by Board including majority library / university representatives
• Operating expenses are relatively low – virtual organization, low overhead
– in-kind and cash contributions from Founding Organizations, Amigos, other strategic partners
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Financial Model: VisionFinancial Model: Vision
Operating expenses (continued)• - high level of volunteerism
• Exploration of multiple revenue streams– Intention is to build model not entirely
dependent on single revenue source– Eventual diversification of revenue streams
should allow for moderation in subscription prices
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Pricing Model (Preliminary) Pricing Model (Preliminary)
• Electronic pricing unbundled from print • Library and organizational sales only,
emphasis on consortia purchases• Cost recovery (operating costs projected at
$2.1 to $3 million for FY2001)• Begin with FTE-based pricing model,
annual subscription for all included journals
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Pricing Model (Preliminary) Pricing Model (Preliminary)
• Cost per FTE will be directly driven by number of subscribing libraries and their weighted FTE counts– For example, to recover projected operating
costs of $2.1m, sales to 3.2m FTE would result in an average cost of 65 cents per FTE.
– As number of subscriptions increase, price per FTE will drop.
– Planned caps for large subscribers– 125 SPARC charter supporter libraries will
receive subscription credits for their contributions
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Pricing Model (Preliminary) Pricing Model (Preliminary)
• Special solutions where appropriate• Intention is to modify pricing model in
response to feedback from community. • Begin with FTE-based pricing, consider
creating hybrid structure• Remember: goal is to provide a robust
collection of biology journals at a price that is driven and controlled by academic community
• Need your feedback - please return survey at end of session.
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ContactsContacts
• Heather Joseph COO, BioOne
• Robert Watkins Director, Member Program Development
• Jeff Downing Manager, A-Plus Services
