ACTION PLAN for Professional Units Serials and Other Continuing Resources

ACTION PLAN for Professional Units -- Serials and Other Continuing Resources

Objectives of Professional Unit 2015-16:

1. Promote the importance of best practices in Serials and Other Continuing Resources including E-Resources

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 1 Libraries in Society key initiative (Promoting IFLA Standards)

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 2: Information and Knowledge key initiative (A Sustainable Information Environment and An Equitable Copyright Framework)

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 3: Cultural Heritage key initiative (Preservation of Cultural Heritage)

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 4: Capacity Building key initiative Capacity Building (International Advocacy Programme)

2. Monitor, raise awareness and promote resolution of national and international issues related to copyright, open access and other scholarly communication matters Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 1 Libraries in Society key initiative (Promoting IFLA Standards and Changing Attitudes and Perceptions)

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 4: Capacity Building key initiative Capacity Building (International Advocacy Programme)

3. Attract, involve and retain members from all parts of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources information chain thereby raising the profile of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section of IFLA Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 2: Information and Knowledge key initiative (An Equitable Copyright Framework)

Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 4: Capacity Building key initiative (International Advocacy Programme and Enhanced Regional Presence) 4. Monitor, report, disseminate and raise awareness of national and international standards for Serials and Other Continuing Resources including E-Resources Connects to IFLA Strategic Direction 1 Libraries in Society key initiative (Promoting IFLA standards)

Objectives Project or Main tasks Responsibilities and Resources Communications Measures of success Progress What do you activity What are the timeline Do you need How will you How will you show Report here want to achieve? What project or specific things Who will do them specific communicate the impact of your the progress Use your list activity are you you need to and by when? skills, money your work? of your above going to do? do? or achievements? work, at technology? To whom? By least every when? month

1. Promote the 1.1. Continue 1.1a. Standing Chair and Secretary Programme will Appropriate importance of to plan and committee of SOCR are be submitted conference open best practices in organise members with responsible for for inclusion in programmes are serials and programmes responsibility guiding and conference discussed, other and activities for planning overseeing the programme scheduled, continuing on topics and organising process of when arranged and resources relating to the conference or organising actions appropriate delivered including e- defined scope meeting 1a and 1b and advertised Deadlines all met resources of the section, programmes To dates set by on SOCRS for 2015/16 working with to select IFLA. webpage Numbers of other related appropriate attendees and IFLA sections as topics and Communications positive evaluation appropriate papers for Officer will ensure forms WLIC 2016 maximum exposure Agenda and minutes of SOCR Standing 1.1b. Use Committees Standing Chair and Secretary Committee of SOCR for agenda meetings to and reporting back; plan and SOCR SC members report back on for progress on actions actions undertaken in During SCs I & II at support of the WLIC IFLA goals conference in identified in Columbus August the Serials and 2016. Other Continuing Appropriate See Agenda for SCI Resources conference open & II Action Plan programmes are discussed, 1.1c. Standing scheduled, committee arranged and members to delivered Members to be work jointly Deadlines all met assigned to satellite with other for 2015/16 programmes on sections Numbers of Libraries as within Division attendees and Publishers and II to create 2 positive evaluation Cataloguing satellite forms programmes for WLIC 2016 1.2. Facilitate 1.2a. Form a No progress and provide working group made access to to assess Chair to co-ordinate documentation feasibility, and formation of and possibly working group to All SOCRS information on develop a include SC webpages are up professional project scope Members to date and the issues relating with defined blog and listservs to serials and e- objectives and are active resources actions.

1.3 Develop the 1.3 Update SOCR SOCR website webpages, blog and and lists and encourage use maximize their of blog and Translations are potential uses listserv available for throughout disseminating the year information and fostering dialogue

1.4 Broaden 1.4a Continue the audience programme of for Serials and translating Other pertinent Continuing documents Resources and papers publications and outputs by providing multilingual versions of core Section documents and information. Priority to be given to the Section’s Action Plan

2. Monitor, 2.1 Encourage 2.1a Create a Papers are raise awareness development FAQ on presented on and promote of awareness of copyright, pertinent topics, resolution of issues through open access, committee national and encouraging etc. or create members act to international submissions for a document raise awareness issues related to papers for that members and webpages copyright, open conference, can print out highlight issues access and mobilizing as a handout other related committee for a local scholarly members to conference. communication advocate in matters their own regions and highlighting issues on our webpages

3. Attract, 3.1. All SC 3.1a All SC members More active Some involve and members to act participation in increase in retain members as advocates in SOCR blog, and activity on from all parts of their regions, the listserv listservs. the Serials and inviting greater but not Other involvement in Wider involvement vibrant. Continuing IFLA and SOCR and increased SOCR BLOG Resources participation in also information SOCR from launched chain thereby currently under and it is raising the represented parts hoped this profile of the of the Serials may Serials and information chain provoke Other e.g. Publishers, further Continuing Agents, interest and Resources aggregators, activity Section of IFLA licensing bodies

Call issued: expressions of interest progressed to nominations for 3.2. General 3.2a. Chair to action SC membership call inviting expressions of interest in becoming an SC member to be sent to major serials and IFLA email lists

3.3. Consider 3.3a Chair and No progress possibility of Communications made using active Co-ordinator to email agree appropriately discussion lists to initiate worded email to discussion and encourage debate on “Hot participation and topics” / wider debate, in “Issues of the hope of concern” with stimulating interest serials and informing practitioners, where the IFLA future conference SOCR Section programme topic may be able to planning by SOCR raise awareness or facilitate a At SOCR’s resolution. conference program, invite attendees to attend section meeting.

Hold mid-year skype calls to retain currents and gather their input.

4. Monitor, 4.1. Inform and 4.1a. Members to scope report on, support the the work and disseminate and work of the feasibility of this raise awareness IFLA Standards action as a member of national and Committee by international scoping the of the IFLA standards for possibility of a standards serials and comprehensive committee other and annotated continuing list of national resources and including e- international resources standards relating to aspects of the Serials and e- resources information chain; to include standards relating to identifiers, protocols, bibliographic description, technological developments, licensing and usage statistics.

4.2. Under the 4.2a. Discussion of aegis of the Standards to be IFLA Standards ACTION Chair and included as an Secretary to ensure agenda item on Committee, inclusion on the SOCR SC meetings. SOCR members agenda will identify the need and rationale for new or revised standards, conveying information to relevant agencies involved in developing standards

Updated by Sharon Dyas-Correia: November, 2015