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Faculty File fall10 volume2 number1 facultyfile REGULAR FEATURES this issue 2 From the University Librarian 2 Discussions Underway Between UC & Nature 4 Faculty Q&A: Philip Bourne 3 Google Books Digitization Continues 5 Celebrating UCSD’s 50th Anniversary 5 The Libraries’ New Mobile Site 6 Data Curation Efforts to Support Faculty Research contents BIANNUAL UPDATE ON NEW SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM THE UC SAN DIEGO LIBRARIES 2 FROM THE KEYBOARD OF brian e. c. schottlaender Welcome to the Fall 2010 issue of to be felt far and wide at UCSD and other UC Faculty File. By now you should have received campuses. As I’ve written previously, because the updated version of our Faculty Guide to of budget cuts, the Libraries have been forced to Academic Information Technology (FGAIT), pro- cut hours, collections, and services we provide duced biennially by the Libraries and Academic to the campus community. One recent casualty Computing & Media Services (ACMS). This to budget cuts was the discontinuation of our guide, funded by Academic Affairs, is designed main campus intra-library book/journal paging to serve as a comprehensive introduction to the and delivery service, Roger Catalog Request. vast array of technology services and resources I have received a few messages from faculty available to support faculty research and teach- who were upset about this decision, and I regret in a new strategic blueprint for the next three years. ing. The FGAIT can also be accessed online at the inconvenience this may cause you. Unfor- Our mission is to be leaders in providing and promot- http://libraries.ucsd.edu/facguideait. If you tunately, with our reduced budget and staffing ing information resources and services to the UCSD have any thoughts on how this guide could be levels, we have no choice but to cut or eliminate community when, where, and how users want them. improved to better meet your needs, I’d love to some services in order to retain others. It should In doing so, we strive to be recognized as essential hear from you. be noted that this service continues back-and- contributors to UCSD’s academic, research, service, In addition to the FGAIT, the Libraries forth between the main campus libraries and and patient care success. While the Libraries will launched a revamped Web site this fall that off-campus/remote facilities (the Medical Center continue to be deeply integrated into the campus’ vari- includes a section for Faculty: http://libraries. Library, Scripps Institution of Oceanography ous activities and programs, we expect to be a leaner, ucsd.edu/faculty/. I encourage you to go di- Library, and the Libraries’ Storage Annex). Other more efficient, and more focused organization. rectly to this site to find all the library resources services such as the ability to recall checked-out With best regards, you need for research, teaching, and publishing. items, to rush order materials, Circuit, and Inter- This fall, we have also launched a new mobile library Loan (including Melvyl Request) remain site: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/m which you unchanged. can read about on page 5. Lastly, the Libraries just recently Brian E. C. Schottlaender Unfortunately, budget cuts continue finished a strategic planning exercise, resulting The Audrey Geisel University Librarian Discussions Underway Between UC & Nature Publishing Group Representatives from the University of Cali- Last June, the UC Libraries and the cess journals such as those published by PLoS (Pub- fornia and Nature Publishing Group (NPG) University Committee on Library and Scholarly lic Library of Science) as well as CDL’s open-access have agreed to a series of meetings to discuss Communication (UCOLASC) issued a letter to repository service, eScholarship, which provides fac- current licensing challenges and the larger the UC faculty and other members of the UC ulty with various scholarly publishing venues: http:// issues of scholarly communication sustain- community informing them that NPG intended www.escholarship.org/publish_overview.html ability. According to UCSD’s University Librarian to raise the price of UC’s license for Nature and CDL has worked successfully with numer- Brian E. C. Schottlaender, who is involved in its affiliated journals fourfold, beginning in 2011. ous other publishers and content providers over the the discussions, the two organizations have The letter also contained information about past year to address the University’s economic plight agreed to work together over the next several a potential faculty boycott on publishing in, in respect to licensing increases. These discussions months to address mutual short- and long-term submitting manuscripts to, and peer reviewing have resulted in a lowering of UC’s overall costs for challenges, including an exploration of potential for NPG journals that was under consideration electronic journals by approximately $1 million per new approaches and publishing models. by some UC faculty should these issues remain year. For more information about the UC Libraries’ “In this time of shrinking UC library unresolved. Pending the outcome of UC negotia- concerns about price increases and unsustainable budgets, it is more critical than ever that we tions with NPG, no new subscriptions to Nature scholarly communications, go to: http://www.cdlib. work with publishers like NPG to map out a publications will be added. While it is hoped org/services/collections/current/challenges. more sustainable scholarly communications that current discussions will preclude the need html strategy,” said Schottlaender. “We look forward for the boycott of NPG that was proposed last to a successful planning and experimentation June, the UCSD Libraries continue to encourage For more information about the current process that meets the needs of UC faculty and faculty to take advantage of other high-quality status of UC’s discussions with NPG, see: is acceptable to NPG and the UC Libraries.” research publishing outlets, including open-ac- http://osc. universityofcalifornia.edu/npg/ 2 3 Google Books Digitization Project Continues at UCSD Arts Library Since 2008, Google, in partnership with “...Google Books’ in-depth cross-collection searching feature is UC’s California Digital Library and the UCSD Libraries, has digitized approximately definitely a game-changer for scholarly research.Through word and 300,000 volumes from UCSD, and made them phrase searching, all books on specific topics can be identified and publically available on Google Books: http:// reviewed by scholars for their research needs. The Scripps Library books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=np. More than 100,000 volumes from the Scripps has scientific journal runs going back to the early 1800s, and many Institution of Oceanography Library, the world’s have never been available in electronic format.“ PETER BRUEGGEMAN largest oceanography library, along with materials from UCSD’s International Rela- ing digital copies of all books and other materials changer for scholarly research. Through word and tions & Pacific Studies Library and East Asian scanned from UC Libraries. The university’s copies phrase searching, all books on specific topics can be Language Collection have been digitized. Now, are being stored in HathiTrust, a shared digital re- identified and reviewed by scholars for their research the digitization is continuing with the Arts pository developed with other research institutions. needs. The Scripps Library has scientific journal Library, where approximately 70,000 books, According to Peter Brueggeman, director runs going back to the early 1800s, and many have serials, and musical scores will be digitized. All of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, never been available in an electronic format. Google’s the materials digitized by Google are unique the materials digitized by Google include a wealth of digitization of our journal backruns makes these older items that are not represented in the holdings books and journals, as well as numerous scientific scholarly resources searchable for scholars and other of other major libraries, including Harvard and expedition reports, documenting scientific observa- researchers.” the University of Michigan. tions and discoveries dating back to the 1800s. “Digitization of the oceanographic expedi- “The Google project is helping “The Scripps Oceanography Library has tion reports and older journals from the 1700s and UC San Diego and other university libraries been in existence for more than 100 years, so 1800s is very exciting,” said Lisa Levin, a biological to create digital access to thousands of texts digitizing and providing access to this extensive col- oceanographer at Scripps Institution of Oceanogra- and scholarly materials,” said Brian E. C. lection helps to create a larger and more complete phy. “Scientists in those days made some extremely Schottlaender, The Audrey Geisel University digital library of materials on the marine environ- astute observations; most have been lost to the Librarian at UCSD. “This helps to protect ment for searching and use, including older works general scientific community simply because the and preserve library collections for future dating back to the 18th century in full-text,” said documents reporting them have not been acces- generations and from catastrophic loss Brueggeman. “While these books and other materi- sible. Those early observations take on greater such as an earthquake or fire.” als have long been available on our library shelves significance as environments change and species As part of the
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