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SECTION B: Plan for 2006-2008
KEY AREA 5: Scholarly communication initiatives
Monash University
Library is exploring new technologies to transform scholarly communication
and improve exposure and management of scholarly research output.
5.1 Monash University ePress
Monash University ePress
was established in 2003 as an initiative that would lead the way in using
innovative technology to publish scholarly materials.
Objective 5.1: To promote the best of Monash
University’s research activities and intellectual capital through a
sustainable electronic publishing model.
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Strategies |
Actions |
Measures/Targets/KPIs |
Timeline |
Responsibility |
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Increase the impact
of ePress in innovative scholarly publishing at Monash |
Promote ePress and
identify possible publications through University forums |
Number of Monash
publications |
Ongoing |
University
Librarian, ePress Manager, faculty teams |
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Continue to explore
service provision to other institutions, associations and societies |
Number of external
publications |
Ongoing |
University
Librarian, ePress Manager |
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Explore sustainable
options for the future |
Sustainable business
model |
2007 |
University
Librarian, ePress Manager |
5.2 ARROW
Australian Research
Repositories Online to the World (ARROW) is a national digital repository
project. Monash University is the lead agency in the consortium developing
the repository functionality. Monash has mandated the electronic submission
of doctoral theses from 2005 on, has retrospectively digitized all of the
theses from 2000 on (1,200 theses) and has loaded the working papers from
the Faculty of Business and Economics into the repository. In addition, more
than 1,425 photographs from the Centre for Gippsland Studies have been
loaded and the patents granted collection is being digitised.
The Library is working
with the Research Office to use the ARROW repository to provide the evidence
to support Monash’s Research Quality Framework submissions in 2007.
Objective 5.2: To manage and expose higher
education research output, including publications, and resources such as
image collections.
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Strategies |
Actions |
Measures/Targets/KPIs |
Timeline |
Responsibility |
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Build a national
scholarly repository |
Promote the
repository and identify possible content through a number of forums |
Number of
contributing institutions; increase in content |
Ongoing |
University
Librarian, ARROW Manager |
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Work with Research
Office, Deputy Vice Chancellor, PVC Research and others to ensure
readiness for the RQF |
RQF material is
available |
2007 |
University
Librarian, ARROW team |
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