ELPUB 2006 Bansko 14 June 2006 Epublishing Infrastructure

ELPUB 2006 Bansko, 14 June 2006 E-publishing Infrastructure for Firenze University Press Patrizia Cotoneschi University of Florence

FUP Presentation Firenze University Press is the Publishing House of the University of Florence q 2000 -2002 Feasibility Project within the Libraries System

Objectives q to facilitate access and diffusion of the publications of the University of Florence by using advanced digital technology q to increase the value of the editorial production in electronic format while guaranteeing the certification of authenticity and the copyright. q to assist authors in electronic publishing by offering an editorial service

FUP in the Italian Context q FUP is relatively unique within the panorama of Italian publishers q Italy is now moving into the electronic field and universities are experimenting more than commercial publishers q Small or medium enterprises do not have e-publishing infrastructures

Access Diversification WEB CATALOGUE COMMERCIAL MARKET Adobe Server with access control by the distributor Casalini Digital Division q Books, Journals q Entire book or parts q Free viewing q Download on payment q Subscriptions q Print on demand q IP access for single user and institutions OPEN ACCESS q q q E-print archive of University of Florence and websites Journals More diffusion and easy access No content search

Print Distribution q E-commerce with online catalogue q Print on demand as alternative to digital version download in Casalini Digital Division Catalogue q Commercial distribution in bookshops q Co-editions with other publishers

FUP Needs q An e-publishing infrastructure which allows integration between open access and paying access and between paper and electronic versions of each publication q Integration of the existing systems in an integrated management workflow to control organisation and financial procedures with reduction of redundancies in production and cataloguing, administrative accountability processes q A tool for workflow automation for journal management

Principal Components q Workflow system with administrative accountability processes q Storage management system q Personalised metadata exportation system q Data record q E-commerce management of Electronic and paper version q Right Management System

Why cooperation q E-publishing platforms are complex and expensive to implement q Competencies need to be shared q Economic efforts need to be shared q Possible return on investments or costs through the marketing of an e-publishing system with integrated Open Access philosophy and commercially -controlled access

Task Division Firenze University Press q User Requirements q Testing of prototypes q Use cases of everyday work and approaches Use cases q Integration of paper and electronic version q Open access and payment products q Importing already published titles q q q Workflow Publishing platform Web services CILEA q q q Technological development Server maintenance Marketing