North Pacific Marine Science Organization PICES Publications A

North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Publications: A Review Brian Voss, NOAA Libraries Janet Webster, Oregon State University Libraries 33 rd IAMSLIC Conference, Sarasota, Florida October 2007

Background • Publications program purpose – – Documenting conditions in North Pacific Ecosystem Examining problems Proposing approaches Recording the organization’s administration • 2003 Review – Focus on production mechanics & process • 2007 Review – Focus on transition to electronic

Budget & Costs 2003 2004 2005 $74, 025 $67, 005 $128, 523 Communications $30, 980 $33, 839 $31, 792 Printing Total budget $829, 870 $810, 344 $970, 867 % Printing & 12. 6% Communications 12. 4% 16. 5%

Approach • • • Review the 2003 recommendations. Examine current cost, purpose & audience. Understand current workload issues. Examine current distribution. Describe indexing, collecting and usage.

Collecting as Access Ø Transition to electronic = greater reliance on local access to print copies – Examine current geographic distribution of PICES collections (World. Cat) – Identify locations for potential archival collections (IAMSLIC or non-World. Cat/Z collections) – Examine geographic concentrations of primary readership (PICES distribution lists) Ø Establish MOU with selected libraries for permanent print collections

Collecting as Access - Issues • Data collection issues – Limits and variability in World. Cat data – Difficulty identifying foreign language collections • Audience issues – Preferences of readership (print v. online) – Network infrastructure to support online distribution – Cultural/institutional restrictions Ø PICES/IAMSLIC survey of readership and libraries

Indexing as Exposure ASFA 159 BIOSIS 4 Fish & Fisheries 360 WAVES 64 Web of Science 20 Zoological Record 39

Indexing as Exposure ASFA Reports indexed Articles within reports by title (32) indexed (302) 10 98 BIOSIS 0 0 FFW 22 196 WAVES 32 0 WOS 0 0 Zoo 3 10

Usage = Access + Exposure • Citations to the PICES Scientific Reports – Scopus = 235 – Web of Science = 80 • Citations to 352 articles in journal issues – Scopus = 3276 – Web of Science = 1938

Usage = Access + Exposure • Web usage of PICES publications • Marine Ecosystems of the North Pacific • Harmful Algal Blooms in the PICES Region of the North Pacific • PICES Science: the first ten years and a look to the future) • Shark abundance increases in the Gulf of Alaska

Recommendations • • • Streamlining the publication workflow Increasing recognition of PICES as a publisher Enhancing access through library & indexer cooperation Improving distribution efficiency Increasing visibility and ensuring perpetuity through a digital repository

A digital repository • Establish a pilot project in the Aquatic Commons. – PICES / IAMSLIC cooperative effort • Complete digitization of PICES publications. – PICES Database and Web Administrator • Negotiate with publishers the right to archive digital copies of articles. – PICES Secretariat / Commercial publishing partnership • Develop a copyright agreement. – PICES Secretariat • Financial impact: – Possible staffing needs for repository pilot project

Continued Cooperation between PICES and IAMSLIC • • PICES collection within the IAMSLIC digital repository, Aquatic Commons, as a pilot project Survey PICES distribution lists to complete assessment of collection policies and reader needs. Develop memoranda of understanding with libraries for permanent, ongoing archiving print versions of PICES publications. Complete the linking to electronic versions of PICES publications from existing World. Cat records.

Next Steps • Feedback from IAMSLIC • Presentation to PICES F&A Committee • Await action from PICES

Acknowledgments • PICES – Alex Bychkov – Skip Mc. Kinnell – Julia Yazvenko • IAMSLIC – Joan Parker • Our Institutions – NOAA/NESDIS Seattle – OSU/ Hatfield Marine Science Center