From: Robin Sinn <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 12:49:07 +0000

Hi Joe,

Here are a few speculations that have crossed my mind:

1. We'll still have to manage commercial indexes like WoS, Scopus, and
Academic Search Complete. I haven't heard much about their fates if all the
journal literature is free. Will everyone turn to Google Scholar and
Microsoft Academic Search? Or will indexes with filters and controlled
vocabulary become even more important?

2. Building, supporting, and maintaining open infrastructure. arXiv may be
freely available, but my library supports it financially. Library software
engineers are working on projects with COS and other libraries. That all
fits within David Lewis's 2.5% Commitment proposal.

3. Providing metadata about the research literature, as well as making sure
the researchers at the institution are properly identified with ORCID. I
also wonder if the library should take on making sure that the institution
and all its academic departments, research centers, and programs are
properly identified with ISNI and other identification agencies.

4. Search (going back to my first point) may be more complex, so
instruction and assistance with searching will be a continuing need -
especially for undergraduates.

What else?
Thanks for the question,
Robin

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Robin N Sinn
Scholarly Communications Specialist
Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore MD 21218
410-516-8346
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