COSEC at JISC International Colloquium on Solutions
for the Dissemination of Research

On June 21-22 the International Colloquium: Considering international solutions for purchasing electronic journals and disseminating research outputs was held in London.

A range of issues were discussed including:

1. The impact of the "Big Deal"

2. The Usage-based models

3. Consortia

4. Research evaluation methods

5. Institutional and other public repositories for research outputs

6. Emerging models including the open access model

COSEC was represented by Karmen Stular Sotosek.

The final Statement of Principles contains an important declaration about international consortia.

Statement of Principles

1. We believe that communication of results is an essential part of the research process and that research outputs should be disseminated widely and readily, giving access to all

2. Research results are wide in scope, and access to datasets, background documents and other information are as essential as access to the article

3. There are many effective routes to do this; traditional publishing models are only one route

4. Of the emerging models, open access journals and subject repositories and institutional repositories show potential and further development and deployment should be encouraged

5. Institutions and publishers need to investigate the potential of models that allow a graceful and sustainable transition from old to new paradigms

6. It is essential to ensure sustainability of both long term access and preservation of research outputs and related data

7. Any research communication model should continue to give researchers at least the reward and recognition they gain from the present model - or improve on it

8. Authors or authoring institutions should retain the rights to their intellectual property

9. Lack of competition between journals gives us much less "market power" than we would expect from the amount we spend

10. We believe that there are benefits from developing stronger international consortia and in sharing information, knowledge and expertise about how we manage our relations with publishers

11. We should be free to exchange information about negotiations, prices and terms and conditions between libraries and consortia

12. We would like to be open and transparent in our dealings with publishers, and do not wish to be restricted by non-disclosure clauses

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