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arXiv has started 2015 with an important milestone as we added t=
he one-millionth paper at the end of December=E2=80=9914 (press release & vi=
deo). Since its inception in 1991 with a focus on the hig=
h energy physics community, arXiv has significantly expanded both its subje=
ct coverage and user base. During 2014, the repository saw 90,000 n=
ew submissions and close to 81 million downloa=
ds from all over the world. arXiv has international scope, with su=
bmissions and readership from around the world, and collaborations with U.S=
. and foreign professional societies and other international organizations.=
arXiv's funding and governance is based on a membership program that eng=
ages libraries and research laboratories worldwide that represent the repos=
itory's heaviest institutional users. We are pleased to report that we curr=
ently have 183 members representing 24 countries . arXiv's sustainability plan is=
founded on and presents a busines=
s model for generating revenues. Cornell University Library (CUL), the =
Simons Foundation, and a global collective of institutional memb=
ers support arXiv financially. The financial model for 2013-2017 entails th=
ree sources of revenues:
- CUL provides a cash subsidy of $75,000 per year in support of arXiv's o=
perational costs. In addition, CUL makes an in-kind contribution of all ind=
irect costs, which currently represents 37% of total operating expenses.
- The Simons Foundation contributes $50,000 per year in recognition of CU=
L's stewardship of arXiv. In addition, the Foundation matches $300,000 per =
year of the funds generated through arXiv membership fees.
- Each member institution pledges a five-year funding commitment to suppo=
rt arXiv. Based on institutional usage ranking, the annual fees are set in =
four tiers from $1,500-$3,000.
In 2014, Cornell raised approximately $341,000 through membership fees f=
rom 183 institutions and the total revenue (including CUL and Simons Founda=
tion direct contributions) is around $766,000. We are grateful for Simons F=
oundation's support. The gift has encouraged long-term community support by=
lowering arXiv membership fees, making participation affordable to a broad=
er range of institutions. This model aims to ensure that the ultimate respo=
nsibility for sustaining arXiv remains with the research communities and in=
stitutions that benefit from the service most directly.
Since we have started the arXiv sustainability initiative in 2010, an in=
tegral part of our work has been assessing the services, technologies, stan=
dards, and policies that constitute arXiv. Here are some of our key accompl=
ishments from 2014 to illustrate the range of issues we have been trying to=
tackle. Please see the 2014 Roadmap for a =
fuller account of our work.
User Support and=
Moderation
- Recruited over 12 new physics moderators. arXiv is a moderated sch=
olarly communication forum informed and guided by scientists and the scient=
ific cultures it serves. Over 150 experts worldwide moderate submissions to=
verify that they are topical and of interest to the scientific community, =
follow accepted standards of scholarly communication, and are classified in=
the appropriate subject categories.
- Worked with the Physics Advisory Committee to analyze and redesign mode=
ration coverage and workflow for the General Physics category, including th=
e recruitment and hiring of a General Physics moderator
- Started working with various stakeholders to define the role of the Sci=
entific Director with respect to daily moderation processes and workflows.<=
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Techni=
cal Features and Infrastructure
- Started improving tools and interfaces to allow moderators to interact =
more directly and efficiently with the arXiv system and administrators base=
d on input from the Scientific Advisory Board and moderators (to be con=
tinued in 2015).
- Made several improvements such as expanding the arXiv ID to be prepare =
for 10,000 submissions/month milestone and adding automatic classification =
checks to submission system (integrated with moderator alerting).
- Created a summary documentation the arXiv codebase arrangement, technol=
ogies, and areas of personnel expertise.
- Started integrating an automatic overlap detection application develope=
d by Paul Ginsparg to comparing new submissions with existing corpus and ge=
nerate notifications for administrators and moderators.
Governance, Communication, & Organizational Model
- Recruited Chris Myers as the interim Scientific Director to formulate o=
verall scientific direction of the service and its policies (arXiv's organizational model).
- Formed several Member Advisory Board (MAB)=
and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) subgroups=
to focus on specific issues such as the IT prioritization, recruitment of =
a scientific director, evaluation of membership & revenue model.
- Appointed two new SAB members based on a nomination and election proces=
s specified by the SAB bylaws.
New Par=
tnerships & Communication
- Continued the dialogue with several publishers and societies to assess =
the idea of facilitating deposit of author version of articles to arXiv aft=
er they are published (work-in-progress).
- Engaged the MAB members in an informal survey of arXiv user experiences=
from their home institutions to expand our understanding preferences=
and current and emerging use patterns.
- Held an annual meeting for SAB and MAB to discuss IT development priori=
ties, financial state, moderation tools and policies, and fund raising stra=
tegies.
Our 2015 plans are outlined in the 2015 Roadmap. We are grateful for your continuing support of arXiv and welcome y=
our questions and comments.
Cornell University Library, arXiv Team
Chris Myers (Scientific Director), Jaron Porciello (Membership Program L=
ead), Oya Y. Rieger (Program Director), David Ruddy (User Support Lead), Si=
meon Warner (IT Lead)
Contact email: support@arXiv.org
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