In January 2010, Cornell University Library (CUL) undertook an effort to establish a long-term sustainable support model for arXiv. This effort aimed to reduce arXiv's financial burden and dependence on a single institution, instead creating a broad-based, community-supported resource. As a three-year interim strategy for 2010-2012, CUL initially established a voluntary institutional contribution model and invited pledges from 200 libraries and research laboratories worldwide that represent arXiv's heaviest institutional users. The ultimate goal has been developing a long-term business and management plan by summer 2012. A planning grant from the Simons Foundation enabled CUL to develop a strategy to transition arXiv from CUL's exclusive initiative to a collaboratively governed, community-supported resource.
arXiv Membership Program
arXiv Principles
Sustainability Planning Background Information (2010-2012)
- arXiv Supporters: 2010, 2011, 2012
- arXiv Institutional Usage Statistics: 2009, 2010, 2011
- arXiv Support Updates: July 2010, December 2010, April 2011, July 2011, October 2011, January 2012
- CY 2010 Budget CY 2011 Budget CY 2012 Budget
- arXiv Scientific Advisory Board & arXiv Sustainability Advisory Group
- arXiv 3-Year Interim Business Model for 2010-2012 and FAQ (2010)
Press Releases
- Cornell University Library Engages More Institutions in Supporting arXiv (January 2010)
- arXiv @ 20: Celebrating the Past & the Future of a Revolutionary Tool(September 2011)
- Building arXiv's Self-Sustaining Future (October 2011)
Presentations and Articles
Oya Y. Rieger. arXiv Sustainability Update. arXiv Planning Grant Meetings, February 2012.
Oya Y. Rieger. Assessing the Value of Open Access Information Systems: Making a Case for Community-Based Sustainability Models. Journal of Library Administration, 51/5-6, 485-506, 2011
Oya Y. Rieger & Simeon Warner. Sustainability Case Study: Exploring Community-Based Business Models for arXiv, International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects, Vienna, Austria, September 2010
Oya Y. Rieger & Simeon Warner. Developing Sustainability Strategies for arXiv. Information Standards Quarterly, Fall 2010, Vol. 22, Issue 4.
Oya Y. Rieger. Developing Community-Based Sustainability Models for Open Access Repositories: Business Planning Methodology for arXiv, Berlin 8 Conference, Beijing, China, October 2010.
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