[atlarge-discuss] FYI: Open Journal Systems and Open Conference Systems fromPublic Knowledge Project, UBC, Canada

[espresso@e-scape.net]

Dear all,

It appears that there are more and more free resources available
these days for groups who need to work collaboratively at a
distance or "meet" without the possibility of doing so face-to-face.
I'm in no position to judge the relative merits of one system
over another since I haven't really used any of them myself.

That being said, except insofar as I'd personally rule out
any system which relies on additional downloads, proprietary
software, high-end systems or always-on broadband connections,
I think when we talk about "organizations" where participants
are hundreds or thousands of miles apart and they don't have
equal access to expense accounts or travel subsidies, the onus
must be on the organization to make itself as accessible as
possible.

It strikes me that it just might be more democratic to adapt
such tools to the needs of our organizations than to simply
disenfranchise anyone who hasn't the means to get to a
physical meeting at a distant location. It's certainly true
that Internet access is not universal yet and conferencing
software can be difficult for some ... but it is also true
that one or two dozen people who can assemble in a given room
can't be assumed to represent the wishes of everyone else
unless they are specifically mandated to do so.

Could something like the set-up described below not be
investigated as a possible means of holding "online meetings"
and collaborating on the drafting of reports and proposals?

Regards,

Judyth

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Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:57:46 -0600
From: Paul Nielson <p.nielson@shaw.ca>
To: cpi-ua@vancouvercommunity.net
Subject: [CPI-UA] Open Journal Systems and Open Conference Systems from
Public Knowledge Project, UBC, Canada

From: D.H. Mattison <dmattison@shaw.ca>
To: diglib@infoserv.inist.fr

January 19, 2003

Digital Libraries Research subscribers (and anyone else to whom this is
forwarded):

In case these two projects have not come to attention of list members,
the
Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver,
Canada, has two open items of interest:

Open Journal Systems (http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ojs/)

Open Journal Systems (OJS) is a journal management and publishing system
that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its
federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research. OJS
assists with every stage of the refereed publishing process, from
submissions through to online publication and indexing. Through its
management systems, its finely grained indexing of research, and the
context it provides for research, OJS seeks to improve both the
scholarly
and public quality of referred research. OJS is open source software
made
freely available to journals worldwide for the purpose of making open
access publishing a viable option for more journals, as open access can
increase a journal's readership as well as its contribution to the
public
good on a global scale (see PKP Publications).

Features (See Handout for details)
1. Online Submission of Articles, Reviews, and other Items
2. Online Management for Each Stage of Publishing
3. Comprehensive Indexing of Each Article Published
4. Research Support Tool for Each Article Published
5. Email Notification and Commentary for Readers

Open Conference Systems (http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ocs/)

Open Conference Systems (OCS) is a free Web publishing tool that will
create a complete Web presence for your scholarly conference. It has
been
developed by the Public Knowledge Project at the University of British
Columbia to improve the scholarly and public quality of research online.
OCS will allow you to:

create a conference Web site
compose and send a call for papers
electronically accept paper and abstract submissions
allow paper submitters to edit their work
post conference proceedings and papers in a searchable format
post, if you wish, the original data sets
register participants
integrate post-conference online discussions
Other interesting projects and demos are found at
http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/demos/index.html

Sincerely,

David Mattison
Victoria, BC, Canada
dmattison@shaw.ca
Searchers' Swiki: http://searchers.swiki.net


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