The Cornell University Library has received a grant from the Simons Foundation to plan a governance model for arXiv.
Here's an excerpt from the press release:
The Simons Foundation, which is based in New York City, has provided a $60,000 planning grant to support the development of a governance model that will guide the online repository's transition from interim to long-term governance. . . .
arXiv—a free scientific repository of research in physics, mathematics, statistics, computer science and related disciplines—allows scientists to share their research before publication. The repository now boasts 700,000 "preprint" articles, a million downloads a week and hundreds of thousands of contributors.
The work proposed in the planning grant has already begun, and it will continue through April 2012. The grant supports multiple goals:
- Developing a set of arXiv operating principles and seeking input from key stakeholders;
- Refining the institutional fee model and revenue projection;
- Delineating a governance model and bylaws that clearly define roles and responsibilities for the Library and its partners; and
- Establishing an initial governing board that reflects the financial contribution levels of major stakeholders and the scientific community.
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