IEEE CS DL and Industry

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IEEE Computer Society IEEE Computer Society

Presentation to

IFIP Council

7 March 2000

Washington DC, USA

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CS Digital Library

Industry

Interactions

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Income Structure Income Structure

2000 Budget = $32.7 Million

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Nonmember subs.

32.0%

Member subs. 15.9%

Member fees 11.0% Mags. Adv.

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Member fees 11.0% Periodicals

Periodicals 53%

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Editorial Pages for CS Editorial Pages for CS

Periodicals

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 ComputerComputer

 Computer Graphics and ApplicationsComputer Graphics and Applications

 MicroMicro

 Design & TestDesign & Test

 SoftwareSoftware

 Intelligent Systems (Expert) Intelligent Systems (Expert)

 ConcurrencyConcurrency

 MultiMediaMultiMedia

 Computing in Science & EngineeringComputing in Science & Engineering

 Internet ComputingInternet Computing

 IT ProfessionalIT Professional

Eleven Magazines Eleven Magazines

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 ComputersComputers

 Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering

 Pattern Analysis and Machine IntelligencePattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence  Knowledge and Data EngineeringKnowledge and Data Engineering

 Parallel and Distributed SystemsParallel and Distributed Systems

 Visualization and Computer GraphicsVisualization and Computer Graphics  Very Large Scale Integration Systems Very Large Scale Integration Systems  NetworkingNetworking

 MultimediaMultimedia

 AnnalsAnnals

Nine Transactions Nine Transactions

Research-oriented, archival, lightly edited

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Member fees 11.0% Periodicals

Periodicals

53%

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Member fees 11.0% Publications

Publications 59%

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CS Proceedings

 151 conferences151 conferences

 159 volumes159 volumes

 62,978 total 62,978 total

pages pages Proceedings Output

Proceedings Output

(Thousands of Editorial Pages)

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We are not about to go

out of the paper

publishing business

anytime soon.

But we’ve moved into the electronic publishing

business of in a big way.

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Assembling the DL Puzzle Assembling the DL Puzzle

Paper

CD-ROM

W W W

Digital Library

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CS Digital Library Approach CS Digital Library Approach

 Primary focus on building SGML Primary focus on building SGML

repository repository

 SGML --> HTML on the fly SGML --> HTML on the fly

conversion conversion

 Handling math via TeX --> GIF Handling math via TeX --> GIF

conversion conversion

 PDF as a supplemental strategyPDF as a supplemental strategy

 Evaluate options for legacy Evaluate options for legacy

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Why SGML? Why SGML?

 It is built on an open standard –It is built on an open standard –

ISO 8879 ISO 8879

 Reusability Reusability

 Information longevityInformation longevity

 SharabilitySharability

 PortabilityPortability

 Rich representation of materialRich representation of material

 Not tied to “page” publishing Not tied to “page” publishing

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SGML Drawbacks SGML Drawbacks

 Expensive start upExpensive start up

 Learning curve for editorial stafLearning curve for editorial staf

 Web issues:Web issues:

 HTML is a very limited subset HTML is a very limited subset

 math support is limited for Web math support is limited for Web

delivery delivery

 Still lacks good tools to support Still lacks good tools to support

full editorial workflow

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3B2 for Periodicals 3B2 for Periodicals

 SGML is our underlying epub SGML is our underlying epub

technology technology

 3B2 is a native SGML editing platform 3B2 is a native SGML editing platform

 We have successfully implemented We have successfully implemented

3B2 for transactions 3B2 for transactions

 Seriously evaluating 3B2 for Seriously evaluating 3B2 for

magazines magazines

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CS Digital DL Architecture CS Digital DL Architecture

 All CS produced periodicalsAll CS produced periodicals

 All articles published since 1995All articles published since 1995

 Currently 100K+ pages and growing at 16K Currently 100K+ pages and growing at 16K pgs/yr.

pgs/yr.

 Conference proceedings Conference proceedings

 1997 – present includes 205K pages from 289 1997 – present includes 205K pages from 289 conferences and growing at 60K pgs/yr.

conferences and growing at 60K pgs/yr.

 1995-1996 are being processed for DL1995-1996 are being processed for DL

 The collection is full text searchable The collection is full text searchable

 The collections are searchable with The collections are searchable with

standard

standard web browsers and web browsers and limited limited helper

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CS Digital Library CS Digital Library

 All-CS periodicals All-CS periodicals  Proceedings addedProceedings added  Public abstractsPublic abstracts

 Full text in HTMLFull text in HTML  PDF for printingPDF for printing  Member choiceMember choice

 Print and/or electronicPrint and/or electronic  MDLSMDLS

 Library planLibrary plan

 Individual article Individual article

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M D L S M D L S

 Access to the CS digital library Access to the CS digital library

archive for one year

 All 18 CS titles from 1995 to All 18 CS titles from 1995 to

present

 Conference proceedingsConference proceedings

 Full text search capabilityFull text search capability

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MDLS Subscriptions

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CS Projections for E-subs CS Projections for E-subs

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

1998 1999 2000p 2001p 2002p 2003p 2004p 2005p

E-only Combo

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CSLSP-e CSLSP-e

 18 CS titles from 1995-present 18 CS titles from 1995-present

and conference proceedings

 Access rights for every user at a Access rights for every user at a

physical site location

 Access in advance of the print Access in advance of the print

publications

 CSLSP-e License AgreementCSLSP-e License Agreement

 Annual subscription for $9,095 Annual subscription for $9,095 C

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Buying Individual Articles Buying Individual Articles

 Digital library Digital library

visitors may visitors may

purchase purchase

individual individual

articles on-line articles on-line

 Members $5 Members $5

 Nonmembers Nonmembers

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Challenges in Challenges in Digital Library Digital Library

Development Development

 Efective collaboration with other STM publishersEfective collaboration with other STM publishers  Accurate and efficient rendering of complex mathAccurate and efficient rendering of complex math  Supporting standards for scientific and technical Supporting standards for scientific and technical

publishing (XML, browsers, document ID, etc)

 Risk management with various economic modelsRisk management with various economic models  site licensing, individual subscribers, micro site licensing, individual subscribers, micro

transactions, etc

 Recognition of peer reviewed articles outside the Recognition of peer reviewed articles outside the

print paradigm

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A reader-centric model A reader-centric model

Authors

Authors ReaderReader

s

 Information transferInformation transfer

 Professional communicationProfessional communication

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One vision for the virtual One vision for the virtual

library library

 All publishers (professional societies All publishers (professional societies

and commercial) maintain databases

of their IP in a similar (if not

standard) form

 These distributed databases are fully These distributed databases are fully

interoperable, constituting a virtual

digital library of THE literature

 A customer of any publisher can A customer of any publisher can

have direct “click” access to the IP

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Virtual library vision Virtual library vision

(cont.) (cont.)

 Robust searching capabilities Robust searching capabilities

of the literature of the field

 Click access to articles cited in Click access to articles cited in

the current article

 Click access to citations of the Click access to citations of the

current article

 No hassle economic No hassle economic

transactions

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The only thing prohibiting The only thing prohibiting

the achievement of that the achievement of that

vision: vision:

Standards

Standards to assure stable

cross-referencing of

citations

Standards for

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The first step... The first step...

 D. O. I. D. O. I. _S_S

Digital Object IdentifiersDigital Object Identifiers

 Unique strings associated Unique strings associated

with a given piece of IP

 Associated with a physical Associated with a physical

URL in a central registry

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The CS Implementation of The CS Implementation of

Digital Object Identifiers Digital Object Identifiers

 Registered for the prefix “10.1041”Registered for the prefix “10.1041”

 In the process of applying the DOI to In the process of applying the DOI to

the following classes of material the following classes of material

 booksbooks

 conference proceedingsconference proceedings

 periodicals (issue, article,department)periodicals (issue, article,department)

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CrossRef CrossRef

A Clearinghouse For Links

 Central clearinghouse run as a cooperativeCentral clearinghouse run as a cooperative

 Database of article informationDatabase of article information  Reference look-up softwareReference look-up software

 Publishers register their articlesPublishers register their articles

 Title, citation information, web site locationTitle, citation information, web site location

 Publishers look up ref. to identify linksPublishers look up ref. to identify links

 CS articles will be registered with CS articles will be registered with

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Selected CrossRef Selected CrossRef

Members  Elsevier Science Elsevier Science * *  IEEEIEEE **

 Kluwer Kluwer **

 Nature Publishing Group Nature Publishing Group * *

 Oxford University Press Oxford University Press **  Springer-Verlag Springer-Verlag **

 Cambridge University PressCambridge University Press

 Marcel Dekker Inc.Marcel Dekker Inc.

 Royal Society of Royal Society of

Chemistry

 Portland PressPortland Press

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CS Future CS Future

 Digital library is an important Digital library is an important

component of our value component of our value proposition for members proposition for members

 Electronic futureElectronic future

 Content synthesis—electronic Content synthesis—electronic

journals

 Distance learning—video on demandDistance learning—video on demand

 Virtual library on computingVirtual library on computing

 DL as a large databaseDL as a large database

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Leveraging IEEE Leveraging IEEE

Connection Connection

 SGML and PDF feeds going to SGML and PDF feeds going to

IEEE

 Part into IEEE XplorePart into IEEE Xplore

 Increasing awarenessIncreasing awareness

 Increasing the value of our Increasing the value of our

digital products and services

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IEEE Xplore IEEE Xplore

581,000

articles

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Industry

Interaction

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Thousands

Society membership is up! Society membership is up!

(Total CS Membership -- December)

(Total CS Membership -- December) ₁₉₉₉₁₉₉₉

+4.2%

103,507

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Primary Business of

Organization

(Distribution of CS Members)

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Non-student Membership by the

Highest Degree Completed:

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Characteristics of CS Characteristics of CS Non-student Members Non-student Members

 Average age is 40 years old Average age is 40 years old

 Average 18 years in the professionAverage 18 years in the profession

 Average 11 years in the Computer SocietyAverage 11 years in the Computer Society

 60% belong to other professional societies60% belong to other professional societies

 31% belong to other IEEE societies31% belong to other IEEE societies

 Almost all members have Internet access Almost all members have Internet access

and average 10 hrs. per week on-line

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CS and Industry Interaction CS and Industry Interaction

 January 1996 planning meetingJanuary 1996 planning meeting

 Apple, Director Mac Operations SystemsApple, Director Mac Operations Systems  AT&T, VP Network OperationsAT&T, VP Network Operations

 IBM, VP Data Mgmt. SolutionsIBM, VP Data Mgmt. Solutions

 President's Roundtable, Nov. 1997President's Roundtable, Nov. 1997

 Objectif, France, Executive VP software technologyObjectif, France, Executive VP software technology  Lucent Technologies, USA, VP & CTOLucent Technologies, USA, VP & CTO

 Independent software consultant, USA Independent software consultant, USA  AT&T, China, VP AT&T, China, VP

 Fujitsu, Japan, VP Fujitsu, Japan, VP

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President’s Roundtable President’s Roundtable

“

“Your market penetration is poor.”Your market penetration is poor.”

“

“You are serving a very tiny portion You are serving a very tiny portion of the computing industry.”

of the computing industry.”

“

“We are no longer in the 60’s; you We are no longer in the 60’s; you should focus your vision into the should focus your vision into the

next century.” next century.”

Wake-up Call

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IT Professional

 Significant Significant

component of CS component of CS strategic direction strategic direction

 Cultivates a new Cultivates a new

market for the society market for the society

 Circulation Circulation

 10,300 professionals10,300 professionals  950 libraries950 libraries

 Editorial & advisory Editorial & advisory

board board

 15 industry, 10 15 industry, 10

academic, 6

government

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Periodicals Initiatives Periodicals Initiatives

 Computer’Computer’ss

 Editorial board composition Editorial board composition

15 academic, 7 industry, 1 15 academic, 7 industry, 1

government government

 SoftwareSoftware

 Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

comprised of 15 top industry comprised of 15 top industry

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International Design

Competition

 CSIDCCSIDC

 Major corporate Major corporate

financial sponsorship financial sponsorship

and support totaling and support totaling

$500K in donations $500K in donations

 Technology sponsors Technology sponsors

ofered ofered state-of-the-art components for art components for

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Society Awards Society Awards

 Tsutomu Kanai AwardTsutomu Kanai Award

 Endowed by Hitachi Ltd. in the area of distributed Endowed by Hitachi Ltd. in the area of distributed computing systems

computing systems

 Ken Thompson, first recipient, received a trophy, Ken Thompson, first recipient, received a trophy, a travel grant to attend two technical

a travel grant to attend two technical

conferences, and a $10,000 honorarium

 Seymour Cray AwardSeymour Cray Award

 Endowed by SGI Endowed by SGI

 John Cocke, first recipient, award is $10,000+ John Cocke, first recipient, award is $10,000+ trophy

trophy

 Computer Entrepreneur AwardComputer Entrepreneur Award

 Awarded to managers and leaders that are Awarded to managers and leaders that are

responsible for the growth of some segment of

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Education Activities and Education Activities and

Curricula Development Curricula Development

 Addressing undergraduate software Addressing undergraduate software

engineering curriculum issues and

accreditation

 Computing Curricula 2001Computing Curricula 2001

 Accreditation activitiesAccreditation activities

 Integration of CSAB and ABETIntegration of CSAB and ABET

 Investigating Information Systems Investigating Information Systems

accreditation

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Education Activities Have Education Activities Have

Potential for Significant Potential for Significant

Impact Impact

 Model curricula and accreditation Model curricula and accreditation

 efective in improving the education efective in improving the education

programs and raising educational standards programs and raising educational standards

 Improve the readiness of graduates to Improve the readiness of graduates to

the IT work force the IT work force

 Match formal educational background Match formal educational background

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Conferences and Industry Conferences and Industry

 CS sponsors 140+ CS sponsors 140+

conferences with ~30K

attendees

 HC & HI bring together HC & HI bring together

designers and

architects from industry

 Presentations focus on Presentations focus on

up-to-the-minute real

developments

 highlight leading-edge highlight leading-edge

designs

 ITC show floor, 120 ITC show floor, 120

companies exhibit their

products and services

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Standards Activities Standards Activities

 12 sponsors12 sponsors

 154 standards working groups154 standards working groups

 Project authorizations Project authorizations

 24 new approved, 1 extended, 5 24 new approved, 1 extended, 5

withdrawn, 4 approved to revise

standards

 Standards approvedStandards approved

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Doing Software Right Doing Software Right

Industry Focus on Standards

 1999 IEEE SWE Standards Collection1999 IEEE SWE Standards Collection

 unified collection of consensus standardsunified collection of consensus standards

 SWE professional book seriesSWE professional book series

 Software Life Cycle ProcessesSoftware Life Cycle Processes

 Software Verification and ValidationSoftware Verification and Validation  Software Project ManagementSoftware Project Management

 Software Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality Assurance  Software TestingSoftware Testing

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Competency Recognition Competency Recognition

Program Program

 PurposePurpose

- Identify qualified SE professionals

- Ensure recognition of SE expertise

- Protect public

- Establish professional practice standards

- Establish professional practice standards  StatusStatus

- Job Analysis and Test Specs Complete

- Validation of test specification underway

- Exam development complete - Dec 2000

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Leveraging Our IEEE Leveraging Our IEEE

Relationships Relationships

 Industry Relations OfficeIndustry Relations Office

 IEEE launching this project with key CS IEEE launching this project with key CS

participation and “lessons learned” participation and “lessons learned”

 Increase IEEE and IEEE-CS role in IT Increase IEEE and IEEE-CS role in IT

market market

 Promote technological literacy Promote technological literacy

through pre-college math, science, through pre-college math, science,

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IEEE CS DL and Industry

CS Digital Library

CS Digital Library

Industry

Industry

Interactions

We are not about to go

We are not about to go

out of the paper

out of the paper

publishing business

publishing business

anytime soon.

anytime soon.

Standards

Standards

Industry

Industry

Interaction

Questions