Casalini libri "Aggregating European scholarly publishing for diffusion worldwide: the Casalini libri experience, from print to digital" Mr. Andrea Ferro Account Development e-Resources Middle East & Asia Beijing, November 2015 Increasing dominance of English language in scholarly publishing worldwide (not only in STEM but also in HSS) Marginalization of other languages In many cases being published in a non English language is regarded as a sign of lack of internationality What can we do to preserve the biblio-diversity and to promote the original language HSS scholarly publishing? Introduction Since 1958 Casalini is a leading supplier of European books, journals, digital content and bibliographical data to libraries and agencies worldwide Customers in over 46 countries Longtime presence in China Print/Digital business About us Increasing importance of STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Diminished relevance - and funding - of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) The rise of the Corporate University A dark future for the Humanities in Europe and USA? Where we are now ** Source:* The poster was produced by the College of Humanities, University of Utah Science vs Humanities A well balanced holistic approach should take advantage of the contribution of both perspectives, with each providing strengths where the other is weak** * Preserve the European biblio-diversity Promote the original language scholarly publishing Help to sustain the HSS specialized publishers Sustain small and medium-sized academic publishers and non- commercial bodies Represent the only collection of Italian academic publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences What can we do? The Casalini experience Italian and Spanish publishing Facts & figures 2014 ITALYSPAIN Active publishers 4,5343,109 Publishers with fewer than 10 new books 74%65,3% Average print runs3,606 (-19%)3,223 (declining) Average book price (declining) (stable) Italian and Spanish publishing Facts & figures 2014 Disseminating HSS academic titles Trends impacts & consequences Low average prices and low usage Reduced budget Reduction of HSS resources in e- or shift from HSS to STM Lower research funding Reduced research output Source: ILIBRI database newly published titles 2013 Original academic e-book production by discipline in Romance language countries Printed publication services: Cataloguing Hybrid Bibliographic information service (print and digital) Collection development Online services: Full text platform for desktop and mobile e-books & e-journals Metadata dissemination Partnerships Disseminating European scholarly content worldwide: a 2 pillars approach New Title Information service: available for Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Greek publications Available Format (print/digital) Approval Plan selections: Made book in hand by qualified personnel Cataloguing: More than books are being catalogued every year: from Italy from Spain from France from Portugal from Greece Since 2005: Core Level Cataloguing AACR2 with LC Call Number and Subject Headings Since end of 2005: creation of Authority Records in Library of Congress Catalog All Core level records now following RDA rules Printed Publications services, from cataloguing to collection development 790 e-journals 220 publishers 430,000 items including articles and chapters 25,000 e-books 1/3 e-journals quality accredited Torrossa full text platform Torrossa: multiOS on mobile and desktop Conclusions Tools for a brighter future Availability Visibility Accessibility Sustainability Innovation THANK YOU!