UC Libraries / Shared Content Leadership Group: STAR Team Transformative Scholarly Initiative Evaluation Request Form
The Scholarly Transformation Advice and Review (STAR) Team is charged by the Shared Content Leadership Group (SCLG) to evaluate and make initial recommendations on UC consortial investment opportunities in potentially transformative scholarly communication initiatives.

What makes something transformative? A scholarly communication effort can be considered transformative when it is developed principally to:

a) remove or reduce impediments to the flow and availability of knowledge, especially of quality-filtered (peer-reviewed) material; or

b) create a more sustainable set of economic transactions among the stakeholders, especially payments from content consumers and originators to publishers for access to content.

In order to meet UC’s criteria for transformative investment, both of these attributes should ideally be present.  If only one is present, it should be judged to be significant. Examples of scholarly communication initiatives that are potential targets for UC investment through the use of these criteria include, but are not limited to:

 open access journals or monographs
 researcher and data identifier services
 altmetrics services
 scholarly sharing platforms
 preprint services
 data publication
 hosting services
 discovery tools


Here is the Review Process Flowchart: https://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/sclg/star/process_flowchart

See the full report on the development of STAR Team & the Transformative Criteria Toolkit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D6SumRqFEvGTZWKZeztkKgVST1x0i-OD/view?usp=sharing

UC groups should use this form to request a review of a scholarly initiative by the STAR Team. All requests and subsequent evaluations will be kept confidential within the UC system.

Send any questions regarding the STAR evaluation process or request form to: STARTEAM-L@LISTSERV.UCOP.EDU

Last updated: June 6, 2019
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Scholarly Initiative or Product information:
Scholarly Initiative name: *
Scholarly Initiative URL: *
Is this request for an expedited review? *
An expedited review may be requested for investments of $1000 or less per campus.
Provide a brief description of the scholarly initiative: *
Provide an overall baseline assessment of the quality of the resource: *
What is the transformative value of the scholarly initiative to the UC community? *
Costs:
If known, provide any list price, quote, or information about investment options (e.g., institutional membership or article processing fees).
Current investment status within UC:
Which campuses have financially invested in the scholarly initiative? Include level of investment and contact person at the campus, if known.
Current interest within UC:
Which campuses or groups have expressed interest in possibly investing in the scholarly initiative? Include level of interest and contact person at the campus, if known.
Provider or Publisher Information:
Provider Name: *
Representative name and title:
Representative email:
Requester Information:
Requesting UC group: *
Please specify SCLG, a CKG, a UC campus library, UC Office of Research, or other campus group from which your request is originating.
Name of person completing this form: *
Email of person completing this form: *
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