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2010

Scholarly communication

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Developments In Library Scholarly Communication Services, Adrian K. Ho Jun 2010

Developments In Library Scholarly Communication Services, Adrian K. Ho

Adrian K. Ho

This presentation discusses the strategies used to develop a scholarly communication program at The University of Western Ontario. It also touches on how academic librarians can get involved in scholarly communication services.


The Crisis In Scholarly Communication, Part I: Understanding The Issues And Engaging Your Faculty, Hillary Corbett May 2010

The Crisis In Scholarly Communication, Part I: Understanding The Issues And Engaging Your Faculty, Hillary Corbett

Hillary Corbett

Given the rising costs of journal subscriptions and the difficulty that authors have in retaining rights to their own works, reform in the scholarly publishing industry is needed. This article, the first in a two-part series, presents an overview of the crisis in scholarly communication and discusses the groundwork that must be laid in order to develop successful programs to address the crisis on college and university campuses. As the de facto centers of scholarship and research on campus, libraries must educate faculty and advocate for more sustainable publishing models. Programs developed by the Boston Library Consortium and its member …


Scholarly Communication And Content Recruitment For Institutional Repository (Presentation For Gradlis 9315), Adrian K. Ho Mar 2010

Scholarly Communication And Content Recruitment For Institutional Repository (Presentation For Gradlis 9315), Adrian K. Ho

Adrian K. Ho

No abstract provided.


Recognizing Opportunities: Conversational Openings To Promote Positive Scholarly Communication Change, Adrian K. Ho, Daniel R. Lee Feb 2010

Recognizing Opportunities: Conversational Openings To Promote Positive Scholarly Communication Change, Adrian K. Ho, Daniel R. Lee

Adrian K. Ho

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Coming Home: Scholarly Publishing Returns To The University, Linda L. Phillips Jan 2010

Coming Home: Scholarly Publishing Returns To The University, Linda L. Phillips

Linda L. Phillips

For more than two decades visionary university administrators and librarians have urged the scholarly community to recognize the value of its intellectual capital beyond promotion, tenure, and academic prominence. Publishing in its broadest sense encompasses the production and dissemination of information for public access; scholarly publishing includes peer-reviewed literature in books and journals, as well as conference papers, technical reports, working papers, data sets and emerging forms of scholarship presented in numerous multimedia formats. Today’s academic publishing environment is a complex amalgam of technological capability, economic realities, and emerging social networking practices pushing the boundaries of the traditional scholarly publishing …