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Institutional Repository Task Force Report, Connie Foster, Rose Davis, Jack Montgomery, Nelda Sims
Institutional Repository Task Force Report, Connie Foster, Rose Davis, Jack Montgomery, Nelda Sims
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A report of the University Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force, Western Kentucky University, with considerations and recommendations to the dean of University Libraries for launching a digital research repository that captures the scholarly and creative output of the University's faculty, staff, and students, who have faculty sponsors.
The Impact Of Scholarly Communication On Lis Education, Carol Tenopir
The Impact Of Scholarly Communication On Lis Education, Carol Tenopir
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Measuring Total Readings Of Journal Articles., Donald W. King, Carol Tenopir, Michael Clarke
Measuring Total Readings Of Journal Articles., Donald W. King, Carol Tenopir, Michael Clarke
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
There have been hundreds, perhaps thousands, of studies of journal reading by professionals in such fields as science, engineering, medicine, law, social science and the humanities. These studies have been done for many reasons, including research to better understand professional communication patterns and the role this plays in their work. Some studies also focus on providing specific information to journal system participants such as publishers, librarians, other intermediaries and their funders. In this article we present a description of a little used but powerful method of observing reading by scientists (1). This method is designed to measure the …
Digital Dilemmas: The Transformation Of Scholarly Discourse In The Humanities, Anna H. Perrault
Digital Dilemmas: The Transformation Of Scholarly Discourse In The Humanities, Anna H. Perrault
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The last two decades of the 20th century brought rapid and cataclysmic change to the industrialized world with the introduction and then invasion of computer technology into every aspect of life. Dissemination of scholarly research in many disciplines had migrated from journals and books produced by scholarly societies and university presses to the for-profit sector. As the corporate publishers began reaping profits from the scholarly enterprise, electronic publication and “taking back” the publication of research were solutions proposed to make the dissemination of research affordable for academe. The research library and scholarly publishing communities are collaborating in the establishment of …