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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
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
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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 …
Isr@Bucknell, Information Services And Resources, Bucknell University
Isr@Bucknell, Information Services And Resources, Bucknell University
ISR @ Bucknell
isr@bucknell was a newsletter published by Bucknell University's Information Services and Resources department (later Library and Information Technology). The publication served the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features included a letter from the Associate Vice President for Information Services and Resources, the "Ask ISR" column, and featured ISR web pages. This issue includes the following articles: "Ask ISR!" "The Critical Need for Professional Development," "Keeping ResNet Healthy: Quarantine and RBZ," "Faculty and Staff Were Asked, and the Survey Said," "Many Views of myBucknell," "New Voices, New Faces in Tech Support," "The Journal Collection adn the Revew …
Academic Libraries In Transition: Current Trends, Future Prospects, Gregory A. Smith
Academic Libraries In Transition: Current Trends, Future Prospects, Gregory A. Smith
Faculty Publications and Presentations
Academic libraries are in transition because of changes in the context of higher education. Changes in the world of information are even more radical: the displacement of paper, the primacy of the search engine, the emergence of the digital lifestyle, and innovative patterns of scholarly communication. Decreasing reliance on local collections is transforming the library as a physical destination. Traditional measures of library success have begun to be replaced. Given the superiority of other information professionals' data management skills, the role of academic librarians will shift toward the enablement of learning. This environment of upheaval will pose both opportunities and …
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
School of Information Faculty Publications
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 …