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Advances In Information Science, Jonathan Furner
Advances In Information Science, Jonathan Furner
Jonathan Furner
No abstract provided.
Developments In Library Scholarly Communication Services, Adrian K. Ho
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 Ii: Internal Impacts On The Library, With A Focus On Technical Services, Hillary Corbett
The Crisis In Scholarly Communication, Part Ii: Internal Impacts On The Library, With A Focus On Technical Services, Hillary Corbett
Hillary Corbett
This article, the second in a two-part series, focuses on the roles that various library departments can and should play in the development of a robust scholarly communication program. It discusses how the crisis in scholarly communication affects different work areas and groups of staff. A whole-library approach to addressing the crisis can reveal how each department's responsibilities require management of different scholarly communication issues. The article also addresses the ways in which technical services is particularly impacted by the crisis in scholarly communication in order to provide a more in-depth analysis of how a discrete work area within the …
The Crisis In Scholarly Communication, Part I: Understanding The Issues And Engaging Your Faculty, Hillary Corbett
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
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
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
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 …