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The Future of Scholarly Communication
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Global thought-leaders define the future of research communication.
Governments and societies globally agree that a vibrant and productive research community underpins a successful knowledge economy but the context, mechanisms and channels of research communication are in flux. As the pace of change quickens there needs to be analysis of new trends and drivers, their implications and a future framework. The editors draw together the informed commentary of internationally-renowned experts from all sectors and backgrounds to define the future of research communication.
A comprehensive introduction by Michael Jubb is followed by two sections examining changing research behaviour and the roles and responsibilities of other key actors including researchers, funders, universities, research institutes, publishers, libraries and users.
Key topics include:
Changing ways of sharing research in chemistry
Supporting qualitative research in the humanities and social sciences
Creative communication in a 'publish or perish' culture
Cybertaxonomy
Coping with the data deluge
Social media and scholarly communications
The changing role of the publisher in the scholarly communications process
Researchers and scholarly communications
The changing role of the journal editor
The view of the research funder
Changing institutional research strategies
The role of the research library
The library users' view.
This is essential reading for all concerned with the rapidly evolving scholarly communications landscape, including researchers, librarians, publishers, funders, academics and HE institutions.
Readership: Researchers, librarians, publishers, funders, academics and HE institutions.
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I would recommend this book to the people who want to know more about scholarly communication and to those who know quite a lot about it and would like to expand their understanding. All the chapters are written in an accessible style and most of them have a moment of intrigue and surprise in them. -- Information Research I would recommend this book to the people who want to know more about scholarly communication and to those who know quite a lot about it and would like to expand their understanding. All the chapters are written in an accessible style and most of them have a moment of intrigue and surprise in them -- Information Research "This collection expertly outlines the key areas of flux and uncertainty in scholarly communication." -- Research Fortnight In The Future of Scholarly Communication, editors Shorley and Jubb capture the sense of "ferment" that currently exists on this topic through the voices of contributing disciplinary researchers, publishers, and librarians...The volume is important because it demonstrates that changes taking place now are likely affecting all scholars in every field and will greatly affect academic and research libraries worldwide. -- Technicalities While admitting the complexity of the field and key uncertainties, this work nevertheless explores both current issues in scholarly communication and some likely futures. The growth of open access (OA) and simultaneous difficulty in preserving peer review are just two of the subjects which receive attention here, within the context of the "publish or perish" framework. Shorley (scholarly communications advisor, Imperial College) and Jubb (Research Information Network) deliberately chose contributors from a broad range of specialties and perspectives. -- Reference and Research Book News The collection is comprehensive and noteworthy for the clarity and readability of its contributions. The authors come from different backgrounds in science and information science. -- Australian Academic & Research Libraries