Researchers and scholarly communications: an evolving interdependency

Prosser, David C . Researchers and scholarly communications: an evolving interdependency., 2013 In: The Future of Scholarly Communication. Facet Publishing. [Book chapter]

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English abstract

Scholarly communication is not just about communication. It is not the final stage of the publication process, solely a means of providing the ‘minutes of science’. Rather, it is a vital part of the research process itself, inspiring researchers along new avenues of discovery and enabling the creation of connections between concepts and people. The ways in which researchers disseminate their research have changed and developed over the four centuries since the launch of the first scientific journals. But it can be argued that scholarly communication has in turn affected the way in which researchers behave. This chapter explores some of the interaction and interdependencies between researchers and scholarly communication. It also describes how the move to online, electronic publishing might further influence the research process.

Item type:	Book chapter
Keywords:	Journals, Open access, Researchers
Subjects:	A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field. E. Publishing and legal issues. > EZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user:	Dr David C Prosser
Date deposited:	26 Aug 2013 11:16
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:27
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/19914

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