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ACRL Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics
Introduction to the Scholarly Introduction to the Scholarly Communications SystemCommunications System
Eventually, Steve looked up. His mother was nowhere in sight and this was certainly no longer the toy department.
Gary Larson
““In times of change In times of change learners learners inherit inherit the earth; while the earth; while the learned the learned find find themselves beautifully equipped to themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer deal with a world that no longer exists.”exists.”
Eric HofferEric HofferReflections on the Human Reflections on the Human Condition Condition (1973(1973))
Iterations in the life cycle of scholarshipIdea
research
peer review
data
publicationdissemination
manuscript
preservationexpansion/reformulation
copy editing
copyrights assignment
Formulation
Registration
Certification
Dissemination
Preservation
Iterations in the life cycle of scholarship
major participants in that life cycleresearchers
authorsfoundations
scholarly societies
federal agenciesuniversities
publisherslibraries
taxpaying public
AcademicLibraryPublisher
Editor
Peer Reviewers
CreationCreationManuscript & IP
DisseminationDisseminationPublication Publication (Registration (Registration and Certification)and Certification)
ReformulationReformulation
cost
AcademicLibrary
budget
Publisher
Editor
Peer Reviewers
CreationCreationIP
DisseminationDisseminationPublication Publication (Registration (Registration and Certification)and Certification)
pressure pointspressure points
IP
ReformulationReformulation
AcademicLibraryPublisher
Editor
Reviewers
most scholarly publications still mimic print:most scholarly publications still mimic print: linear, formal, publisher-coordinatedlinear, formal, publisher-coordinated
internetinternet
creationPublicationdisseminationreformulation
scholars are scholars are beginning to exploit beginning to exploit
the power of the Webthe power of the Web
Iterations in the life cycle of scholarshipIdea
research
peer review
data
publicationdissemination
manuscript
preservationexpansion/reformulation
copy editing
copyrights assignment
internetinternet
creationpublicationdisseminationreformulation
PUB
ED
P-R
LIB
What role, then, for What role, then, for publishers and libraries?publishers and libraries?
How can we/they add How can we/they add value in a new system?value in a new system?
internetinternet
creationpublicationdisseminationreformulation
Publishers
editor
Peer-reviewers
Libraries
Disaggregation of traditional system is in process…Disaggregation of traditional system is in process…
new models are popping upnew models are popping up
repositories e-journals
working papers data banks
preprints
““Scientific publishers should be terrified Scientific publishers should be terrified that some of the world’s best scientists, that some of the world’s best scientists, people at or near their research peak, …people at or near their research peak, …
are spending hundreds of hours each are spending hundreds of hours each year creating original research content year creating original research content
for their blogs, content that in many for their blogs, content that in many cases would be difficult or impossible to cases would be difficult or impossible to
publish in a conventional journal.publish in a conventional journal.
By comparison, journals are standing still.”By comparison, journals are standing still.”
Michael Nielsen, “Is scientific publishing about to be disrupted?”, blog post on The future of science, June 29, 2009
Function Old System New System
Formulation Alone or in laboratory with graduate students and colleagues
and…With colleagues all over the web
Registration Journal submissionBook publicationConference presentationWorking paper / Technical Report
and…BlogsDisciplinary repositoriesOpen notebooks
Certification Publishers through peer reviewUniversities indirectly through promotion and tenure
?
Dissemination LibrariesPublishers – journals and
monographsScholarly societies thru
publications & conferencesAbstract and Indexing Services
and…BlogsRepositoriesGoogle and other web search enginesFunding agency mandates
Archiving Libraries andCollaborations like Portico & Hathi TrustDisciplinary and institutional repositoriesPublishers
disruption:
Open Movement Open Movement
there’s more than one way to fund a scholarly distribution system
Goal: Goal: Build capacity to Build capacity to integrate scholarly integrate scholarly
communications awareness communications awareness and reform into our work as and reform into our work as
academic librariansacademic librarians
This work was created by Lee Van Orsdel and modified by Sarah L Shreeves for the ACRL National Conference, Scholarly
Communications 101 Workshop and last updated April 8,2010.
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