Scholarly Communication in General
Scholarly Communication Column from College and Rearch Libraries News.
A listing of past articles written on various topics in SC.
Kathleen A. Newman, Deborah D. Blecic, and Kimberly Armstrong. Scholarly Communication Education Initiatives. SPEC kit, 299. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2007.
Lee C. Van Orsdel “The State of Scholarly Communications: An Environmental Scan of Emerging Issues, Pitfalls, and Possibilities.” The Serials Librarian. 52.1/2 (2007): 191-209.
Scholarly Publishing
ARL: A Bimonthly Report, no. 252/253 (June/August 2007) Special Double Issue on University Publishing..
Laura Brown, Rebecca Griffiths, and Matthew Rascoff. University Publishing in a Digital Age. Ithaka Report 2007..
Julian H. Fisher. “Scholarly Publishing Re-invented: Real Costs and Real Freedoms.” The Journal of Electronic Publishing. 11.2 (Spring 2008).
Michael Furlough. "University presses and scholarly communication." College & Research Libraries News. 69.1 (Jan. 2008): 32.
Karla L. Hahn. "Research Library Publishing Services: New Options for University Publishing."Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2008. A study of publishing services offered by ARL member libraries that provides valuable context for librarians and campus leaders considering the opportunities offered by this rapidly emerging research library role.
Open Access
Joseph J. Esposito. “Open Access 2.0: Access to Scholarly Publication Moves to a New Phase.” The Journal of Electronic Publishing. 11.2 (Spring 2008).
Anna K. Hood. Open Access Resources. SPEC kit, 300. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2007.
John Willinsky. The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2006.
Access to the Literature: The Debate Continues
The Nature web focus began in March 2004, with an introductory article by Declan Butler. Between March and September 2004, thirty-five commissioned articles discuss the pros and cons of open access from a variety of viewpoints.
Digital Repositories
Charles W. Bailey. Institutional Repositories. SPEC kit, 292. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries, 2006.
Ronald C. Jantz, Myoung C. Wilson. “Institutional Repositories: Faculty Deposits, Marketing, and the Reform of Scholarly Communication.” Journal of Academic Librarianship. 34.3 (May 2008): 186+
Tyler O. Walter. “Reinventing the Library-How Repositories Are Causing Librarians to Rethink Their Professional Roles.” Portal : Libraries and the Academy. 7.2 (April 2007)
Faculty/Campus Issues
Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication: Survey Findings from the University Of California. University of California, Office of Scholarly Communication and the California Digital Library eScholarship Program in association with Greenhouse Associates, Inc., 2007.
Richard Fyffe, William C. Welburn. “ETDs, scholarly communication, and campus collaboration.” College & Research Libraries News. 69.3 (Mar. 2008): 152.
Carol Ann Hughes. “The Case for Scholars' Management of Author Rights.” Portal : Libraries and the Academy. 6.2 (April 2006).
James G. Neal. “Faculty attitudes about scholarly communication trends and issues : tribal differences at Columbia University.” Hugh A. Thompson, ed.. Sailing into the Future: Charting Our Destiny : Proceedings of the Thirteenth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, March 29-April 1, 2007, Baltimore, Maryland. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2007.
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Campus Outreach to Scholarly Society Leaders, Editors, and Membe
Fri, 07/17/2009 - 09:31 — Kara MalenfantThe Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a new guide on outreach to scholarly society leaders to assist libraries in developing positive, supportive relationships with leaders, editors, and members of academic scholarly societies affiliated with their institutions. The guide "Campus Outreach to Scholarly Society Leaders, Editors, and Members: Promoting positive change and a continuing role for scholarly societies" is freely availabile at http://www.arl.org/sc/faculty/coi/coitalkpoints2009.shtml
Google Book Search Bibliography
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 16:55 — Kara MalenfantCharles W. Bailey, Jr.
Version 4: 6/29/2009
Presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Available at http://digital-scholarship.org/gbsb/archive/04/gbsb.htm
Making the Case for an Institutional Repository to Your Provost
Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:19 — Kara MalenfantJean-Gabriel Bankier, Courtney Smith, and Kathleen Cowan. Berkeley Electronic Press. May 2009. http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=ir_res...
New OCLC Report: Scholarly Information Practices
Wed, 02/18/2009 - 10:55 — Kara MalenfantScholarly Information Practices in the Online Environment: Themes from the Literature and Implications for Library Service Development. (OCLC, 2009). Per press release "This report provides an expert review of the burgeoning literature on disciplinary research behaviors, synthesizes findings from decades of research on scholarly information practices and identifies key implications for libraries." http://www.oclc.org/programs/news/2009-01-23.htm. It would seem that this report speaks to a research possibility articulated in the Nov 2007 white paper by the ACRL Scholarly Communication Committee: "Establishing a Research Agenda for Scholarly Communication: A Call for Community Engagement" http://www.acrl.ala.org/scresearchagenda/index.php?title=Theme_3:_How_Sc...