Shaping the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication
Location
Room 2078
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
January 2013
Abstract
Disciplinary values and conventions inform scholars’ use of new technologies for disseminating their research. This presentation summarizes the findings of a six-year qualitative study of scholars in 7 academic disciplines (the Mellon-funded Future of Scholarly Communication Project at UC Berkeley), to discuss emerging opportunities and challenges for scholarly communication enabled by digital technologies, from enhanced publication and data curation, to scholarly blogging and public engagement.
Shaping the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication
Room 2078
Disciplinary values and conventions inform scholars’ use of new technologies for disseminating their research. This presentation summarizes the findings of a six-year qualitative study of scholars in 7 academic disciplines (the Mellon-funded Future of Scholarly Communication Project at UC Berkeley), to discuss emerging opportunities and challenges for scholarly communication enabled by digital technologies, from enhanced publication and data curation, to scholarly blogging and public engagement.
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