Shaping the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication

Presenter Information

Sophia Krzys Acord

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.

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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.