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Changing paradigm in academic scholarly communication Abstract: The present article aimed to explore the changes took place over the period of time in scholarly communication process. The traditional scholarly communication process is compared and contrasted with open access driven scholarly communication process/model. Also it throws light on how the Web 2.0 has affected the way knowledge is created and disseminated. It also covers new avenues for peer review process, which is an integral part of scholarly communication process. The article ends with future of scholarly communication and the challenges ahead.
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Changing paradigm in Academic Scholarly Communication
Dr. Sarika Sawant, Asst. Professor, SHPT School of Library Science
Changing paradigm in Academic Scholarly Communication
Dr. Sarika Sawant, Asst. Professor, SHPT School of Library Science
UGC Sponsored State level conference on Academic Libraries inthe Electronic Era (ALEE2012) Electronic Resource Development and Access
on 17th and 18th January 2012
Scholarly Communication Defined
Scholarly Communication Defined
creating, creating,
disseminatingdisseminating
and preserving scientific knowledgeand preserving scientific knowledge
network of complex relationships between a number of players - authors, editors, publishers, distributors, librarians and most importantly consumers of scholarly information
Scholarly Communication in
Crisis
Scholarly Communication in
Crisis• Increasing control of scholarly journals industry
by the commercials firms • High cost of scholarly journals verses low
library budget• Shift from print to electronic form: the legal
framework • Battle of ownership verses access• Advent of open access publishing is a direct
threat to commercial publishers.• Growing awareness of utilization of money
generated from taxpayers
Transformation of scholarly communication
Transformation of scholarly communication
• Open Access Archives• Open Access Publishing• Other Means of Scholarly Communication:
Web 2.0
Traditional & Open access models
Traditional & Open access models
The essential differences between current mainstream scholarly publishing and Open
Access publishing
The essential differences between current mainstream scholarly publishing and Open
Access publishing
• The embargo period of article submission to its publication
• Traditional publishing mainly relies on commercial indexing services
• There are no consortia or negotiation or intermediaries
• Cost• Open access publishing is dominated by mainly
science and technology related subjects
Scholarly communication: Web 2.0
Scholarly communication: Web 2.0
• Author has a wide range of choice such as wikis, blogs, Knol ………..
• Rating services - Amazon, Digg replaces validation process
• Journal articles can be shared and discovered using Social bookmarking services such as Delicious
• Jointly writing of research reports
ReferencesReferences
• Ball, R. (2011). The Scholarly Communication of the Future: From Book Information to Problem Solving. Publishing Research Quarterly 27(1–12)
• Fidishun, D. (2010). The paradigm shift in scholarly communication: will publications perish? Retrieved July 25, 2011, from http://www.personal.psu.edu/dxf19/blogs/dolores_list_of_cfps/2010/03/the-paradigm-shift-in-scholarly-communication-will-publications-perish.html
• Kwasik, H., & Fulda, P.O. (2005). Open Access and Scholarly Communication -- A Selection of Key Web Sites. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 43, Retrieved August11, 2011, from http://www.istl.org/05-summer/internet.html
• Menefee, D. (n.d.) Web 2.0 and scholarly publishing. Retrieved July 9, 2011, from http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/lcn/0504/lcn050405.html
• Nikam, K., & Babu H. (2009). Moving from script to science 2.0 for scholarly communication. Webology, 6(1), Article 68. Retrieved June 25, 2011, from http://www.webology.org/2009/v6n1/a68.html
• Sawant, S.S. (2010). Institutional repository initiatives in India: a status report. PhD thesis dissertation. SNDT Women’s University.
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