Access to scientific research : challenges facing communications in STM /

The debate about access to scientific research raises questions about the current effectiveness of scholarly communication processes. This book explores, from an independent point of view, the current state of the STM (science/technology/medicine) publishing market, new publishing technologies, and...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Brown, David J. (Writer on science)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2015.
Collection:Global studies in libraries and information ; v.2.
Sujets:
Science publishing.
Scholarly publishing.
Édition scientifique.
Édition savante.
Scholarly publishing
Science publishing
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Background
  • Definitions
  • Aims, objectives, and methodology
  • Setting the scene
  • Information society
  • Drivers for change
  • A dysfunctional STM scene?
  • Comments on the dysfunctionality of STM publishing
  • The main stakeholders
  • Search and discovery
  • Impact of Google
  • Psychological issues
  • Users of research outputs
  • Underlying sociological developments
  • Social media and social networking
  • Forms of article delivery
  • Future communication trends
  • Academic knowledge workers
  • Unaffiliated knowledge workers
  • The professions
  • Small and medium enterprises
  • Citizen scientists
  • Learned societies
  • Business models
  • Open access
  • Political initiatives
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Research questions addressed.

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