| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 424 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Global Studies in Libraries and Information ; v.2 |
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Global studies in libraries and information ; v.2.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 business models as well as the information habit of researchers, the politics of research funders, and the demand for scientific research as a public good. The book also investigates the democratization of science including how the information needs of knowledge workers outside academia can be embraced in future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [404]-416), and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science publishing.
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Scholarly publishing.
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Scholarly publishing
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Science publishing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
3110369990 |
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9783110369991 |
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