Scholarly Communication

MAKERS OF THE MEDIA MIND: JOURNALISM EDUCATORS AND THEIR IDEAS edited by William David Sloan (Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1990—$49.95/27.50, ISBN 0-8058-0698-9 hard, 0-8058-0699-7 paper, 357 pp.)

LIBRARIES AND SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES: THE HISTORICAL DIMENSION edited by Phyllis Dain and John Y. Cole (Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1990—$37.95, ISBN 0-313-26807-X, 164 pp.)

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION AND BIBLIOMETRICS edited by Christine L. Borgman (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1990—$38.00, ISBN 0-8039-3879-9, 363 pp.)     

Trust and Authority in Scholarly Communications in the Light of the Digital Transition: setting the scene for a major study

The paper provides the results of the first phase of the research project Trust and Authority in Scholarly Communications in the Light of the Digital Transition. It provides for an examination of the behaviours and attitudes of academic researchers as producers and consumers of scholarly information resources in the digital era in respect to how they determine authority and trustworthiness in the sources they use, cite, and publish in. The first phase of the study utilized focus groups to formulate research questions for the project as a whole. It provided the direction for the literature review, interviews, and questionnaires studies that would follow. Fourteen focus groups were held in the UK and US in order to obtain this information. A total of 66 science and social science researchers participated. The main findings were: (a) researchers play down difficulties of establishing trustworthiness, not because there are none, but because they have well‐developed methods of establishing trust; (b) citation‐derived metrics are becoming more important in regard to where researchers publish; (c) social media are ancillary to research, but are used for promotion of research and idea generation; (d) researchers are suspicious and confused about open access, but less so if produced by a traditional publisher; (e) there was a uniformity of perceptions/behaviour of researchers irrespective of differences in subject, country, and age; (f) although some early career researchers behave the same as their more senior colleagues this is because of a fear of the system: they actually think differently.     

Scholarly Journal Prices

No abstract available for this article.     

学术探索与学报质量

探索性是高级学术期刊的重要质量指标之一。本文结合办刊实践经验对学术探索与学报质量的关系做了分析探讨,提出了探索性是超前思维的源泉;开展百家争鸣是提高学报质量的有效途径等观点。     

Australian Scholarly Journals

A sample of Australian journals in the natural and social sciences has been analysed with regard to their editorial procedures, costs, revenues, marketing, production methods and general well-being. The analysis shows that many scholarly journals have problems with management, marketing and distribution, and do not cover their costs. Most journals are increasingly subsidized by members of their parent societies or from other sources, and their longer-term future is unclear. The separation in most societies of the editing function from the policy and financial functions is thought to contribute to this situation, which in many cases is simply not yet recognized by those closest to it.     

学术出版与高校图书馆

学术出版商是学术专著的供应者,高校图书馆是学术专著的购买者和使用者.学术出版与高校图书馆是学术出版链上的两个重要组成部分.高校图书馆学术专著采购经费的紧缩对学术出版商及自身都造成严重影响.双方必须正确认识各自角色与职责,共同保障学术出版生态链的平衡与活力.     

王亚南与学术期刊

王亚南的一生成功创办了多种社会科学学术期刊,作为一名学者型的编辑,王亚南办刊必然受到他的治学经历、治学观的影响,由此形成了独特的办刊思想:治学为办刊之本;办刊当以引领时代趋势为己任;办刊要"百家争鸣";办刊是培养学术新人的重要方式之一.探讨并学习王亚南的办刊思想,对今天的学术期刊以至编辑出版事业的发展仍具有启发意义.     

Access to Scholarly Literature

Journal circulation data from a research library is analyzed to test the theory that the availability of online periodical indexes improves access to journals and subsequently increases their usage. DBase software is used to analyze circulation statistics for faculty, doctoral students, professional staff, and visiting scholars.     

Scholarly Information and Serials in Latin America

No abstract available for this article.     

Technology and Quality in Educational Scholarly Communication

ABSTRACT

The move to electronic forms of communication has changed the way educational research is communicated. In particular, it has led to an increased reliance on journals. This change has been more precipitous than one might expect. As journals become a larger proportion of the body of current scholarship, authors and readers seek new methods of determining and communicating journal quality. Methods that have worked for researchers in the sciences are not directly transferable to the education discipline. This paper examines existing tools and looks for new methods of assessing quality in journal publishing. This article was developed from a paper presented at the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) conference in Spring 2007.     

The Economics of Scholarly Publishing

SUMMARY

The three presentations in this session provide an introduction to the economic challenges faced by small scholarly publishers. The first talk reviews trends in the library market and publishing trends of increased monopolization; the second describes the demands of technological innovation; and the final talk presents a budgetary case study from a medium-sized society publisher evaluating the impact of dropping the production of print journals. After the three talks, a list of eight recommendations for alleviating the pressure on small publishers was presented for audience discussion. The three speakers are all active in the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and invite a closer collaboration with NASIG. Kasdorf is a Past President and Ivins and Seitter are Board members. All three are committee chairs or co-chairs.     

Scholarly Journals at the Crossroads

Scholarly journals have served he academic community well for almost 350 years. They are thoroughly embedded in the process of scholarly communication. These journals have developed their own genres and formats, supporting scholarship in subtle ways. As we move into the electronic age, scholarly journals will evolve and change. The role of librarians and scholars in guiding and nurturing the evolution of these journals into new forms is examined.     

Academic Librarians and Mediation in Controversial Scholarly Communication

No abstract available for this article.     

Web2．0对Lib2．0的影响

通过阐述Web2．0的概念、特点和技术,以及对Lib2．0的概述,分别从技术创新、服务创新两个不同的角度,论述了Web2．0的发展对Lib2．0的影响。Lib2．0趋向的成熟化。最终将把图书馆的数字化推向一个新台阶。     

Match Point: Duplication and the Scholarly Record: The Online Catalogue and Repository Interoperability Study (OCRIS), and Its Findings on Duplication and Authority Control in OPACs and IRs

This article summarizes the methodology and findings of the Online Catalogue and Repository Interoperability Study (OCRIS), a project recently carried out by the Centre for Digital Library Research at the University of Strathclyde, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). In the context of the Online Public Access Catalogs (OPAC) and the recent development of the Institutional Repository (IR) within Higher Education Institutions in the United Kingdom, it considers issues of metadata quality, name authority control, and standardized subject headings, as well as departmental and institutional workflows. It also considers duplication and scope overlap within institutions with more than one IR.     

关于构建“书香安庆”的思考和对策建议

书香社会是人类社会文明进步的重要标志,构建书香社会是当今世界发展的潮流和共识,也已成为党和国家文化强国的战略指向。构建书香安庆是时代和现实发展的客观需要,并从战略高度和长远角度对如何构建"书香安庆"提出了一些具有针对性和可操作性的对策建议。