Presenter Name Presenter Institution ACRL Scholarly Communication 101: Starting with the Basics Introduction to the Scholarly Communications System

Eventually, Steve looked up. His mother was nowhere in sight and this was certainly no longer the toy department. Gary Larson

“In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” Eric Hoffer Reflections on the Human Condition (1973)

Iterations in the life cycle of scholarship Idea research peer review data publication dissemination manuscript preservation expansion/reformulation copy editing copyrights assignment

Formulation Registration Certification Dissemination Preservation Iterations in the life cycle of scholarship

major participants in that life cycle researchers authors foundations scholarly societies federal agencies universities publishers libraries taxpaying public

Academic Library Publisher Editor Peer ReviewersCreation Manuscript & IP Dissemination Publication (Registration and Certification) Reformulation

disruption: economic model proved unsustainable

cost Academic Library budget Publisher Editor Peer ReviewersCreation IP Dissemination Publication (Registration and Certification) pressure points IP Reformulation

Web disruption: Web

Academic Library Publisher Editor Reviewers most scholarly publications still mimic print: linear, formal, publisher-coordinated linear, formal, publisher-coordinated

internet creation Publication dissemination reformulation scholars are beginning to exploit the power of the Web

Iterations in the life cycle of scholarship Idea research peer review data publication dissemination manuscript preservation expansion/reformulation copy editing copyrights assignment

internet creation publication dissemination reformulation PUB ED P-R LIB What role, then, for publishers and libraries? How can we/they add value in a new system?

internet creation publication dissemination reformulation Publishers editor Peer-reviewers Libraries Disaggregation of traditional system is in process…

new models are popping up new models are popping up repositories e-journals working papers data banks preprints

“Scientific publishers should be terrified that some of the world’s best scientists, people at or near their research peak, …are spending hundreds of hours each year creating original research content for their blogs, content that in many cases would be difficult or impossible to publish in a conventional journal. By comparison, journals are standing still.” Michael Nielsen, “Is scientific publishing about to be disrupted?”, blog post on The future of science, June 29, 2009

FunctionOld SystemNew System FormulationAlone or in laboratory with graduate students and colleagues  and… With colleagues all over the web RegistrationJournal submission Book publication Conference presentation Working paper / Technical Report  and… Blogs Disciplinary repositories Open notebooks CertificationPublishers through peer review Universities indirectly through promotion and tenure ? DisseminationLibraries Publishers – journals and monographs Scholarly societies thru publications & conferences Abstract and Indexing Services  and… Blogs Repositories Google and other web search engines Funding agency mandates ArchivingLibraries  and Collaborations like Portico & Hathi Trust Disciplinary and institutional repositories Publishers

disruption: Open Movement

disruption: Open Movement power of ‘open’

disruption: Open Movement access grows impact

disruption: Open Movement taxpayers should have access to the research they fund

disruption: Open Movement universities create new knowledge for the good of society

disruption: Open Movement there’s more than one way to fund a scholarly distribution system

Reform

Goal: Build capacity to integrate scholarly communications awareness and reform into our work as academic librarians

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This work was created by Lee Van Orsdel and modified by Sarah L Shreeves for the ACRL National Conference, Scholarly Communications 101 Workshop and last updated April 8,2010. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.