Scholarly communication in networked environment: problems and prospects Vimal kumar V. Asian School of Business Technopark Trivandrum

Scholarly communication The peer reviewed literature published upon completion of research. -Rowlands and Huntington Scholarly communication is the method and route by which academic information is passed from author to the reader, via various intermediaries such as libraries and publishers. -The Library Service, University College London

The peer reviewed literature published upon completion of research.

-Rowlands and Huntington

Scholarly communication is the method and route by which academic information is passed from author to the reader, via various intermediaries such as libraries and publishers.

-The Library Service, University College London

Functions of Scholarly Communication Registration Certification Awareness Archiving Rewarding Herbert Van de Sompel

Registration

Certification

Awareness

Archiving

Rewarding

Herbert Van de Sompel

Problem Statement Copyright High subscription rates Delays in getting print version Increasing number of journals Access of technology

Copyright

High subscription rates

Delays in getting print version

Increasing number of journals

Access of technology

Advantages of publishing in WWW Low cost Fast publication Fast review process Easy distribution Multimedia support Easy update Hypertext More collaborative features

Low cost

Fast publication

Fast review process

Easy distribution

Multimedia support

Easy update

Hypertext

More collaborative features

New scholarly publication models Open access journals Institutional repositories Blog Podcasting Wiki

Open access journals

Institutional repositories

Blog

Podcasting

Wiki

Open Access Free availability of peer-reviewed literature on the public internet, permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles. Open access outlets Open access journals Institutional repositories

Free availability of peer-reviewed literature on the public internet, permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles.

Open access outlets

Open access journals

Institutional repositories

Open Access Journals A journal which is freely available online worldwide and does not rely upon the traditional subscription based business model to generate revenue.

A journal which is freely available online worldwide and does not rely upon the traditional subscription based business model to generate revenue.

Institutional repositories A publicly accessible repository (archive) where all the work published by researchers/authors affiliated with the university/academy can be posted online.

A publicly accessible repository (archive) where all the work published by researchers/authors affiliated with the university/academy can be posted online.

Blog Blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. Blogs typically report and comment on topics of interest to the author.

Blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. Blogs typically report and comment on topics of interest to the author.

Features of blogging Speedy feedback Facilitating connections between users Healthy discussions Free to the reader No need for a central publisher

Speedy feedback

Facilitating connections between users

Healthy discussions

Free to the reader

No need for a central publisher

Wiki Wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it. It can be used to create a knowledge base encouraging collaboration of experts in a particular area. Fetures Easy editing Collaborative platform for knowledge creation

Wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.

It can be used to create a knowledge base encouraging collaboration of experts in a particular area.

Fetures

Easy editing

Collaborative platform for knowledge creation

Podcast Podcasting is delivering audio content to iPods and other portable media players on demand, so that it can be listened to at the user’s convenience. Advantages Very little investment Easy broadcasting On demand broadcast Low demand of bandwidth

Podcasting is delivering audio content to iPods and other portable media players on demand, so that it can be listened to at the user’s convenience.

Advantages

Very little investment

Easy broadcasting

On demand broadcast

Low demand of bandwidth

Problems with scholarly communication in WWW Community acceptance Funding Technical Competition and secrecy

Community acceptance

Funding

Technical

Competition and secrecy

New hopes Cry for access of public funded research output Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA). EC Open Access Petition Open access in India Author addendums Growing number of open access journals

Cry for access of public funded research output

Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA).

EC Open Access Petition

Open access in India

Author addendums

Growing number of open access journals

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