Overview
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What is Scholarly Communication? |
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Scholarly communication is the process by which academics, scholars, and researchers publish and disseminate their research. According to the website of the Bernard Becker Medical Library of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, scholarly communication is best defined as "the creation, transformation, dissemination and preservation of knowledge related to teaching, research and scholarly endeavors." Scholarly communication issues include the economics of scholarly book and journal publication, author rights, new models of publishing such as open access, institutional repositories, rights associated with access to federally funded research, and the preservation of our intellectual assets. |
Journal Pricing
| The Traditional Model |
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The traditional model of scholarly communication involves submission of a work for review and approval. Once published, institutions, particularly libraries, then purchase the published works from commercial publishers and provide access to their patrons. |
| The "Journal Crisis" |
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Due to increasing costs of works from commercial publishers, libraries have had to consider new models for the acquisition and dissemination of scholarly research. This process of ever-increasing journal costs and the library response is often referred to as the "journals crisis" but it is a phenonema that has been developing for some time. |
| Further Reading |
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A good bit of data has been assembled around this issue. Here are some links for further information about journal pricing and how this affects scholarly communication:
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% of List |
2009 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected % of Increase |
Projected 2010 Cost |
% of Cost |
Projected Overall % Increase |
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES CITATION INDEX |
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U.S. |
399 |
39.5 |
$56,888 |
24.8 |
7.0 |
$60,870 |
24.8 |
7.0% |
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NON-U.S. |
611 |
60.5 |
172,914 |
75.2 |
7.0 |
185,018 |
75.2 |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX |
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U.S. |
924 |
42.9 |
468,283 |
32.9 |
9.0 |
510,428 |
33.1 |
8.3 |
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NON-U.S. |
1,231 |
57.1 |
955,121 |
67.1 |
8.0 |
1,031,531 |
66.9 |
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SCIENCE CITATION INDEX |
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U.S. |
1,376 |
38.9 |
2,031,526 |
29.9 |
7.5 |
2,183,890 |
29.9 |
7.5 |
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NON-U.S. |
2,163 |
61.1 |
4,753,331 |
70.1 |
7.5 |
5,109,831 |
70.1 |
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PROJECTED OVERALL INCREASE FOR ALL
ISI TITLES: 7.6% |
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Scholarly Communication at ECU
October 19-23, 2009
http://www.openaccessweek.org
To broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access
Open Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations:
What’s Right for Me
Monday, October 19th, noon-1 pm, Brody
Blue Auditorium
Monday, October 19th, 4-5 pm,
Mendenhall 221
Presentation by
Jan Lewis, Associate Director, Academic
Library Services
Belinda Patterson, Assistant Dean,
Graduate School
Author’s Rights and Scholarly Communications Issues
Tuesday, October 20th, noon-1 pm, Brody
Blue Auditorium
Tuesday, October 20th, 3-4 pm,
Mendenhall 221
Presentation by
Kevin Smith, J.D., Scholarly
Communications Officer, Duke University
Open Access Journals: The Nuts and Bolts
The Experience of ECU Faculty
Wednesday, October 21st, 4-5 pm,
Flanagan 265
Panel discussion with
Diane Kester, PhD, Executive Editor,
and Sue Steinweg, Editor
of the
ECU College of Education’s Journal
of Curriculum and Instruction,
and
Biwu Yang, Coordinator of Platform Research and Development, Academic Outreach
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An RSVP is recommended. You may RSVP HERE |
For more Information:
Joyner Library: Joseph Thomas thomasw@ecu.edu
Laupus Library: Beth Ketterman kettermane@ecu.edu
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See our Open Access Week Flyer PDF
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| Joyner Library | Laupus Health Sciences Library |
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