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Move Over Law Journal, There's a Whole New Scholarship Frontier out There

Jan Novak, Associate Director jan.novak@law.csuohio.edu | November 20, 2008 - 11:52

Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication, a new study released by the Association of Research Libraries, takes a look at the variety of digital scholarly resources used by members of the academy today, how they parallel and also how they deviate from their print counterparts, and notes several trends in the scholarship landscape. Among the trends and issues noted:

  • Every academic discipline is experiencing digital innovations, although multimedia elements and advanced communication tools are appearing more often in the sciences than the humanities
  • Traditions of scholarly culture, such as credentialing, peer review and citation metrics dominate in the digital environment
  • Multimedia and Web 2.0 applications are being used to create new forms of scholarship with no print equivalent such as video articles, data sites, peer reviewed reader commentary
  • Establishing credibility and reputation for quality is a critical issue for all forms of digital publications in order to attract and impact scholars
  • Continued sustainability, especially for open access resources, requires new economic models to replace traditional subscription support

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