[nfais-l] University of Virginia and Scholarly Communication

[Jill O'Neill]

NFAIS members may want to print out the report available today from the
Scholarly Communication Institute at the University of Virginia:

http://www.uvasci.org/current-institute/sci-8-report/

 

Key Quote from the Summary of the Report:

In the Web environment readers and users are also authors, expecting to
annotate, review, and re-use content. The role of publisher is now
additionally played by libraries, scholars, students, and indeed anyone who
posts content directly to the Web. That said, most participants-though not
all-see the role of scholarly presses remaining as great as ever, if not
greater, because the need to vet and validate content, prepare a manuscript
for publication and long-term sustainability, and capture a user's scarce
attention all require the skills that publishers have cultivated over the
decades.

(added emphasis mine)

 

Jill O'Neill

Director, Planning & Communication

NFAIS

(v) 215-893-1561

(email) jilloneill at nfais.org

 

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