Anderson, Rick

Scholarly communication: what everyone needs to know / Rick Anderson - New Delhi: OUP, 2018. - xiv, 280 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270) and index.

Definitions and history -- Who are the scholars and why do they communicate? -- What does the scholarly communication marketplace look like? -- What is scholarly publication and what does it look like? -- What is the role of copyright? -- The role(s) of the library -- The role of the university press -- Google books and Hathitrust -- Needs and practices in STEM and HSS -- Metrics and altmetrics -- Metadata and why it matters -- Open access challenges and opportunities -- Problems and controversies -- The future of scholarly communication -- Conclusion.

9780190639457 (pbk. : alk. paper)


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