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For Advice on Publishing in the Digital World, Scholars Turn to Campus Libraries
Howard, Jennifer
Chronicle of Higher Education, v55 n13 pA8 Nov 2008
"Rapidly changing" is the term most often used these days to describe the landscape of scholarly communication. Scholars have to clear new and higher hurdles as they bump up against copyright and fair-use issues, open-access mandates, and a baffling array of publication and dissemination models. Where can researchers find a guide to lead them through various 21st-century obstacle course? This article reports how libraries offer scholars a guide on new ways to publish and teach. More institutions are creating or beefing up offices and programs in scholarly communication or hiring librarians with expertise in copyright and intellectual property. This article also presents several individuals who describe their enhanced roles as scholarly communications officers.
Descriptors: Copyrights, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Faculty Publishing, Guidance, College Faculty, Intellectual Property, Role, Communications
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