Untying knots and joining dots: the role of librarians in the scholarly communication environment
This opinion piece on the role of libraries in the scholarly communication environment covers the following issues: the notion of librarians as the proxies and ‘middleware’ of the scholarly communications landscape; the need for librarians to be willing to adapt their practices in order to ease some...
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doaj-87059a287e9944e191180cb39df8e57b2020-11-24T21:04:21ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal 2048-77542015-03-01281788210.1629/uksg.158213Untying knots and joining dots: the role of librarians in the scholarly communication environmentMartin Wolf0University of LiverpoolThis opinion piece on the role of libraries in the scholarly communication environment covers the following issues: the notion of librarians as the proxies and ‘middleware’ of the scholarly communications landscape; the need for librarians to be willing to adapt their practices in order to ease some of the complexities inherent in research communications; a plea for publishers to provide simpler, more straightforward and transparent subscription and open access (OA) offers to libraries; and some thoughts on where rapid developments in digital technologies might lead the information professions.http://insights.uksg.org/articles/158role of libraries |
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This opinion piece on the role of libraries in the scholarly communication environment covers the following issues: the notion of librarians as the proxies and ‘middleware’ of the scholarly communications landscape; the need for librarians to be willing to adapt their practices in order to ease some of the complexities inherent in research communications; a plea for publishers to provide simpler, more straightforward and transparent subscription and open access (OA) offers to libraries; and some thoughts on where rapid developments in digital technologies might lead the information professions. |
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