Open AccessWhat is Publishing? (1)
Author(s) -
Amy Brand,
James Butcher,
Meg Buzzi,
Kathleen Fitzpatrick,
Ann Gabriel,
Rikk Mulligan,
Vivian Siegel,
Matt Spitzer,
Jamie Ver
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open scholarship initiative proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-6236
DOI - 10.13021/g8j30m
Subject(s) - publishing , scholarly communication , political science , scientific publishing , library science , sociology , media studies , public relations , law , computer science
What do we mean by publishing in today’s world? What should be the goals of scholarly publishing? What are the ideals to which scholarly publishing should aspire? What roles might scholarly publishers have in the future? What scenarios exist where publishers continue to play a vital role but information moves more freely? What impact might these reforms have on the health of publishers? Scholarly societies? Science research? Why?