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Scholarly communication, in addition to referring to the disciplinary practices that structure the dissemination of scholarly knowledge, has become shorthand for two meanings: on the one hand, it refers to an analytic "author/reader" framework that seeks critical understanding of the entire life cycle of scholarly knowledge and the connected roles of researchers, teachers, students, funders, libraries, publishers, and other kinds of agencies in the creation, dissemination, critique, reuse, and preservation of knowledge.
creator Fyffe, Richard (Faculty/Staff)
Title Scholarly Communication and Liberal Arts College Libraries
supporting host Grinnell College. Libraries
Index Date 2012
Publisher American Library Association
Genre Book objects
Digital Origin born digital
Extent 12 pages
Media Type application/pdf
citation/reference Fyffe, Richard. 'Scholarly Communication and Liberal Arts College Libraries' in Reflecting on the future of academic and public libraries / [edited by] Peter Hernon and Joseph R. Matthews. Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013. pp 106-114.
description Scholarly communication, in addition to referring to the disciplinary practices that structure the dissemination of scholarly knowledge, has become shorthand for two meanings: on the one hand, it refers to an analytic "author/reader" framework that seeks critical understanding of the entire life cycle of scholarly knowledge and the connected roles of researchers, teachers, students, funders, libraries, publishers, and other kinds of agencies in the creation, dissemination, critique, reuse, and preservation of knowledge. On the other hand, it embraces a public policy advocacy framework that critically examines the economic and legal relationships that constrain or facilitate the creation and flow of scholarly knowledge, urging recognition that knowledge is a kind of commons, with each discovery or innovation dependent on the accomplishments of earlier scholars. Despite the strong connections between the scholarly communications reform movement and research universities and research libraries, the economic, technological, and cultural changes under way in scholarly publishing affect many types of higher education institutions. Liberal arts colleges and their libraries also have a deep stake in the availability of scholarly literature and active engagement in efforts to illuminate and reform the scholarly publishing system, and have actively contributed to the movement. Many of the open access initiatives associated with the scholarly communication reform movement are directly relevant to the inquiry-based pedagogy characteristic of liberal arts college education.
Language English
Topic Information literacy
Topic Communication in learning and scholarship
Topic Scholarly publishing
Topic Universities and colleges
Topic Academic libraries -- Collection development
Topic Open access publishing
Topic Collection development (Libraries)
Geographic United States
Keyword Undergraduate education
Keyword Scholarly communication
Keyword Liberal arts colleges
Classification Z
Related Item Faculty Scholarship
Related Item Scholarship at Grinnell
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/5075
Identifier (local) grinnell:5075
Access Condition Copyright to this work is held by the author(s), in accordance with United States copyright law (USC 17). Readers of this work have certain rights as defined by the law, including but not limited to fair use (17 USC 107 et seq.).
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