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November 17, 2008

Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication

The Association of Research Libraries and the Ithaka group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the use of information technologies in higher education, have issued a report, Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication.  The eight models are:

  1. E-only journals
  2. Reviews
  3. Preprints and working papers
  4. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and annotated content
  5. Data resources
  6. Blogs
  7. Discussion forums
  8. Professional and academic hubs

See also this week's Chronicle of Higher Education, A New Field Study Identifies Eight Major Types of Digital Scholarship, by Jennifer Howard.  (Hat Tip: Jim Hart.)

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