Scholarly Communication in the Next Millennium
Selected Papers from Canada's Policy Conference
Will be published approx. on 30. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
245 pages
978-0-9698983-2-0 (ISBN)
Description
Profound changes in the production, acquisition and use of scientific and scholarly knowledge have occurred since World War II.
Scholarly Communication in the Next Millennium explores a rich mosaic of issues - from technical to ethical; science to humanities; authors to readers; students to scholars - presented by electronic publishers, information specialists, librarians, government officials, scholars, scholars' associations, business consultants and researchers in the field.
Their inspired considerations and recommendations are presented here along with a synopsis of the policy priorities and actions recommended by the participants.
Scholarly Communication in the Next Millennium: Selected Papers from Canada's Policy Conference, a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication (Vol. 22, No. 3/4), is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of scholarly publishing and the effects of electronic technology.
Scholarly Communication in the Next Millennium explores a rich mosaic of issues - from technical to ethical; science to humanities; authors to readers; students to scholars - presented by electronic publishers, information specialists, librarians, government officials, scholars, scholars' associations, business consultants and researchers in the field.
Their inspired considerations and recommendations are presented here along with a synopsis of the policy priorities and actions recommended by the participants.
Scholarly Communication in the Next Millennium: Selected Papers from Canada's Policy Conference, a special issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication (Vol. 22, No. 3/4), is essential reading for anyone concerned with the future of scholarly publishing and the effects of electronic technology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9698983-2-0 (9780969898320)
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Rowland Lorimer is editor of the Canadian Journal of Communication and director of the Master of Publishing Program at Simon Fraser University.
John H.V. Gilbert is professor and coordinator of Health Sciences, University of British Columbia.
Ruth J. Patrick is university librarian at the University of British Columbia.
John H.V. Gilbert is professor and coordinator of Health Sciences, University of British Columbia.
Ruth J. Patrick is university librarian at the University of British Columbia.