scholarly journals Libraries and Scholarly Communication in the Twenty-First Century

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Appavoo ◽  
Sabina Pagotto
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
First Century ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Canadian Research

Historically, researchers have relied on libraries solely for access to research literature. But in the digital age, libraries are taking on new roles within the academic environment. This article discusses the shifting relationship between academic libraries and scholarly communication as seen through the lens of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN); from the traditional role of the academic library as a source of funding and access for scholarly communication to the emerging role of the academic library as an active participant in the content creation process, and even as the foundation for the construction of a new digital content infrastructure.

From Our Own Correspondent… the Canadian Research Knowledge Network

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-72 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Library Community ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
The University ◽  
Canadian Research

AbstractJohn Eaton from the University of Manitoba at Winnipeg, describes an important Canadian knowledge initiative within the academic library community relating to acquisition of digital resources.

scholarly journals Skirtingų akademinių grupių požiūris į akademinių bibliotekų vaidmenis: mokslinių tyrimų sintezė

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Petraitytė
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Expert Knowledge ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
University Administration ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Scholarly Data

Kasmet vis daugėja mokslininkų, tyrinėjančių akademinių bibliotekų transformacijas ir vaidmens pokyčius, susijusius su informacinėmis technologijomis, aukštojo mokslo kaita, mokslinės komunikacijos proceso naujovėmis ir kitais svarbiais procesais. Vaidmens sąvoka įvairiose publikacijose vartojama sinonimiškai funkcijai, vietai nusakyti, plačiau apima ir prasmės ar vertės reikšmes. Šiame straipsnyje laikomasi nuostatos, kad vaidmuo yra tam tikrų lūkesčių, kuriuos turi objekto išorinės aplinkos veikėjai, pildymas, arba tam tikras daugeliui veikėjų priimtinas bei savaime suprantamas scenarijus. Straipsnyje siekiama atspindėti keletą požiūrio taškų: atskleisti, kokius vaidmenis akademinėms bibliotekoms priskiria tos akademinės grupės, kurios daro tiesioginį poveikį šių bibliotekų strategijos ir politikos formavimui: universiteto administracija ir universiteto mokslininkai bei dėstytojai, ir kaip savo vaidmenį traktuoja pati akademinė biblioteka. Straipsnis paremtas pastarųjų metų tarptautiniuose žurnaluose paskelbtų mokslinių tyrimų sinteze.Pagrindiniai žodžiai: akademinė biblioteka, vaidmuo, universiteto bendruomenė, strateginė partnerystė, mokslinė komunikacija.Different Academic Groups’ Approach to the Role of Academic Libraries: Synthesis of ResearchesSimona Petraitytė Summaryhe aim of the study was to reveal the roles attached to academic libraries by the academic groups that have a direct impact on academic libraries’ strategy and politicy formation, i. e. university administration and faculty, and how academic libraries themselves view their role in their parental institutions.The synthesis of researches published in international journals in the latter years helped to reveal that an academic library positions itself as a valuable coworker, as a leader of the scholarly communication process, as a publisher and curator of scholarly data. However, one can clearly see that the academic community’s attitude towards the role of an academic library doesn’t always conform with the role the library seems to communicate. The library is still very important for scholars, teachers and administrators; nevertheless, they give priority to a slightly different role of the library.In summary, some assumptions about the role of academic libraries emerge. An academic library shifts more from traditional to new role, but this shift is difficult, because the traditional role is strongly fixed and taken for granted, whereas the new roles need legitimation. One of the ways a library constructs its role is through establishing new positions and expert knowledge. In this way, the new role gets a stable institutionalized basis which in the course of time becomes taken for granted and unquestionable.t-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> 

scholarly journals Reinventing ourselves: new and emerging roles of academic librarians in Canadian research-intensive universities

Bibliosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 15-36
Author(s):  
Ada Ducas ◽  
Nicole Michaud-Oystryk ◽  
Marie Speare
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
Library Profession ◽  
Canadian Research

The academic library profession is being redefined by the shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology.A survey of librarians working in Canada’s research-intensive universities was conducted to explore new and emerging roles. This study focuses on librarians’ activities in: Research Support, Teaching and Learning, Digital Scholarship, User Experience, and Scholarly Communication. It addresses the scope and nature of the new roles, the skills required to provide new services, and the confidence librarians have in their abilities to perform the new roles. It also reports on librarians’ job satisfaction and their perceived impact on the academic enterprise.

scholarly journals KBART Phase III: Unresolved questions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Andrée Rathemacher ◽  
Noah Levin ◽  
Stephanie Doellinger ◽  
Robert Heaton ◽  
Jason Friedman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Breakout Session ◽  
State University ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Standing Committee ◽  
Canadian Research

During the “NISO update” session at the NISO Plus 2021 conference, which took place online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the KBART (Knowledge Base and Related Tools) Standing Committee presented their plans and work toward KBART Phase III, a revision of the KBART Recommended Practice. In an interactive breakout session, they sought input from attendees on how KBART is being used and what new content types it should support. Presenters from the KBART Standing Committee were Noah Levin (Independent Professional), Stephanie Doellinger (OCLC, Inc.), Robert Heaton (Utah State University), and Andrée Rathemacher (University of Rhode Island). Assisting them in preparing the presentation were Jason Friedman (Canadian Research Knowledge Network), Sheri Meares (EBSCO Information Services), Benjamin Johnson (ProQuest), Elif Eryilmaz-Sigwarth (Springer Nature), and Nettie Lagace (NISO).

“Spinning In”: the merger of Canadiana.org with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network / Réseau Canadien de deocumentation pour la recherceh.

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Bengtson ◽  
Carol Shepstone
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Content Acquisition ◽  
Canadian Research ◽  
Digital Research

This article explores the background and process that led to the merger of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network / Réseau Canadien de deocumentation pour la recherceh and Canadiana.org in 2018.  Seizing a moment of opportunity in a rapidly shifting digital research landscape, the two organizations “spun in” to each other in order to leverage their complementary mandates and overlapping memberships.  The new merged organization is now better positioned to meet the challenges of collaborative work in research and Canadian heritage content acquisition and access.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Canadian Provosts on the Institutional Role of Academic Libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
Library As Place ◽  
Indicators Of Success ◽  
Canadian Research

This study examines perceptions of provosts from Canadian research-intensive universities regarding their institution’s academic libraries. Interviews conducted with nine provosts explored how they perceive academic libraries in terms of alignment with institutional mission, how they envision the future of their libraries, and what they interpret as indicators of success. The results suggest that provosts perceive libraries making significant contributions to research and student learning, particularly through the provision of access to information and the evolving role of library as place respectively. Other areas of library expertise, such as scholarly communication, appear somewhat less familiar to provosts, suggesting the need for library leaders to promote new roles within the institutional context.

scholarly journals Ink on Our Hands: Mapping the Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Silk
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Canadian Research ◽  
Mapping Exercise

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) is a consortia of Canadian university libraries dedicated to expanding digital content for the academic research enterprise in Canada. Two themes in the CRKN strategic plan are to 1) collaborate to advance scholarship, and 2) engage members and stakeholders. The Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem (IDSE) project addresses these themes by mapping activities in the Canadian digital scholarship landscape, with a view to understanding the complexity of the landscape, and identifying opportunities to align key stakeholders and providers around a series of shared objectives. This article describes the IDSE project, and how the mapping exercise will provide a lens through which to identify opportunities for stakeholders to coordinate efforts and collaborate on tools, services, programs, and projects.

The Role of the Academic Library in Facilitating Scholarly Communication

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Salmon ◽  
Cherry-Ann Smart
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication

scholarly journals The concentration of journal use in Canadian universities

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Mongeon ◽  
Antoine Archambault ◽  
Vincent Larivière
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Knowledge Network ◽  
Moderate Correlation ◽  
Core Journal ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Data Usage ◽  
Canadian Research

This paper presents the results of an analysis of scholarly journal usage in 22 Canadian universities, sponsored by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN). Usage is assessed using citation data, usage data (downloads), as well as survey data. The results show a high concentration of journal usage in Canadian universities and a moderate correlation between the indicators used. We also find a significant overlap between the overall and “core” journal collections of universities.Cet article présente les résultats d'une analyse de l'utilisation des revues savantes dans 22 universités canadiennes, soutenue par le Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche (RCDR). L'utilisation est évaluée en utilisant des données de citation, des données d'utilisation (téléchargements), ainsi que des données d'enquête. Les résultats montrent une forte concentration de l'utilisation des revues dans les universités canadiennes et une corrélation modérée entre les indicateurs utilisés. Nous constatons également un chevauchement important entre les collections de revues globales et «de base» entre les universités.

Visible and invisible women in ancient linguistic culture

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-58
Author(s):  
Anneli Luhtala
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Classical Antiquity ◽  
Greek Literature ◽  
Christian Women ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Women Scholars ◽  
Individual Contributions ◽  
Women Philosophers

In Classical Antiquity, the study of language and literature was a crucial part of education. Girls generally only took part of primary education, and women who progressed further did so by private tuition. Women were expected to be married and produce children and to practice their virtue in the traditional role of the wife and mother. Many women were well read in both Latin and Greek literature, and some twenty female poets are known from antiquity. However, women lacked training in formal rhetorical skills, because they were expected to speak and write in a different style. Nor were women supposed to enter into the places where public lectures took place. All the same, we know of women who received higher education and even taught philosophy (probably in private houses) or occupied themselves with philology. The women philosophers were normally born into philosophic households or married to philosophers. When grammar—a discipline dealing with language and literature—gradually became an independent subject in the first century BCE, it was taught in secondary schools. From the first century CE on we can get glimpses of female teachers of letters, but their achievements were not recorded. Thus, we have neither grammatical nor philosophical doctrine attributed to a female scholar, and this article deals with the general conditions of women scholars rather than their individual contributions to scholarship. Many prejudices prevailed concerning the inferiority of women. Aristotle thought that women were weaker than men not only physically but also intellectually. This remained common consensus, even if the Stoics and Platonists argued that women’s souls are not as such inferior to the souls of men. The Christians reinforced these prejudices, although they thought that men and women share a common human nature. Yet the Apostle Paul had said ‘I do not permit a woman to teach’ (I Tim. 2:12). However, Christian women could refuse marriage and follow an ascetic life, which brought about new opportunities for them as prophets, deaconesses, patrons, and occasionally even as teachers.

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