Scholarly Communication and Academic Presses

• Main Author: Anna Maria, Tammaro (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Firenze University Press 2002
• Series: Proceedings e report
• Subjects: Communication studies; case editrici accademiche; comunicazione; scholarly communication; digital publishing; academic presses; ricerca; atti di convegno; proceedings; university; università; editoria elettronica; Electronic publishing; Florence; Italy; Peer review
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The objective of the meeting was to identify concrete ways for implementing proposals to foster the international scientific co-operation of universities and academic societies. Against the background of an assumed tendency towards knowledge monopolies, caused by the protection of intellectual property rights by a few publishers, the experts in the Conference discussed the potential of these academic e-presses for improving scientific article collection and treatment as well as facilitating the access to scientific knowledge. The papers in this volume can best be regarded as contributions to the areas of inquiry in a field that is continuing to change very rapidly.

The objective of the meeting was to identify concrete ways for implementing proposals to foster the international scientific co-operation of universities and academic societies. Against the background of an assumed tendency towards knowledge monopolies, caused by the protection of intellectual property rights by a few publishers, the experts in the Conference discussed the potential of these academic e-presses for improving scientific article collection and treatment as well as facilitating the access to scientific knowledge. The papers in this volume can best be regarded as contributions to the areas of inquiry in a field that is continuing to change very rapidly.