The October 2009 issue of Learned Publishing is now online.
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There has been much discussion recently about moves towards e-only
publication of both journals and monographs (with, perhaps, print-on-demand
for the diehards). The Editorial raises the question of whether we have now
reached a 'tipping point' in this transition. And Emily Gillingham and
Sarah Bird make a plea for publishers to become socially and environmentally
more responsible in everything they do (which could include cutting out
print).
We read in the previous issue about how Open Access can provide a helpful
solution for Nordic journals whose home market is small; in this issue,
Macan et al provide a Croatian perspective on the same problem. Stephen
Donovan clearly outlines the problems faced by any small, specialised
journal - sometimes, he feels, a partnership with a large publisher may be
the only answer. Indeed, changes of publisher, particularly for society
journals, are a fact of life - but they can bring problems for users. The
TRANSFER project was set up to address these problems, and Ed Pentz and
Yvonne Campfens explain how the resultant code of practice works for
publishers.
Elsevier's '2Collab' is an exciting demonstration of how publishers can
respond to the possibilities of the Web to provide a whole range of new
collaborative tools for researchers. And Sydney eScholarship, a
collaboration between the University Press and the Library, provides a whole
spectrum of new forms of publishing. The question of whether copyright is
an obstacle to the unhindered scholarly communication enabled by Open
Access, or merely irrelevant, is addressed by US lawyer Georgia Harper. An
important aspect of the new scholarly communication is the ability to access
and integrate data (which, some might argue, is the real output of
research); Toby Green explains why we need bibliographic standards for
data, in order to make this a reality. But Leigh Dodds' enlightening
insight into what the Web can really do for scholarly communication makes
clear that we haven't seen the half of it yet!
We often forget how difficult it can be for visually impaired users to
access all the functionality we are now able to build into online journals;
Kelly et al explain what the DAISY technology can do to make not just text,
but even graphics accessible.
There's also an excellent crop of book reviews, covering such diverse topics
as global information inequalities, the preservation of Web resources,
campus-based publishing partnerships (such as Sydney eScholarship), E-books
(one factual account, and one arguing against the e-book), and new thinking
for 21st-century publishers.
Enjoy your reading (and if anything stimulates you to respond, don't
hesitate to contact us)!
Sally Morris, Editor-in-Chief ([log in to unmask])
Janet Fisher, North American Editor ([log in to unmask])
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