Academic Publishing : Role of University Libraries in the Scholarly Communication System
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The paper reports the changes taking place in the traditional scholarly communication system owing to technological changes in the information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet. It describes the importance and impact of e-journals on academic publishing and the need for universities to adopt ‘open access’ initiatives and create institutional repositories. It discusses the role of academic libraries in disseminating scholarly information and explores the possibility of librarians acting as partners in electronic publishing and self-archiving of the university’s research output.
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