University libraries and university presses are key components of the scholarly communication process. Over the past decade there have been huge changes in scholarly publishing, reading and the relationship between presses and libraries. Many factors have influenced the change in scholarly communication and institutional responses reflect experiences within individual situations. The new digita...

The scholarly communication system is sustained by its functions of a) registration, b) certification or legitimization, c) dissemination and awareness d) archiving or curation and e) reward. These functions have remained stable during the development of scholarly communication but the means through which they are achieved have not. It has been a long journey from the days when scientists commu...