Representing publication and distribution practices for scholarly materials: a cross-disciplinary comparison

ABSTRACT

This poster presents a pluralistic approach for representing discipline-specific, cross-disciplinary, and discipline-independent work practices related to scholarly communication. This approach has been applied to qualitative analysis from an investigation of publication and distribution practices of scholars within the biological sciences and the field of communication. The resulting representations illustrate shared work practices and areas where diverse practices exist, both of which can guide the development of digital collections of scholarly materials. This poster also considers challenges related to aligning data collection methods with the application of these representational techniques.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: Collection

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
          Subjects: User issues; Dissemination

General Terms:
Human Factors

Keywords:
scholarly communication, scholarly publication, work practices