Panel: Scholarly Communication and the Internet22 Sept., Lecture Theatre, 14.00-15.45Coordinators: Nick Jankowski, Steve Jones, Clifford Tatum

http://digital-scholarship.ehumanities.nl/

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PanelistsChristine L. BorgmanScholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet

Steve Jonesco-editor New Media & Society, editor Digital Formations (Peter Lang).

Tara McPhersoneditor of Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular & International Journal of Learning and Media

Philip PochodaDirector, University of Michigan Press

Rob ProcterAdoption and Use of Web 2.0 in Scholarly Communications

Clifford Tatum Openness in Scholarly Communication

Paul WoutersDirector, Center for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University

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Panel Procedures

• Round One: Opening statements (5 min. / panelist)– ‘queries for clarification’ (ca. 2 min/panelist)

• Round Two: Panelist reactions (ca. 20 min.)

• Open Discussion (ca. 20 min.)

Twitter stream• panel hash tag: #DigitalScholarship• John Willinsky: selection of tweets via Skype

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Introduction:Potpourri of Illustrations

[Interesting Initiatives]• Online resources

• SAGE Journals Online• Routledge Online• Communicationspace

• Mobile access, e.g., NM&S• Online-only initiatives

• International Journal of Internet Science• Policy & Internet• First Monday• SAGE Open

[Especially Innovative]• Vectors, Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular• UM Press series digitalculturebooks• International Journal of Learning and Media (IJLM)• Visualizing Cultures• Article of the Future (Elsevier / Cell Press: example article)• Push Pop Press, app Our Choice

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Vectors, Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

International Journal of Learning and Media (IJLM)

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Enhancing Books: Univ. Of Mich. Press

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Enhancing Scholarship:Visualizing Cultures

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Conclusion: Queries• Can digital innovation salvage scholarly publishing,

given its commercial basis?

• How are formal & informal modes of communication blending; what dangers & affordances accompany social media in scholarly discourse?

• How do differences in academic disciplines account for innovations in publishing?

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