FW: [CHMINF-L] book on information and publishing

[Eugene Garfield]

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[mailto:CHMINF-L at LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On Behalf Of BOB BUNTROCK
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Subject: [CHMINF-L] book on information and publishing

I just read a review in Nature (451, 1/24/08, p. 401) of:

Scholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure and the
Internet,; Christine L. Borgman, MIT press 2007, 336 pp., $35.

The practice of and issues in scholarly communications are discussed,
including all of the sciences.  Historical and current practices come
first followed by the effect of the Internet and open publishing.
Compromises are proposed for scientists wishing direct access and the
needs of the owners of the content to control access.  Recommended for
policy makers as well as students and practitioners of information.

Sounds like a good primer for those participating in Open Access and
discussions about it.

-- Bob Buntrock
Orono, ME

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