Brown, David J.

Access to scientific research : challenges facing communications in STM / by David J. Brown. - Berlin : De Gruyter/Saur, ©2016. - xxii, 423 p. : illu. ; 24 cm. - Global studies in libraries and information, .

"IFLA"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The debate about access to scientific research raises questions about the current effectiveness of scholarly communication processes. This book explores, from an independent point of view, the current state of the STM publishing market, new publishing technologies and business models as well as the information habit of researchers, the politics of research funders, and the demand for scientific research as a public good.

9783110375169 (hbk.)


Communication in science.
Research--Methodology.
Science publishing.
Scholarly publishing.
Scholarly publishing.
Science publishing.

001.42 / BRO/A