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Re: Culture Trumps Technology: The UC Berkeley Scholarly Communication Report

I agree with Phil Davis that this is a valuable report from UC 
Berkeley. I have only read the Executive Summary. I found signs 
of change throughout but strong cultural traditions in each 
discipline, particularly those which support quality and reward 
in scholarly communication. Those of us who are supporting change 
recognise the importance of cultural issues, and certainly there 
is no disagreement over the need to maintain quality. The newer 
forms of scholarly communication are capable of supporting 
high-quality research dissemination just as the older forms of 
scholarly communication have been. The reward system appears 
immutable but changes in the way funding bodies measure the value 
of the research they fund may favour changes in research 
dissemination. In the current economic climate governments and 
funders are looking for impact beyond that delivered by 
traditional scholarly communication channels.

Fred Friend
JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant
Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Davis" <pmd8@cornell.edu>
To: <liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 11:23 PM
Subject: Culture Trumps Technology: The UC Berkeley Scholarly Communication Report

> "Assessing the Future Landscape of Scholarly Communication: An
> Exploration of Faculty Values and Needs in Seven Disciplines," is
> reviewed in today's Scholarly Kitchen.
>
> http://j.mp/baPOWC
>
> This landmark study is a must read for librarians, publishers and
> technologists. It should be a standard reference for anyone
> working in the scholarly communication arena.
>
> --Phil Davis