Scholarly Communication at Georgia State University
Scholarly communication refers to the formal and informal processes by which the research of faculty, researchers, and independent scholars is produced, disseminated, preserved, and used. Traditionally, scholars within academia create the information. These scholars then rely on society and corporate publishers to produce and package the information. Libraries purchase the information from the publishers, organize it, and provide access to the publications. This allows for the widespread dissemination of the scholarly information and continued use of it by scholars. In recent years, the concept of scholarly communication has also begun to connote faculty collaborating with publishers, librarians, and others, in solving what has become known as “the scholarly communication crisis,” the inability of libraries to keep up with the ever-increasing volume and cost of scholarly resources.
The Georgia State University Libraries have created this website to inform the Georgia State University community about scholarly communication issues and to develop strategies for addressing them. Please refer to the links on the right-hand side of each page of the Web site for more information.
For more information on Scholarly Communication Digital Initiatives at the Georgia State University Library, visit the following:
The Digital Archive @ Georgia State University The digital archive collects, organizes, disseminates, and preserves the digital scholarly output of Georgia State University faculty, staff and students.
Open Access Journals To support the creation of open access journals, the library is hosting an open source journal management and publishing system for use by faculty members.
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For comments, questions, and suggestions, contact your department’s Subject Librarian or:
Tammy Sugarman Associate University Librarian for Research Services 404-413-2705 tsugarman@gsu.edu
