The Role of the Academic Library in Facilitating Scholarly Communication

Salmon, Frances; Smart, Cherry-Ann

doi:10.1080/00086495.2012.11672443

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“…Salmon and Smart concurred with Jeffrey indicating that improper bibliographic information can result in poor classification which can hinder retrieval of documents. 19 Yet the value of grey literature cannot be overestimated. The literature converge around the thought that libraries and information units play a pivotal role in organizing these resources as librarians possess the requisite skills set and can train paraprofessionals.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Digital Accessibility: Overcoming the Challenges of Managing Grey Literature in Jamaica: The Case of the University of the West Indies Mona Library

Robinson

Saddler

Kerr-Campbell

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The Serials Librarian

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Grey literature is of inestimable value, with the potential for significant contributions to further inquiry and practice especially in academia and national development. Researchers, students, lecturers and scientists, depend on these resources which are often the main sources of indigenous and firsthand information. The challenge is retrieval, since they lack meaningful bibliographic control. They are usually not peer-reviewed and sometimes are of poor quality because they often originate from technocrats, scholars and scientists in various fields. A 2019 survey done in Jamaica with librarians from the Scientific and Technical Information Network (STIN) reveals the low status accorded to grey literature. Participants indicated that there is no active thrust towards advocacy and promotion. However, they recognize their importance and would willingly assist in organizing them. Digitization and archiving in repositories allow for greater accessibility to grey literature in academia. This paper examined the value of grey literature and presented digital accessibility as an infrastructure in overcoming associated challenges. Digitization's value is seen in the regeneration of archiving, the increase in the use of non-circulating resources in special collections such as theses and dissertations, and in the preservation of collections. Digitization offers an online presence which raises awareness of existing collections and builds the image of academic institutions. This paper presents some best practices used in digitization, and key steps in the digitization process. The paper is qualitative and utilizes archival study to showcase the efforts of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Library in using digital technology to manage grey literature and promote their special collections. The authors concluded that through digitization this Library can act as a driver to galvanize other information units to effect greater bibliographic control. Once these valuable collections become accessible, they can be positioned to contribute to national and international development.

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Digital Accessibility: Overcoming the Challenges of Managing Grey Literature in Jamaica: The Case of the University of the West Indies Mona Library

Robinson

Saddler

Kerr-Campbell

et al. 2020

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“…As a manager of information that supports the development of intellectual property and knowledge, university libraries need an information infrastructure that serves to collect, repackage, and disseminate intellectual products. Salmon and Smart (2012) suggested several roles of libraries and/or repositories in building an infrastructure for scholarly communication. Among them is that the repository will become a common space for the community, especially the society of academicians in their interaction amongst colleagues.…”

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Institutional repository as an information infrastructure for scholarly communication: An exploratory study in Indonesia

Nurdin

Mukhlis

2019

MJLIS

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The objective of this study was to understand the proper implementation of the institutional repositories (IRs) as an infrastructure for scholarly communication. The study employed a descriptive-qualitative approach to explore how the IRs are operated in three selected universities in Indonesia. Three types of data collection techniques were used: interviews, observation, and document analysis. Structured interview was used as the main data collection technique. Findings of the study are presented in four main aspects in the implementation of IRs, i.e. development of scientific works; processing or recruitment of scientific works through self-archiving and digitization; promotion of IRs in increasing its visibility; and distribution or dissemination of the local scientific works by libraries. Although all three universities have adopted an open access policy which requires their academic community to make their scholarly works available in the freely accessible IRs, the distribution model differs in terms of the degree of openness. It seems that the value of a repository and open access ideals are quite enough to significantly increase faculty and students participation to populate the IRs. This study is significantly useful for readers, especially in the context of a developing country, to know the crucial position of the IRs as an infrastructure that frames the scholarly communication at universities.

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The Role of the Academic Library in Facilitating Scholarly Communication

Cited by 4 publications

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Digital Accessibility: Overcoming the Challenges of Managing Grey Literature in Jamaica: The Case of the University of the West Indies Mona Library

Digital Accessibility: Overcoming the Challenges of Managing Grey Literature in Jamaica: The Case of the University of the West Indies Mona Library

Institutional repository as an information infrastructure for scholarly communication: An exploratory study in Indonesia

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