Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: It is important to put scholarly communication in context by addressing the very broad idea of why scholarly communication is important.One of the main missions of universities is to create new knowledge and innovations-i.e., research.This new knowledge needs to be disseminated-to be exchanged such that the scholars creating the new knowledge are in touch with others, all contributing to the original ideas and new insights of each other.But scholarly communication is not just about people working at the same time on problems that are somehow connected; it is also about archiving research results for investigators of the future.In addition, it is critical that higher education is very much about educating students to be creative and innovative and, in this sense, access to research results and processes is critical for effective education.In short, scholarly communication is critical for both the research and educational missions of universities.
Author: Brian Foster
Institution: University of Missouri
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2917950504