Bøker av David J. Brown

This series presents innovative approaches used by professionals in library and information practice worldwide. The authors are chosen to provide critical analysis of issues and to present solutions to selected challenges in libraries and related fields, including information management and industry, and education of information professionals.

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. The book also investigates the democratisation of science including how the information needs of knowledge workers outside academia can be embraced in future.

Dieses Werk stellt den kunftigen Umfang des elektronischen Publizierens dar und bietet praktische Hilfe bei der Planung und Entscheidungsfindung hinsichtlich der Investitionen in Informationssysteme fur elektronische Medien. Als Resultat aus dem Bedarf an fundierter Information angesichts sich rasant andernder Technologien entstand dieser Titel als zweite Ausgabe des erfolgreichen "e;Electronic Publishing and Libraries: Planning for the Impact and Growth to 2003"e;. Pluspunkte: hohe Fachkompetenz beider Autoren praktische Hilfestellung fur Bibliothekare und Verleger z.B. bei Investitionen