An introduction to scholarly communication in the sciences, using information sharing in Web 2.0 as a comparative example.

1. Scholarly Communication in the Sciences An Introduction in Web 2.0 by Eleanor M. Smith

2. What is scholarly communication and why is it important?

3. You and your personal information universe…

4. Your public presence and community

5. Your public presence and community Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

6. Your public presence and community Create, write, share, post, comments: Blogging Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

7. Your public presence and community Create, write, share, post, comments: Blogging Collaborate, create, share, edit: Wikis Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

8. Your public presence and community Create, write, share, post, comments: Blogging Collaborate, create, share, edit: Wikis Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

9. You and your professional information universe…

10. Your public presence and community

11. Your public presence and community Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

12. Your public presence and community Create, write, cite, edit, share, collaborate: Conferences, Journals—peer review—publish Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

13. Your public presence and community Create, write, cite, edit, share, collaborate: Conferences, Journals— peer review—publish Finding, keeping, sharing, organizing information

14. In what ways are these two information environments similar?

15. Similarities Community formed around shared topics and interests Highly web-based Interactive: Share information, give feedback Value determined by consensus/popularity: e.g. Citations and Links Information is gathered, organized, and labeled: e.g., Lists and databases; Keywords, subject terms and Tags

16. In what ways are these two information environments different?

17. Differences “Publishing” (journal articles) in professional environment is formal and restricted: controlled by editors, peer review, credentials important “Publishing” (e.g., posting to blogs or wikis) in personal environment is simple, fast, not regulated, egalitarian, inexpensive