Scholarly Communication

According to the Association of College and Research Libraries:  

Scholarly communication can be defined as the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use. 

Traditional means of scholarly publication and dissemination have led to commercial publishers controlling the market and restricting access to scholarship. The current scholarly communication movement looks to open up access to research and scholarship, provide more economical means of publishing, ensure the long-term preservation of research and scholarly works, and enable scholars to retain their copyrights.

The ODU Libraries can help you with many of the issues surrounding scholarly communication. 

• OPEN ACCESS:  Understand open access and find open access journals and books
• WHERE (AND WHERE NOT) TO PUBLISH YOUR WORK:  Find journals in which to publish your articles, and avoid predatory publishers
• INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES:  Make your works available in ODU Digital Commons for greater access and use
• OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:  Develop open educational resources and use affordable course content
• COPYRIGHT/AUTHOR RIGHTS:  Learn how to be copyright-compliant, assign creative commons licensing, and retain your author rights
• DATA MANAGEMENT:  Manage and curate your data, and get assistance with data management plans
• RESEARCH IMPACT & METRICS:  Increase and measure your research impact