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Scientific Publishing

Trends,

Current Awareness and

Professional Aids

for Science Librarians

Websites:

Crisis in Scientific Publishing –

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/Crisis.htm



Current Awareness & Professional Aids –

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/CurrentAware.htm

Scientific publishing cycle

Government University

supplies $$ scientist

for library conducts

budgets & research

research









Library pays Submits

publisher for article to a

subscription journal for

to journal peer review







Publisher

takes articles

and produces

journal issues

Scientific Publishing Trends



Print/electronic packages

“Born digital” journals

Full text within indexes

Open Access articles

Electronic books

How do you stay current?

Local or national news?

General science news?

Specialized subject areas?

New journals/databases?

Future?

Try it out!

Compare content of a blog and a listserv



“Lurk” on a few listservs



Identify key journals – sign up for alerts



Discovery Channel and newspapers



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