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