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Digital distribution of academic journals and its impact on scholarly communication: Looking back after 20 years
Solomon, David J.

PublishedJanuary 2013
Type of workSpecial Issue on Open Access
JournalThe Journal of Academic Librarianship
Volume 39, Issue 1 (January 2013), Pages 23 - 28
EditorsKasper, Wendi Arant and vanDuinkerken, Wyoma

ABSTRACT
It has been approximately 20 years since distributing scholarly journals digitally became feasible. This article discusses the broad implications of the transition to digital distributed scholarship from a historical perspective and focuses on the development of open access (OA) and the various models for funding OA in the context of the roles scholarly journals play in scientific communities.

Keywords OER history · open access · open access journals · serials

ISSN991333
RefereedYes
Rights© 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI10.1016/j.acalib.2012.10.001
URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133312001553
Other informationThe Journal of Academic Librarianship
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