Abstract
This concise paper reviews the research and practice of open innovations in scholarly publishing, facilitated by the dynamics of open access, Web 2.0, and social media. Compared with traditional publisher-mediated system, open publishing not only provides a vast amount of openly accessible content, but also introduces a new communication system characterized by "publish then social filter". This paper aims to theorize the defining features of open publishing innovations and their impact on future digital scholarship. It also critically discusses the challenges for the uptake of open publishing in scholarly communication. It concludes by linking open publishing with a wider open knowledge communication system including open education and open science, from which future research suggestions are derived.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Electric Dreams: Proceedings of the 30th ascilite Conference, 1-4 December 2013, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia |
| Publisher | Macquarie University |
| Pages | 745-750 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781741384031 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference - Duration: 23 Nov 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference |
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| Period | 23/11/14 → … |
Keywords
- Web 2.0
- open access publishing
- scholarly publishing
- social media
