Conference Presentation by Heather Morrison: Freedom for Scholarship in the Internet Age
Heather Morrison is the author/speaker of the following presentation. It was presented at the Ontario Library Association Conference in Toronto, ON, February 25, 2010.
Title: Freedom for Scholarship in the Internet Age
From the Abstract:
Discusses the purpose of scholarship, the potential of the internet to further the purposes of scholarship, and the role of librarians in transformative change in scholarly communication. Addresses the rapidly growing volume of information, and discusses three approaches to coping; writing less and collaborating are recommended. Talks about the work of librarians in scholarly communication as the basis for opening up conversation on broader change. Presents evidence that a fully open access scholarly journal publishing system would be possible at much lower cost than libraries are currently paying.
Heather Morrison is a PhD Student at SFU School of Communication, specializing in transformative change in scholarly communication, especially open access [very well-known in this area], as well as a professional librarian and adjunct faculty member at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies.
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