Plenary Talk:
Institutional Repositories ... Publish and be Damned?
This page provides details of the plenary talk on
"Institutional Repositories ... Publish and be Damned?".
- Title:
- Institutional Repositories ... Publish and be Damned?
- Speaker:
- Stephanie Taylor,
UKOLN
- Abstract:
- The Institutional Repository had a meteoric rise to fame. In a brief blaze of glory,
it was heralded as the facilitator of a free exchange of information within the
academic research community - a faster, cheaper and more effective way to conduct
scholarly communications in the twenty-first century. Then, just as quickly, fame
changed to infamy. The technology, the ownership, and the very ideal of the IR
has been called into question by many and varied voices in the wider academic community
and beyond. I would like to explore the really controversial aspects of the IR,
and ask my audience to consider that perhaps, just perhaps, there was something useful there all along.
- Time:
- This talk took place from 13:30-14.15 on Wednesday 23rd July 2008.
- Contact Details
-
Stephanie Taylor
UKOLN
Email: s.taylor@ukon.ac.uk
