Scholarly information in a digital age: choices for the University of Melbourne
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2008-02
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O'Brien, L., Brodsky, M., Ruwoldt, M. L., & Newton, S. (2008). Scholarly information in a digital age: choices for the University of Melbourne. Technical Report, Information Services, The University of Melbourne.
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Melbourne University’s future is defined through the metaphor of the triple helix: a public-spirited institution defined by tightly-bound strands of research, internationally recognised teaching and continuous knowledge transfer, each reinforcing the other. Binding these strands is the process of scholarly communication: the creation, evaluation, synthesis and dissemination of knowledge through scholarly information and technologies. How should we develop our scholarly information and technologies, services and infrastructure to achieve our research, learning, teaching and knowledge transfer aspirations over the next decade? This consultation paper aims to stimulate a vigorous conversation among members of the University community and with relevant external stakeholders. In the paper, we consider how changes in society and technology, changes in scholarly practice, and the public mission of universities influence the place and use of scholarly information. We outline the history and current state of scholarly information at the University of Melbourne, and examines how other institutions compare and the changes they are undertaking. Finally, we examine the University's aspirations and the questions they raise for the future of our scholarly information, infrastructures and spaces.
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scholarly information, information technology, strategy, planning, library, data management, information management, enterprise information architecture