Welcome from the Scholarly Communication Task Force

Posted on December 18, 2007
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Victor Lechtenberg, Interim Provost, appointed a Scholarly Communication Task Force earlier this fall. James Mullins, Dean of Libraries, chairs the task force. Members of the Purdue Scholarly Communication Task Force are Thomas Bacher, Director, University Press; George Bodner, A. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Education; Nancy Bulger, Assistant Provost; Peter Dunn, Associate Vice Provost for Research; Christine Ladisch, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; John Larson, Professor & Director of Graduate Education; Beth McNeil, Associate Dean, Libraries; Cindy Nakatsu, Interim Dean, Graduate School; and Bernard Tao, Professor, Agricultural Engineering & Food Science.

What is scholarly communication? While definitions vary, most agree that scholarly communication is the system through which research and other scholarly writings are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated to the scholarly community, and preserved for future use.

Why does Purdue have a task force on scholarly communication? The traditional system of scholarly communication is evolving. Electronic publishing, innovative business models, and the intervention of scholars and societies offer new opportunities for sharing scholarly information. The Task Force was formed to bring together diverse view points on the issues related to scholarly communication and to help inform campus of the changing issues. 

We plan to post information about scholarly communication in general, and specific Purdue-related information, at this site. Please visit often!

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