The Association of Research Libraries and the Ithaka group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the use of information technologies in higher education, have issued a report, Current Models of Digital Scholarly Communication. The eight models are:
- E-only journals
- Reviews
- Preprints and working papers
- Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and annotated content
- Data resources
- Blogs
- Discussion forums
- Professional and academic hubs
See also this week's Chronicle of Higher Education, A New Field Study Identifies Eight Major Types of Digital Scholarship, by Jennifer Howard. (Hat Tip: Jim Hart.)
