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Scholarly Communications

This guide is a resource for researchers and authors interested in author rights, research impact, publishing, institutional repositories, and open access publishing.

What is Scholarly Communication?

Scholarly communication is the system through which research and scholarly publications and works are created, evaluated for quality, disseminated, and preserved for future use (ACRL Principles and Strategies for the Reform of Scholarly Communication). Advancements in technology have transformed the ways we conduct research and publish findings. Libraries support faculty and researchers in various aspects of scholarly communication, including data management, publishing, open access, institutional repositories, copyright, and research impact metrics.

Navigating the Scholarly Communications Guide

  • Scholarly PublishingResources for identifying journals for your research and avoiding predatory publishers.
  • Open Access: Learn about open access, publishing open access, and our transformative agreements for discounted or free open access publishing.
  • Author Rights: Tips on negotiating and retaining your author rights.
  • Publication MetricsDiscover how to utilize publication metrics and maximize the impact of your research.
  • Self-Archiving: Determine how to share your research online while abiding to your author agreement.

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