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October 25, 2007
Technology, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication
On October 3, 2007, John Dupuis' blog Confessions of a Science Librarian featured an interview with Richard Akerman, Technology Architect at the Canada Institue for Scientific and Technical Information. Among the many topics discussed were the role of technology in academic libraries and the changing nature of scholarly communication.
Akerman discussed his past experience in libraries and his current role in the technology world. When asked about the future role of librarians, Akerman responds, "I think there was a big, big intermediation role that libraries just have to let go of. It isn't coming back." When quizzed about the future of scholarly publishing and the peer review process, Akerman presents an interesting future. "I think in the short term, journals become much more semantically-rich online documents, with linkages out to data and analysis tools, as well as to other articles and relevant content."
In addition to the interview with Richard Akerman you may also be interested in visiting Akerman's blog, which focuses on the use of technology for science libraries and publishers.
Posted by Lisa Burley
Posted by colldev at October 25, 2007 11:57 AM