Explores the characteristics of scholarly communication outside the West. This book covers academic systems, publishing, libraries and related issues in the region. It examines how countries/regions in East Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan) have reacted to the innovations in the conduct of research and in the exchange of ideas.

Auteur

Dr Xia is Reference and Instruction Librarian in social sciences at Rutgers University Libraries, USA. Previously he worked at the University of Arizona and the University of Florida Libraries. He has published extensively on scholarly communication, applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in library management, and digital repositories.

Texte du rabat
Exploring the characteristics of scholarly communication, this book examines how countries/regions in East Asia have reacted to the innovations in the conduct of research and in the exchange of ideas. It also discusses the achievements as well as challenges in the process of technology innovations.

Résumé
".an excellent collection of essays detailing many aspects of intellectual life in Asia." --The Electronic Library (Emerald Publishing)

Contenu
Scholarly communication in China; Scholarly communication in Hong Kong; Scholarly communication in Japan; Scholarly communication in South Korea; Scholarly communication in Taiwan.