The scholarly communication office as a perspective of action for university libraries

perspectivas de actuación para las bibliotecas universitarias

Authors

  • Eduardo Graziosi Silva Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"
  • José Augusto Chaves Guimarães Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0310-2331

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v17i1.4917

Keywords:

Scholarly communication, University libraries, Scholarly communication offices

Abstract

Considering the current challenges faced by universities, such as the duty to be accountable to society, the need for greater scientific visibility, high competitiveness based on international rankings, and the advancement of Information and Communication Technologies, the figure of the scholarly communication office is analyzed within the scope of the university library. To do so, existing scientific communication models are analyzed to arrive at products and services from a scholarly communication office based on a sample of fifteen existing scholarly communication offices in libraries of universities considered excellent in four international university rankings. The results show, at different stages of development, activities related to open access, copyright, research data management, author identifiers, research impact, metrics, publication, and repositories. It is concluded that the identification and systematization of initiatives related to support services for scientific communication located in libraries, for the purpose of structuring offices of this nature based on the studied reality, lead us to think about the need for librarian training to include a solid foundation in scientific communication (with a strong basis in the sociology of science), not only from a normative point of view, but also from an effectively investigative experience that allows the librarian to put themselves in the position of the researcher and thus have clarity on the aspects that require their support.

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Eduardo Graziosi Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

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Published

2023-06-15

How to Cite

Graziosi Silva, E., & Guimarães, J. A. C. (2023). The scholarly communication office as a perspective of action for university libraries: perspectivas de actuación para las bibliotecas universitarias. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 17(1), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v17i1.4917

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