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Scholarly Communication in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and TaiwanEdited by Jingfeng Xia, Rutgers University Libraries, USA
Chandos Information Professional Series
…an excellent collection of essays detailing many aspects of intellectual life in Asia.
The Electronic Library (Emerald Publishing)
- the first book on this topic
- chapters written by experts from each country and region covered
- comprehensive introduction with historical view and critical perspective
- concentration on the variety of practices in scholarly communication
This is one of the very few books that systematically explores the characteristics of scholarly communication outside the West. Over the last decade the advances in information technology have remodelled the foundation of scholarly communication. This book examines how countries/regions in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan) have reacted to the innovations in the conduct of research and in the exchange of ideas. It outlines the traditional systems of scholarly exchange in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and then concentrates on the efforts of these countries/regions to provide revolutionary ways of writing, publishing, and reading of information produced by members of the academic community. It also discusses the achievements as well as challenges in the process of technology innovations, highlighting the uniqueness of practices in scholarly communication in this part of the world.
ISBN 1 84334 322 3
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 322 6
March 2008
200 pages 234 x 156mm hardback
£62.50 / US$105.00 / €75.00
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About the editor
Dr Jingfeng 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.
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Contents
Scholarly communication in China
Jingfeng Xia
- Classical legacy (prior to the late nineteenth century)
- Modern enlightenment (the late nineteenth century to 1949)
- Planned economy (1949–1977)
- Reforms and opening up (1977–2001)
- Internationalization (2001 onwards)
- Conclusion
Scholarly communication in Hong Kong and Macao
Steven K. Luk
- Educational system in Hong Kong
- The scholarly tradition: East and West
- Academic institutions and their publishers in Hong Kong
- Scholarly publications in Macao
- Publications by research institutes and public archives in Hong Kong
- Academic journals and scholarly magazines in Hong Kong
- Conclusion
Scholarly communication in Japan
Hitoshi Kamada
- Development of academic systems
- Scholarly publishing formats
- Electronic publishing
- Other aspects of scholarly communication
- Roles and state of libraries and information vendors
- Summary of issues and recent changes
Scholarly communication in Korea
Joy Kim and Eun-Kyung Kwon
- General background
- Intellectual heritage
- Education
- Universities
- Scholarly associations
- Korean studies
- Support for research and development
- Evaluation of research
- Publishing industry
- Libraries
- Copyright
- Areas for improvement
- Future trends
- Future challenges
Scholarly communication in Taiwan
Jingfeng Xia and Mei-Mei Wu
- Higher education
- Publishing
- The distribution of publications
- Libraries
- Science and technology development
- Digital communications
- Scholarly exchange