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The Discourse of Scholarly Communication

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The Discourse of Scholarly Communication

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The Discourse of Scholarly Communication examines the place and purpose of modern scholarship and its dialectical relationship with the ethos of Enlightenment. Patrick Gamsby argues that while Enlightenment/enlightenment is often used in the mottos of numerous academic institutions, its historical, social, and philosophical elements are largely obscured. Using a theoretical lens, Gamsby revisits the ideals of the Enlightenment alongside the often-contradictory issues of disciplinary boundaries, access to research, academic labor in the production of scholarship (author, peer reviewer, editor, and translator), the interrelationship of form and content (lectures, textbooks, books, and essays), and the stewardship of scholarship in academic libraries and archives. It is ultimately argued that for the betterment of the scholarly communication ecosystem and the betterment of society, anti-Enlightenment rules of scholarship such as ‘publish or perish’ should be dispensed with in favor of the formulation of a New Enlightenment.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Enlightenment

Chapter 2: Interconnectedness of Knowledge

Chapter 3: The Production of Scholarship

Chapter 4: The Dialectic of Form and Content

Chapter 5: The Different Spaces of Libraries and Archives

Conclusion

Bibliography

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Published 14 Aug 2023
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 202
ISBN 9781666922622
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Patrick Gamsby

Patrick Gamsby is scholarly communications librari…

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