Scholarly Communication in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan

Jingfeng Xia (Edited by)

9781843343226, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 31 March 2008

200 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg

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

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.

Scholarly communication in China
Scholarly communication in Hong Kong and Macao
Scholarly communication in Japan
Scholarly communication in Korea
Scholarly communication in Taiwan.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP], IT, Internet & electronic resources in libraries [GLF], Library, archive & information management [GLC], Library & information sciences [GL]