Scholarly communication in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan /
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...
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Oxford :
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2008.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface / Julia Gelfand
- 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 upwards)
- 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
- 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
- Conclusion / Jingfeng Xia.