SMHS Library Resources to host ‘What is Scholarly Publishing?’ seminar online March 4
From noon to 1 p.m. (Central) on Wednesday, March 4, the SMHS Library Resources team will host an online seminar entitled “What is Scholarly Publishing?”
In this seminar, faculty, staff, and even students from the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences and College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines can learn about the structural aspects of scholarly publishing and how historical and socioeconomic factors impact disciplines’ current scholarly communication practices.
Session attendees will:
- Understand the historical and socioeconomic context influencing scholarly publishing.
- Identify the structural elements within scholarly communications systems, including journals, publishers, databases, repositories, and paywalls.
- Be able to identify aspects of journals which signify credibility, quality, transparency, and ethical practice.
