Publishing infrastructure: the good, the bad, and the expensive
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The document discusses the challenges and costs associated with the current publishing infrastructure in scholarly communication, highlighting its inefficiencies and the need for openness. It advocates for moving away from traditional print models and proprietary systems towards more collaborative and open-source solutions. The text outlines early adoption examples and emphasizes that no single platform will cater to all future publishing needs.
Publishing infrastructure: the good, the bad, and the expensive
- 1. Publishing Infrastructure: The Good, The Bad, and The Expensive November 13, 2018 Kristen Ratan @kristenratan
- 4. 4@kristenratan But, mired in print paradigms and legacy infrastructure, scholarly communication is slow, incomplete, and often closed
- 5. To improve what’s published, we need to move out of content and platform silos 5@kristenratan
- 10. Telecom
- 11. Banking
- 12. Airline
- 13. Publishing
- 15. Risks of proprietary infrastructure
- 16. Broad adoption Service providers Partnering tech organizations Funders and Stakeholders First wave adoption Early adopters Code contributors Core OS project Community Led Open Source Core OS project Core OS project
- 18. PubSweet Three platformuse cases (so far) Books Journals Micro/mini-publications Design Development cycles Testing Launch
- 20. No single platform can meet all and future needs 20@kristenratan
- 24. Kristen Ratan CoFounder and Executive Director Coko Foundation @kristenratan