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<DIV>Hi All</DIV>
<DIV>I was following an interesting thread on the discussion list called ScholComm. An individual noted that the term "scholarly communication" tends to be used rather loosely to reference a whole range of activities.</DIV>
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<DIV>The outcome of the on and off conversation has been posted as a blog by Kevin Hawkins at <A href="http://www.ultraslavonic.info/blog/?p=89">http://www.ultraslavonic.info/blog/?p=89</A></DIV>
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<DIV>What I note is that the term may be used as shorthand for at least 3 separate concepts and that we could try to apply greater precision. Helpfully, some alternative terms are offered for use in particular settings. </DIV>
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<DIV>"I’m always a bit afraid to use “scholarly” when talking to anyone but a humanities scholar since I sense that people in most other fields use “scientific” or “research” in these cases. So I like “research communication”.</DIV>
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<DIV>Something to think about</DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes</DIV>
<DIV>Allison</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Calibri>Allison Fullard</FONT></DIV>
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