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Scholarly Communication In China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea And Taiwan
Xia Jingfeng
Scholarly Communication In China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea And Taiwan / Jingfeng Xia - England Chandos publishing (oxford) ltd 2008 - 171p,: 24cm.
Includes index
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.
9781843343226
001.2014 / XIA
Scholarly Communication In China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea And Taiwan / Jingfeng Xia - England Chandos publishing (oxford) ltd 2008 - 171p,: 24cm.
Includes index
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.
9781843343226
001.2014 / XIA