The arXiv of the future will not look like the arXiv

lkfitz's bookmarks 2017-06-15

Summary:

"The arXiv is the most popular preprint repository in the world. Since its inception in 1991, the arXiv has allowed researchers to freely share publication-ready articles prior to formal peer review. The growth and the popularity of the arXiv emerged as a result of  new technologies that made document creation and dissemination easy, and cultural practices where collaboration and data sharing were dominant. The arXiv represents a unique place in the history of research communication and the Web itself, however it has arguably changed very little since it's creation.  Here we look at the strengths and weaknesses of arXiv in an effort to identify what possible improvements can be made based on new technologies not previously available. Based on this, we argue that a modern arXiv might in fact not look at all like the arXiv of today."

Link:

https://www.authorea.com/users/3/articles/173764-the-arxiv-of-the-future-will-not-look-like-the-arxiv

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Tags:

oa.new oa.arxiv oa.green oa.repositories.disciplinary oa.preprints oa.physics oa.history_of oa.growth oa.speed oa.formats oa.obstacles oa.discoverability oa.data oa.dois oa.peer_review oa.altmetrics oa.metrics oa.versions oa.repositories

Date tagged:

06/15/2017, 16:17

Date published:

06/15/2017, 12:17