The “voice of a distinct community” | Harvard Library Bulletin

peter.suber's bookmarks 2020-11-24

Summary:

"When we began planning the relaunch of Harvard Library Bulletin as an online, open access publishing portal, we could not have known that the common expectations and opportunities we were addressing would become paramount in Fall 2020. Given the physical distancing precautions required by the COVID-19 pandemic, providing equitable digital access to information and cultural resources is now more important than ever before.

As I write this I am working remotely, far from my Widener Library office. If I could be there, I would be browsing the back issues of Harvard Library Bulletin that sit on my shelves, pulling multiple volumes at once and enjoying the feel of turning pages, while perusing decades of scholarship and writing based on Harvard’s collections. Instead, I am appreciating the ability to dip into the contents of those volumes whenever I want, with the easy reading experience of Harvard Library’s Mirador Viewer and the digitized volumes deposited in DASH, the repository we use to share publications with the world. I am one of the many people who are grateful for the collaborations that have created the open digital infrastructure that allows us to create, discover and access collections online, from wherever the pandemic keeps us...."

Link:

https://harvardlibrarybulletin.org/voice-distinct-community-foreword-harvard-library-bulletin

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oa.new oa.gold oa.no-fee oa.conversions oa.harvard.u hu.oa oa.lis oa.overlay oa.repositories oa.journals

Date tagged:

11/24/2020, 15:55

Date published:

11/24/2020, 10:55