NISO Plus 2024 Global/Online

Today’s scholars and scientists need to communicate their research long before the final article is published, in smaller chunks and in a variety of ways. Researchers must be able to communicate effectively not just within their research team but with colleagues in their discipline who can provide them with insights and feedback throughout the research process. This ongoing communication needs to consist of smaller, more focused chunks of content in more flexible and accessible formats than the fixed-format PDF still common for the version of record. Collaborative online platforms enabling this are increasingly common.

It’s not just text. Research data needs to be provided in ways in which it can be easily and effectively accessed by peers, along with code, access to software, and other resources that enable outside experts to interact with it. This can involve multiple media as well—for example, a 3D model of a molecule or galaxy that can be viewed from any angle, a video or livestream of a surgical procedure, or LIDAR of an archaeological dig.

This session will provide concrete examples of the ways in which modern research and scholarship is communicated more dynamically and effectively in today’s dynamic, interoperable, multimodal scholarly ecosystem.