Ithaka S+R has just issued a very interesting and thought provoking issue brief by Danielle Cooper and Oya Rieger titled "Scholars ARE Collectors: A proposal for Re-Thinking Research Support". Very much worth reading. See
Scholars ARE Collectors: A Proposal for Re-thinking Research Support - Ithaka S+R
After fifteen years of digging into the research practices of scholars at Ithaka S+R, it is clear that scholars are collectors. We have found that they are creating and amassing increasingly complex personal collections of information over the course of their careers. These collections vary widely depending on the discipline and take many forms.
Clifford Lynch Director, CNI
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