An Open Approach to Scholarly Reading and Knowledge Management

Abstract

We set out on the research portion of this project to engage with the major stakeholders identified in the previous section and achieve the following: 1. Learn more about the scholarly publishing ecosystem from those most closely involved and invested in it. While our research team had some experience in the context in which our stakeholders operate, the experience of the stakeholders themselves, on the front lines of scholarly publishing, proved indispensable in shaping our understanding of what could be possible in the future. 2. Learn more about reader needs. As with any (potential) product development process, an intimate understanding of user needs is critical. By engaging with scholarly readers, we could explore their current workflows, challenges, preferences, and pain points....