These pages on scholarly communication showcase the ways in which the Library and the School goes about disseminating its research, to raise awareness of issues relating to scholarly communication, and to demonstrate the relevant services and projects that the Library is involved with.
The School's central repository for research outputs is LSE Research Online|, and contains a large collection of freely and openly accesible research and work carried out at LSE. It includes:
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articles in refereed journals (accepted versions, submitted versions)
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books
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book chapters
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discussion and working papers
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conference material
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forthcoming publications
The page on Open Access| gives a broad summary of the goals of the Open Access movement. It includes information on the way in which LSE is trying to support Open Access and make LSE research available via Open Access.
There is also information on the Library's involvement in a variety of different Projects|, including NEEO (Network of Economists Online), the Version Identification Framework (VIF) and the Versions project.
Finally, there is a page, entitled REF Support|, on the way in which the Library will be supporting the School's assessment as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF).