Office of Scholarly Communication

The University of California's Office of Scholarly Communication was founded in 2004 in response to:

• The continuing and deepening economic crises in scholarly communication.
• The broadening concern within the University of California about the impacts those crises are having on UC and on academic practices more generally.
• The growing desire within the University to seize opportunities to leverage technology and assist scholars in the use of new and sustainable means of scholarly communication.
• The need to support the UC libraries as they implement collaborative strategies, including the use of their buying power and their expertise, to address the crises and the opportunities.

The Office of Scholarly Communication facilitates internal partnerships among the UC libraries, faculty, and administration and, where appropriate, in concert with entities outside UC. The Office of Scholarly Communication partners with the California Digital Library, and its eScholarship program, which facilitates innovation and supports experimentation in the production and dissemination of scholarship.

Activities, Publications, and Faculty Forums

• Activities and publications: Information about reports, articles, news, and applied research.
• Faculty forums: Includes background information, presentations, and reports.

Staff Contact Information

Contact the Office of Scholarly Communication

John Ober, Director
As Director of the Office of Scholarly Communication, John assists the University and its ten campuses to create an environment that fosters, and a policy and service infrastructure that enables, the maximum dissemination and impact of the University's scholarship, and cost-effective access to the scholarship of others.

Nancy Scott-Noennig, Administrative Coordinator

eScholarship Program principals include:

Catherine Candee, Director of Publishing Services, California Digital Library
A close collaborator of the Office of Scholarly Communication, Catherine has responsibility for establishing alternative publishing venues, and for surfacing innovative means of using information technology in the scholarly communication process.

Catherine Mitchell, Publishing Support Services Manager