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The Facet Scholarly Communication Collection provides cutting-edge information on research support, data management and research communication for librarians, researchers, academics and publishers. Written by leading academics and practitioners, the books included in the Collection examine the current state of scholarly communication, provide practical guidance for scholars and practitioners and look forward to the future. The books included in the Collection are: The Future of Scholarly Communication Edited by Deborah Shorley and Michael Jubb "While admitting the complexity of the field and key uncertainties, this work nevertheless explores both current issues in scholarly communication and some likely futures. The growth of open access (OA) and simultaneous difficulty in preserving peer review are just two of the subjects which receive attention here, within the context of the "publish or perish" framework. Shorley (scholarly communications advisor, Imperial College) and Jubb (Research Information Network) deliberately chose contributors from a broad range of specialties and perspectives." - Reference and Research Book News Sustainability of Scholarly Information G G Chowdhury "...an extremely useful introduction to the increasingly important topic of sustainability, and one which will undoubtedly provoke discussion amongst information researchers." - Online Information Review This is the first book to discuss the sustainable development of digital scholarly information in three key aspects: economic, social and environmental sustainability. Delivering Research Data Management Services Fundamentals of good practice Edited by Graham Pryor, Sarah Jones and Angus Whyte "This is a book which resonated strongly with me. It advocates for a culture change in data practices; a sustainable, holistic approach to research data management, from policies to planning, to storing and sharing as appropriate, and cautions against being driven by compliance with single funder req