Not just text – image, sound and video in peer-reviewed literature
This session is moderated by Moshe Pritsker and Apryl Bailey:
Moving publishing from paper to the Web will change the format of the scientific paper. Things that are impossible to do in print are easy online. What are some of the first strides and what is the future of multimedia as an integral part of a scientific report?
At scientific conferences, poster sessions are a popular venue where current scientific research endeavors and results are presented for often the first time. The researchers who stand alongside their paper poster and explain their work in short verbal presentations answer any questions posed by interested conference attendees. This transient information that is shared live, or “in the moment” is often left undocumented. The poster frequently ends up hanging on the hallway wall at the presenter office or university. Current research shared via poster presentations at conferences could be better retained in digital form for broader audiences online. How are some of the first strides received? Could sharing poster presentations online provoke more world wide collaboration? What issues would scientists face with sharing their new research ideas prior to publication?
