Analogue and digital scientific communication at the Polish Academy of Sciences

Abstract

The Polish Academy of Sciences for several dozen years developed different manners of scientific communication, starting from unofficial communication - conferences, conventions, meetings having a scientific character - from books and magazines to publications made available at digital libraries and in the Open Access model. The purpose of this article is the analysis of the analogue scientific communication and functioning of the Polish Academy of Science in the convergence culture and showing that this institution is using newest forms of submitting research results, including 2.0 Web tools. Figures concerning printed academic publications of the Polish Academy of Science are described in the article. Based on data registered by the Arianta base, the review of websites of institutes, committees and branches and an interview conducted in the Office of Popularization and Promotion of Education of the Polish Academy of Science, the development of the digital communication scientific model of the Polish Academy of Science is described.