Printed Scholarly Monographs : pronounced dead prematurely?

Abstract

The scholarly monograph is a topic of discussion, as different stakeholders have different reasons for keeping or abandoning this particular form of publication. Texts in digital form are increasingly pervasive and pose a serious threat to the printed form. This essay aims to explore concerns from the perspectives of scholarly readers, scholarly authors, publishers of academic texts and their different models, and, finally, the perspective of libraries and consortia, to see if there is a possible future for the printed scholarly monograph.