Revitalizing Scholarly Reference for Digital Research Requires a Redoubled Commitment to Quality and Community

Abstract

Basic research faces significant challenges due to the staggering proliferation of information and misinformation online. High-quality reference works can help to address this challenge. In this paper, the author uses the example of the scholarly reference program at Oxford University Press to show how reference works can support emerging digital research needs and to argue that close collaborative engagement from the academic community is essential for ensuring the quality and authority online scholarly reference resources.