Scholarly publishing

近年來圖書館界十分重視期刊漲價議題，對於期刊出版問題在學術傳播上造成的威脅亦十分關心，Open Access 等新的期刊出版模式也常被討論。但是，對於學術出版的另一重要板塊─專書（學術圖書）則缺乏同等的重視，多數文獻僅提及期刊漲價已對圖書館購買專書的預算造成排擠，至於專書本身的出版問題及其對學術傳播的影響，則鮮少有人探討。本文由學術傳播概念出發，以倚賴專書最深的人文學領域為例，探討專書出版問題的成因，並討論專書出版問題對學術傳播系統可能會造成哪些影響。

During recent years, libraries have paid extra attention to the increased price of periodicals and the serious implications it might have on scholarly communication. New modes of periodical publication such as Open Access have also been widely discussed. However, much less attention has been paid to another important sector of scholarly publishing—monographs (scholarly books). Most literatures only mention the low budget for monographs in libraries rather than the problems related to the publishing of monographs and its influences on scholarly communication. This paper focuses on scholarly communication, and takes as its example the field of humanism which greatly relies on monographs, to discuss the causes of problems related to monograph publishing and analyze the influences of these problems on scholarly communication systems.

在臺灣，大學出版社之發展已近50年，然而，各大學出版社受限於資源有限，內、外部環境之困難而發展不易。本研究以臺大出版中心為個案，探討其發展歷程與未來之展望，期望作為臺灣的大學出版社發展之參考。
首先說明臺灣圖書出版之概況，並呈現臺灣的大學出版社發展之源流；其次描述臺大出版中心發展歷程、經營現況與面臨之挑戰；進而分析臺大出版中心重要之發展議題、未來發展方向與具體發展策略。研究顯示雖然面對各種挑戰，然而，臺大出版中心仍有發展的利基與機會。

University presses have been in existence in Taiwan for almost fifty years; however, their growth has been restrained due to limited resources and difficult internal and external circumstances. This paper will make recommendations for the further development of university presses by examining the history and future outlook of the National Taiwan University Press.

The paper will first survey the current situation of the book publishing industry and then trace the development of
university presses in Taiwan. The paper will describe National Taiwan University Press's history, its current situation, and the challenges it faces as it formulates strategies for its future development.