Emilie

The value of published scholarly content—

shared information (important for the knowledge shared as well as a demonstration of the importance of openly shared information)

sense of community with other researchers

allows interdisciplinary collaboration and collaboration outside researcher's own social circle

public credentials for author

inspiration and guidance for future research

guidance for current applications of research (e.g. doctors' applications of Covid research findings)

allows identification of trends in research

process of verbalizing research can be helpful for author's understanding of their own work

Defining value:

numbers reach: readership, citations

quality of thought

integrity of methods

community building / connecting

value in completing the work in any form, whether shared or not