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