Dashboards Archives
404 Media: “‘BLOCKADE’: The Right is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning”
From 404 Media (by Claire Woodcock): Conservative parents’ advocacy groups have been experimenting with using commercially available artificial intelligence tools to help them flag more books they’ve deemed pornographic to be removed from public schools and libraries. Even though LLMs are notoriously error-prone, and the books in question aren’t pornographic, these groups continue to explore […]
New Report From California State University (CSU): “Ahead of the Curve: What the Nation’s Largest Public University System is Learning about AI”
From a CSU Release: The California State University (CSU) has released findings from its first-ever systemwide survey on artificial intelligence (AI), marking the largest and most comprehensive survey to date on generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. The survey draws on more than 94,000 responses from faculty, staff, and students, offering key insights into higher […]
New Resource: “ORION Dashboard: Bringing Open Research Data Within Reach”
From a Leiden Madtrics Post by Juan Pablo Bascur Cifuentes The ORION dashboard enables easy exploration of CWTS OpenAlex data on BigQuery, letting users analyse institutions, funders, and research topics via interactive visualisations and reproducible SQL queries without any coding skills required. [Clip] What the dashboard does The current version centres on two types of […]
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New Analysis From Clarivate: “Highly Cited Researchers: Key Trends 2015-2025”
From Clarivate/Institute for Scientific Information: Last year, the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) released an interactive visualization highlighting trends in the Highly Cited Researchers lists from 2014 to 2024. Following strong engagement from the academic community, we are pleased to share an updated version incorporating data from the 2015-2025 lists. Key insights from a decade of […]
Research Tools: New Climate Policy Database Maps Mitigation Policies Across the 60 IFCMA Countries
From the OECD: The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) has released the first edition of its Climate Policy Database, providing unprecedented detail on how governments are tackling climate change through policy action. With validated data covering 38 out of 60 countries so far, and around 1 600 carbon mitigation policy instruments, the Database offers granular […]
Center for Open Science (COS) Awarded Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Preserve and Safeguard Publicly Funded Scientific Data
Here’s the Full Text of the COS Announcement: The Center for Open Science (COS) has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring the long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data. COS has long championed policies and practices that increase the openness, […]
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New Collection of More Than 300 Studies: “Surveying the AI Landscape: Emerging Patterns in Higher Education Research”
From Digital Promise: Over the past two years, a remarkable shift has taken place in higher education: the integration of generative AI into teaching, learning, and institutional practices. This transformation has prompted a surge in education research focused on understanding the applications and effects of generative AI in postsecondary contexts. To better understand how the […]
American Library Association (ALA) Launches New Strategic Plan
From ALA: The American Library Association has unveiled a new multi-year strategic plan aimed at strengthening libraries, growing the library workforce, driving innovation, and expanding community impact. “As the library profession evolves, we are excited to launch a strategic vision that reflects both the challenges and the enormous opportunities ahead,” said ALA President Sam Helmick. […]
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Lutz Bornmann: “Metrics Sonification as a New Way to Convey Bibliometric Data”
From a Leiden Madrtics Post by Lutz Bornmann: When it comes to making sense of data, visualizations rule. But what about translating data into sound? This blog post explores the origins of ‘data sonification’ and its many applications in science and demonstrates how even bibliometric data can be turned into sound. [Clip] So, what exactly […]
Research Article (preprint): “Exploring Wikipedia Gender Diversity Over Time – The Wikipedia Gender Dashboard (WGD)”
The article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Exploring Wikipedia Gender Diversity Over Time – The Wikipedia Gender Dashboard (WGD) Authors Yahya Yunus University of Queensland Tianwa Chen University of Queensland Gianluca Demartini University of Queensland Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.12610 Abstract The Wikipedia editors’ community has been actively pursuing the intent […]
