Scholarly Communications Archives
News From Clarivate, International Publishers Association (IPA), OA Switchboard; & Others
AI The United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change (via WIRED) See Also: Report Discussed in Article (Full Text) Carnegie Corporation of New York New Support for New York City’s Public Libraries from the Foundation Established by Andrew Carnegie Center for Open Science New Preprint Introduces Major Update to […]
Research Article: “We Need to Rethink the Way We Identify Diamond Open Access Journals in Quantitative Science Studies”
The article linked below was recently just accepted for publication by Quantitative Science Studies (QSS). Title We Need to Rethink the Way We Identify Diamond Open Access Journals in Quantitative Science Studies Authors Marc-André Simard Université de Montréal Leigh-Ann Butler University of Ottawa Juan Pablo Alperin Simon Fraser University Stefanie Haustein University of Ottawa Source […]
A Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (JISC, Plan S, PLOS) Release a “New Tool To Assess Equity In Scholarly Communication Models”
From a Plan S News Post: A new online tool designed to assess the equity of scholarly communication models is launched today at the OASPA 2024 conference. The “How Equitable Is It” tool, developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group, comprising librarians, library consortia representatives, funders and publishers, and convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, aims to provide a framework for […]
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Journal Article: “Library Partnership Rating: A Case Study About an Open, Community-Built Rubric to Evaluate Journal Publishers”
The article linked below was published today by Insights. Title Library Partnership Rating: A Case Study About an Open, Community-Built Rubric to Evaluate Journal Publishers Authors Robin Sinn Iowa State University Libraries Rachel Caldwell UMass Amherst Libraries Source Insights Volume 37 (2024) DOI: 10.1629/uksg.658 Abstract This case study describes the formation of Library Partnership Rating […]
Policy Forum: Open Access is Shaping Scientific Communication
The article linked below was recently published by Science. Title Open Access is Shaping Scientific Communication Authors Mark J. McCabe SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France Université Côte D’Azur, Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG), Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France Frank Mueller-Langer Department of Business Administration, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany […]
Library News Roundup: AL: “Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute in Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban”; SC: “Charleston County School District Takes First Step To Implement State-Mandated Book Ban Rule” & More
Alabama Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute in Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban (via AL.com) & Graphic Book in Young Adult Section of Mobile Public Library Sparks Controversy (via WKRG) Alaska Alaska Librarians Hopeful State Will Restore ‘Massive’ Cut in Vital Grant (via APM) Florida Florida School District Must Restore Books With LGBTQ+ Content […]
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OpenAIRE and SCImago Lab Unite to Enhance Scholarly Research Data; Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource; & More News Headlines
Collection Development Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource (via Copim) HathiTrust Second Accessibility Update to HathiTrust Website and Digital Library IFLA Equity and Inclusion at the Center of Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee’s Initial Work Information Power Lorraine Estelle Announces Retirement (via IP) Scholarly Communications Foundations of Trust: The Alignment […]
AI in Libraries: Clarivate Releases First “Pulse of the Library Report”
From Clarivate: Clarivate launched today its first Pulse of the Library report. The report combines feedback from a global survey of over 1,500 librarians with qualitative interviews and reveals libraries are in the early days of AI implementation. Key findings of the report include: Most libraries have an AI plan in place, or one in […]
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Announcing the Publication Facts Label for Open Journal Systems; Announcing $150,000 Award From Sloan Foundation to Invest in Open Infrastrucuture (IOI) to Advance Understanding of the Research Software Ecosystem; & More News Headlines
AI Artificial Intelligence: Agencies are Implementing Management and Personnel Requirements (via GAO) Cultural Heritage: Register Now to Join the AI4Culture Workshop Series (via Europeana Pro) FEDLINK Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) Inspection Report Funding Announcing $150,000 Award From Sloan Foundation to Invest in Open Infrastrucuture (IOI) to Advance Understanding of the Research Software Ecosystem […]
Preprint: “From Impact Metrics and Open Science to Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies”
The preprint linked below was rencetly shared on biRxiv. Title From Impact Metrics And Open Science To Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies Authors Alice Fleerackers University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Laura L. Moorhead San Francisco State University Juan Pablo Alperin Simon Fraser University Michelle Riedlinger Queensland University of Technology Lauren A. Maggio […]
