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The article linked below was published today (1/29/2022) by Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. Title The Scholarly Knowledge Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities for the Field of Information Authors Micah Altman MIT Philip N. Cohen University of Maryland Source Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 6:751553 DOI: 10.3389/frma.2021.751553 Abstract The scholarly knowledge ecosystem presents an […]
Comprehensive Scholarly Publishing Dataset Shows Publication Rates in 170 Disciplines at US Universities
| Conference Presentations, Data Files, Frontiers, Journal Articles, News, Publishing
From Phys.org: Academic Analytics Research Center (AARC) shared comprehensive data on scholarly publication rates in 170 disciplines. The newly available data tables show the rate of journal article, book, conference proceeding, and book chapter publications over different time periods and across different career stages in each discipline. “There’s a huge range of bibliometric activity across […]
Roundup (January 20, 2022)
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Frontiers, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing, Roundup
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives & Wikidata: Using Linked Open Data to Connect Smithsonian Information Smithsonian Libraries and Archives) Survey Findings: Delving Deeper Into Preprints in Institutional and Generalist Repositories (via COAR) The Rise of the Guest Editor—Discontinuities of Editorship in Scholarly Publishing (via Frontiers in Research Metrics & Analytics) Upcoming Special Event: Automated Search in […]
From the arXiv Blog: arXiv, stewarded by Cornell Tech, is a free resource for scholars around the world in fields including physics, math and computer science, who use the service to share their own cutting-edge research and read work submitted by others. “These 2 million submissions represent 2 million opportunities for humanity to push forward […]
Journal Article: “Perspectives on Open Science and The Future of Scholarly Communication: Internet Trackers and Algorithmic Persuasion”
| Academic Libraries, Frontiers, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access
The article linked below was recently published by Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. Title Perspectives on Open Science and The Future of Scholarly Communication: Internet Trackers and Algorithmic Persuasion Authors Tiberius Ignat Scientific Knowledge Services, Munich, Germany Paul Ayris LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science, University College London Beatrice Gini Cambridge University Library […]
UNESCO’s General Conference Reaches Global Agreements On Artificial Intelligence, Open Science and Education
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Frontiers, Libraries, News, Open Access
UPDATE Statements on Adoption of UNESCO Open Science Recommendation SPARC Statement on UNESCO Ratification of Open Science Recommendation (November 29, 2021) UNESCO Agrees Open Science Recommendation – Implications for Libraries (via IFLA) International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) Applaud UNESCO Open Science Recommendation (November 25, 2021) Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL): Research Libraries: […]
UPDATE (November 25, 2021) COAR and European University Association Welcome Adoption of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science UPDATE (November 17, 2021) Statements From Frontiers and STM About Adoption of UNESCO Open Science Recommendation —End Update— From the International Science Council: The road to the Open Science Recommendation being adopted commenced with a resolution from […]
News Roundup (November 2, 2021)
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24 Arts Organizations Join the Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA) (via Internet Archive) Center for Democracy & Technology Joins EFF, Library Associations, Startup Community in Third Circuit Amicus Brief on Section 230 Exemptions (via CDT) Facebook, Citing Societal Concerns, Plans to Shut Down Facial Recognition System Former Clarivate’s Publisher Analytics Expert Ian Potter to Head Business […]
Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA) Celebrates First Anniversary, Number of Publishers Supporting More Than Doubled During Year One
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Frontiers, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, PLOS, Springer Nature
From a Blog Post by Ludo Waltman, Bianca Kramer, and David Shotton: When I4OA was launched one year ago, the initiative was supported by 40 publishers, including Hindawi, Royal Society, and SAGE, who are founding members of the initiative. Among the initial supporters of I4OA there were commercial publishers (e.g., F1000, Frontiers, Hindawi, MDPI, PeerJ, […]
Library of Congress and Harvard University Form Historic Collaboration on Islamic Law Collections
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From LC: Both institutions will help increase access to foreign country legal materials, and collaborate on building a “SEARCHstrata” tool using AI/Data Science approaches The Library of Congress and Harvard Law School have initiated an unprecedented, multifaceted joint collaboration to identify, select and assess the copyright status of materials focusing on national legal gazettes. The […]
