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Note: The first paper in the Research Data Explored series was mentioned on infoDOCKET a couple of weeks ago. See: “Research Data Explored: Citations Versus Altmetrics” Title Research Data Explored II: the Anatomy and Reception of Figshare Authors Peter Kraker KnowCenter Elisabeth Lex Graz University of Technology, Knowledge Technologies Institute Juan Gorraiz University of Vienna […]
New features added to ALM Reports are discussed in a new PLOS Tech blog post. Here’s some of what you’ll read about: “To enhance the search capabilities, we have introduced faceted search.” “ALM Reports also contains three new enhanced visualizations, using the popular D3.js visualization library.” “We have introduced a feature which we’ll be building […]
The following full text paper was recently published by PLOS One. Title Is There a Relationship between Research Sponsorship and Publication Impact? An Analysis of Funding Acknowledgments in Nanotechnology Papers Authors Jue Wang Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Philip Shapira Georgia Institute of Technology Manchester Business School, UK Source PLOS One 10(2): e0117727 February 19, 2015 […]
Open Access: PLOS (Public Library of Science) Shares 2014 Highlights in New Infographic
Academic Libraries, Journal Articles, Libraries, Open Access, PLOS, Public Libraries
|From the PLOS Blog: In 2014, readers worldwide viewed approximately 11.6 million PLOS articles each month. These articles were published by authors from more than 200 countries with the assistance of nearly 7,000 academic editors and 90,000 reviewers. Quality reporting by our authors in their research articles, deep dives into key topics by authors and […]
New Recommended Practice From NISO: Metadata Indicators for Accessibility and Licensing of E-Content
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, PLOS, Scholarly Communications
|From the National Information Standards Organization: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Access License and Indicators (NISO RP-22-2015) that defines metadata to be used to indicate free-to-read content and a link to license terms for the use/re-use of that content. [Our emphasis] Developed by the NISO Working Group […]
Research Article: “Scholarly Context Not Found: One in Five Articles Suffers from Reference Rot”
Archives and Special Collections, Journal Articles, PLOS, Publishing, Resources
|The following full text article was published by PLOS ONE on December 26, 2014. Title Scholarly Context Not Found: One in Five Articles Suffers from Reference Rot Authors Martin Klein Los Alamos National Laboratory Herbert Van de Sompel Los Alamos National Laboratory Robert Sanderson Los Alamos National Laboratory Harihar Shankar Los Alamos National Laboratory Lyudmila […]
New Article: “Research Data Management and Libraries: Relationships, Activities, Drivers and Influences”
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, PLOS, Preservation
|The following article was recently published by PLOS One. Title Research Data Management and Libraries: Relationships, Activities, Drivers and Influences Authors Stephen Pinfield University of Sheffield Andrew M. Cox University of Sheffield Jen Smith University of Sheffield Source PLOS One Published December 8, 2014 10.1371/journal.pone.0114734 Abstract The management of research data is now a major […]
Standards: NISO Launches New Development Projects in New Forms of Assessing Impact & Altmetrics
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, PLOS, Reports
|From the National Information Standards Organization: The voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved four new projects to develop standards for alternative assessment metrics (altmetrics). The NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics Initiative was begun in July 2013 with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with a goal of building trust and […]
Altmetric Releases List of Top 100 Academic Papers of 2014 Based on Media Mentions, Tweets, Etc.
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Journal Articles, Open Access, PLOS, School Libraries, Video Recordings
|If you enjoy/find useful lists and rankings the annual waterfall of year-end lists is underway! This list one uses Altmetric (the UK-based company) technology/methodology to rank the Top 100 academic papers of 2014. Clicking a link below each article on the list provides expanded data about it including media mentions, tweets, Facebook posts, etc. Clicking the […]
News Briefs (Items from IOP Publishing, ITU, Internet Society, Bodleian Library, and PLOS)
Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, News, Open Access, PLOS, Publishing
|1. GeoTag Search: IOP Publishing collaborates with JournalMap Find research based on location and biophysical attributes combined with traditional keyword searches. 2. ITU and Internet Society collaborate to combat spam 3. Bodleian Libraries Deputy Librarian appointed 4. Make data sharing easy: PLOS launches its Data Repository Integration Partner Program