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New Discussion Document From the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): “Predatory Publishing”
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|From the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): Much has been written about ‘predatory publishing’ over the past decade. In this discussion document, COPE will describe the basic phenomenon, identify the key issues, describe the impact on the various stakeholders involved, analyse proposed interventions and solutions, and present COPE’s perspective on addressing the problem going forward. […]
Journal Article: Peer Review of Research Data Submissions to ScholarsArchive@OSU: How Can We Improve The Curation of Research Datasets to Enhance Reusability?
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|The article linked to below was recently published by the Journal of eScience Librarianship. Title Peer Review of Research Data Submissions to ScholarsArchive@OSU: How Can We Improve the Curation of Research Datasets to Enhance Reusability? Authors Clara LlebotaOregon State University Steven Van TuylAcademic Data Science Alliance Source Journal of eScience LibrarianshipVolume 8, Issue 2 (2019)DOI: […]
From the Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC)/Syracuse University: Despite assurances that the next release of data on Immigration Court proceedings by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) would be reviewed for accuracy, the new data released late last Friday revealed continuing quality issues. In fact, even greater numbers of previously released records were inexplicably missing. […]
Journal Article: “Collaborating Externally and Training Internally to Support Research Data Services”
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|The article linked to below was published online today by the Journal of eScience Librarianship. Title Collaborating Externally and Training Internally to Support Research Data Services Authors Matthew R. Harp Arizona State University Matt Ogborn Arizona State University Source Journal of eScience Librarianship Volume 8, Issue 2 (2019) DOI: 10.7191/jeslib.2019.1165 Abstract The ASU Library is […]
Journal Article: “Scholarly Publishing Literacy at the University of South Florida Libraries: From Advising to Active Involvement”
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|The following article was published earlier today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC). Title Scholarly Publishing Literacy at the University of South Florida Libraries: From Advising to Active Involvement Authors Chelsea Johnston University of Florida Jason Boczar University of South Florida Source Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC), 7(1) DOI: 10.7710/2162-3309.2310 […]
Journal Article: “Copyright in the Institutional Repository”
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|The following article was published today by The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship. Title Copyright in the Institutional Repository Authors Stewart Baker Western Oregon University Sue Kund Western Oregon University Source The Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship Volume 3, Issue 3 DOI: 10.17161/jcel.v3i3.8248 Abstract Institutional repository (IR) managers often find themselves […]
Editorial Leaders From Several Scholarly Publishers Release “Joint Statement on EPA Proposed Rule and Public Availability of Data”
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|From PLoS: Today a group of editorial leaders from several publishers, including PLOS, have co-published an Editorial highlighting concerns about the “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This comes eighteen months after the same group published an Editorial when the rule was first proposed, in April 2018. Read the Complete […]
The British Library Announces Beta Launch of Shared Research Repository For Six UK-Based Cultural and Heritage Organisations
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|From the BL: Research undertaken by British Library staff is often reported – even celebrated – on these pages. Imagine the careful research that goes into interpreting the manuscript fragments of medieval bibliophile and bookseller John Bagford, or putting on an exhibition such as Karl and Eleanor Marx: Life in the Reading Room, or indeed in supporting […]
The following full text article appears in the November 2019 issue of the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. Title The Roles Bots Play in Wikipedia Authors Lei (Nico) Zheng Stevens Institute Of Technology Christopher M. Albano Stevens Institute Of Technology Neev M. Vora Stevens Institute Of Technology Feng Mai Stevens Institute Of Technology […]
C-SPAN and the C-SPAN Video Library are providing near real-time searchable video (using text transcripts generated from the closed-captioning) of today’s U.S. House Impeachment Hearing with E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland. When the hearing concludes the searchable video will continue to be accessible via the C-SPAN Video Library (free to access and use) that currently offers nearly 255,000 hours of material (just […]