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Journal Article: “The Essence and Transcendence of Scientific Publishing”
| Frontiers, Journal Articles, News, Open Access, Productivity, Publishing
The article linked below was recently published by Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics. Title The Essence and Transcendence of Scientific Publishing Authors José L. Medina-Franco Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Edgar López-López Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico City, Mexico Source Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics 16 February 2022 DOI: […]
The article linked below was recently published by Reference Services Review. Title Analysis of Anti-Racism, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Initiatives in Library and Information Science Literature Authors Emily P. Jones University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nandita S. Mani University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Rebecca B. Carlson University of North Carolina […]
New Research: “Massive Study Reveals Editorial Bias and Nepotism in Biomedical Journals”
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Update: Interview With Article Co-Authors (via The Scientist) From the Public Library of Science: Scientific journals are expected to consider research manuscripts dispassionately and without favor. But in a study publishing on November 23rd in the open access journal PLOS Biology, Alexandre Scanff, Florian Naudet and Clara Locher from the University of Rennes, and colleagues, […]
From the World Wide Web Foundation: The Costs of Exclusion: Governments are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars because of the digital gender gap Across the world, millions of people are still unable to access the internet and participate online — and women are disproportionately excluded. Men are 21% more likely to be […]
From the GPO: The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is implementing 100 percent telework and remote work options for eligible teammates. The new policy comes after the success of maximum teleworking during to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, about one-third of the GPO workforce has been teleworking at 100 percent […]
University of Illinois: University Library Announces Institutions Recommended for Direct Funding Through “Email Archives: Building Capacity and Community (EA:BCC)” Re-Grant Program
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, News, Productivity
From the University of Illinois Library: The University Library has announced the institutions recommended for direct funding through the Email Archives: Building Capacity and Community (EA:BCC) re-grant program. In its first round, the EA:BCC awarded grant funding to five institutions deeply involved in innovative email archiving activity: Harvard University; University of Albany, SUNY; Council of […]
New Report From Ithaka S+R: “Creating Virtual Library Spaces: Emerging Technologies”
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Productivity
From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post by Christine Wolff-Eisenberg: Many college students across the country, in light of the impacts of the pandemic on teaching, learning, and the broader student experience, feel disconnected from their peers and institutions, and crave the right kinds of space—quiet space, in particular—for effectively completing their coursework. Fostering a sense […]
Measures that Matter Announces Roster for Initial Iteration of the Public Library Data Alliance
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From a Joint COSLA and NISO Announcement: The Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) are pleased to announce the roster for the initial iteration of the Public Library Data Alliance (PLDA). Representing an array of stakeholders, this group will continue the work of the COSLA Measures that […]
Research Article: “Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic”(Preprint)
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The following research article (preprint) was recently shared on arXiv. Title Gender Inequality in Research Productivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic Authors Ruomeng Cui Emory University Hao Ding Goizueta Emory University Feng Zhu Harvard University Source via arXiv arXiv:2006.10499 Abstract We study the disproportionate impact of the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak on […]
Research Paper: “COVID-19 Amplifies Gender Disparities in Research” (Preprint)
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The following research paper (preprint) was posted to arXiv. Title COVID-19 Amplifies Gender Disparities in Research Authors Goran Muric USC Information Sciences Institute USC Department of Computer Science Kristina Lerman USC Information Sciences Institute USC Department of Computer Science Emilio Ferrara USC Information Sciences Institute USC Department of Computer Science USC Annenberg School of Communication […]
