(3 Feb 2021) A new study of the behaviour of scholarly researchers has been launched, aiming to map the changing nature of how readers from all over the world find academic content. The latest survey follows on from work undertaken every three years since 2005, and an upcoming report will provide an update on trends…
(5 Feb 2021) COAR is pleased to announce the launch of a new project, Notify: The Repositories and Services Interoperability Project This project builds on previous work of COAR to advance the vision first outlined in the COAR Next Generation Repositories Initiative – to position repositories as the foundation for a distributed, globally networked…
(2 Feb 2021) Citing retracted papers can be legitimate, if it’s clearly acknowledged in the text that the cited paper has been retracted. But this is usually not the case. Nature Index highlights the issue and presents some tools that may help researchers and publishers checking retraction articles from citations. Read more from…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (8 Feb 2021) I presented existing journal quality metrics in Ruth’s Rankings 46 Part 1. JCR is adding “Early Access” documents to its 2021 calculations (Quaderi, McVeigh). Before writing about this and other updates from Clarivate Analytics and Scopus, I realized I needed to know more about the make-up of the…
(1 Feb 2021) About the job: The Director, University Library is responsible for providing the strategic direction, management and leadership of a client-focused and innovative library. The incumbent will lead the planning and implementation of digitally-enhanced library services, resources and spaces, to meet the present and future learning, teaching and research needs of Federation…
(4 Feb 2021) From Aaron Tay’s Musings about librarianship: “It seems to me when posting academic papers on social media for promotional purposes, there are 3 factors at play. What content you post / how you post the message When and how often you post the message Who you can reach – aka the reach/number…
(4 Feb 2021) The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2020 have been named to the 2021 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual list selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA. The list was announced Thursday at the Book &…
(2 Feb 2021) Kudos, the award-winning service for accelerating and broadening research impact, has today launched a new service for scholarly publishers and publishing societies. The Kudos Showcase for Publishers provides a beautiful new discovery channel for published content, helping publishers and societies strengthen their support for authors in the increasingly key area of broader audiences…
(21 Jan 2021) Abstract of the preprint: “The purpose of this article is to explore options to further open access in the Netherlands from 2021. Its premise is that there is a need to look at qualitative aspects of open access, alongside quantitative ones. The paper first takes stock of progress that has been made.…
The pandemic prompted many scientists to pivot their research to the coronavirus. That’s not an entirely good thing. By Julie K. Pfeiffer and Terence S. Dermody (29 Jan 2021, feed from Knowable Magazine) For many researchers, the choice to spend decades working in a lab or in the field comes from a desire to…