(8 Nov 2023) Elisabeth Bik has made a career of being a data vigilante. What should mainstream scientific journals learn from her? Vox talked with Bik about her work, but also discussed what academic journals should do to make sure these problems aren’t published in the first place. Read the article in full…
(14 Nov 2023) A report released today aimed to provide a better understanding of how research assessment affects research in Australia. More than 1,000 Australian researchers and more than 50 research organisations participated in the survey. This included universities, research institutes, industry bodies, government and not-for-profit organisations. The majority of researchers (74%) were in academic roles.…
(6 Nov 2023) Choice interviewed 2 librarians on the Quality Enhancement program, I-Know, at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi that focuses on strengthening undergraduate students’ digital information literacy skills. The I-Know program interweaves scaffolded digital literacy instruction and objectives across the undergraduate curricula. Read the post here.
(9 Nov 2023) In a significant move towards expanding Open Access (OA) initiatives in East Asia, Springer Nature has inked its first transformative agreement (TA) in South Korea with the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). This transformative agreement underscores Springer Nature’s commitment to fostering OA and marks KAIST’s inaugural TA with…