Monthly Archives: August 2023

[2308.14953] An Open Community-Driven Model For Sustainable Research Software: Sustainable Research Software Institute

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Abstract:  Research software plays a crucial role in advancing scientific knowledge, but ensuring its sustainability, maintainability, and long-term viability is an ongoing challenge. To address these concerns, the Sustainable Research Software Institute (SRSI) Model presents a comprehensive framework designed to promote sustainable practices in the research software community. This white paper provides an in-depth overview of the SRSI Model, outlining its objectives, services, funding mechanisms, collaborations, and the significant potential impact it could have on the research software community. It explores the wide range of services offered, diverse funding sources, extensive collaboration opportunities, and the transformative influence of the SRSI Model on the research software landscape

Now in its sixth year of existence, the Open GLAM survey has just undergone a significant overhaul. Here’s what has changed. | Open GLAM

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“Since Dr Andrea Wallace and I began the Open GLAM survey in 2018, it has tracked galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs) making open access content available for re-use. It’s become the go-to reference for researchers, policy makers and practitioners working in copyright and digital cultural heritage collections. Today, it lists over 1600 institutions from 56 countries that have published open access data.

The survey has grown steadily in size and complexity. Housed in a publicly accessible Google Sheet, the survey has an extensive range of data points including institution type, geographic location, rights statements, APIs, terms of use and much more. To keep this information legible, whilst incorporating new data points and expanding the granularity of the data, Andrea and I have steadily optimised the survey’s structure. This summer we’re releasing a significant new version — here are the key changes….”

The Digital Library of Georgia has made its 3 millionth digitized and full-text-searchable historic newspaper page available freely online.  – the DLG B

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“The Digital Library of Georgia has made its 3 millionth digitized and full-text-searchable historic newspaper page available freely online.

The title page of the first edition of the May 22, 1917, issue of the Atlanta Georgian reports on the destruction caused by the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 and the city’s effort to control the damage.

This issue marks the 3 millionth page digitized by the Digital Library of Georgia.

The newspaper circulated daily from 1906 to 1939, was the first Hearst-owned newspaper in the South, and is the most prominent example of sensationalist yellow journalism in Georgia. In its first year of publication, the paper infamously printed stories intended to inflame racial tensions that contributed to the start of the Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906….”

European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC)

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“The European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) is a specific legal form that facilitates the establishment and operation of Research Infrastructures with European interest.

The ERIC allows the establishment and operation of new or existing Research Infrastructures on a non-economic basis

The Commission provides practical guidelines to help potential applicants.

The ERIC becomes a legal entity from the date the Commission decision setting up the ERIC takes effect.

An ERIC can carry out some limited economic activities related to this task….”

CRDDS joins DARIAH as a cooperating partner | University Libraries | University of Colorado Boulder

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“CU Boulder researchers now have access to an international organization that supports the digital humanities through funding opportunities, access to high-quality learning materials, an open marketplace with tools and resources and more.

The organization is the Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities (DARIAH) and CU Boulder’s Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship (CRDDS) has joined as a cooperating partner. CRDDS is a collaboration between Research Computing and University Libraries, offering a full range of data services and support to the university and community….”

September 2023 Librarian Community Call

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“Rights retention has become an increasing area of focus for many funders, particularly as stronger open research policies are implemented. On September 12th at 12pm ET / 9am PT, the next OpenCon Library Community Call will feature experts on these policies and how they might evolve and be strengthened. Johan Rooryck and Sally Rumsey will provide an overview of cOAlition S’s approach to rights retention, and intellectual property expert Michael Carroll, professor of law at American University, will discuss the ways U.S. federal agencies might approach rights retention in implementing the OSTP Memo….”

Improving Student Journal Visibility via the Directory of Open Access Journals | Current Issues in Education

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Abstract:  In this interview with Judith Barnsby, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), we look at how student-run journals could enhance their visibility by joining DOAJ. We highlight the general and student journal-specific application requirements for inclusion in DOAJ, known challenges with the application process, and recommendations for student journals that want to apply. The interview is conducted by Mariya Maistrovskaya, University of Toronto Libraries, the Interviewer.

 

Scholarly communication’s response to the climate crisis and the role of open science – OASPA

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“OASPA is pleased to announce this month’s webinar which will focus on the role that different actors in scholarly communication can play to address climate change – one of the world’s most pressing challenges. While climate change is a complex issue there are very real and impactful actions that researchers, librarians and publishers can take to help generate solutions to climate change though open access.

The webinar will be chaired by Monica Granados (Creative Commons). We welcome our panelists: Vincent Lariviere (l’Université de Montréal) who will present his findings Contrasting the open access dissemination of COVID-19 and SDG research and Kris Karnauskas (University of Colorado Boulder) who will speak from the perspective of a researcher and why the research he works on needs to be open. A third panelist is in the process of being confirmed and will conclude the talks.

The panellists will each speak for 10 minutes, and then we will open it up to questions from the audience and discussion.

This webinar is an opportunity for registrants to reflect on what they could do to advance open access to climate research and plan some actions (e.g. opening up fundamental papers, publish new research openly, raise awareness among researchers, engage library community, amongst others).”

Scholarly communication’s response to the climate crisis and the role of open science

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“OASPA is pleased to announce this month’s webinar which will focus on the role that different actors in scholarly communication can play to address climate change – one of the world’s most pressing challenges. While climate change is a complex issue there are very real and impactful actions that researchers, librarians and publishers can take to help generate solutions to climate change though open access.

The webinar will be chaired by Monica Granados (Creative Commons). We welcome our panelists: Vincent Lariviere (l’Université de Montréal) who will present his findings Contrasting the open access dissemination of COVID-19 and SDG research and Kris Karnauskas (University of Colorado Boulder) who will speak from the perspective of a researcher and why the research he works on needs to be open. A third panelist is in the process of being confirmed and will conclude the talks. The panellists will each speak for 10 minutes, and then we will open it up to questions from the audience and discussion. This webinar is an opportunity for registrants to reflect on what they could do to advance open access to climate research and plan some actions (e.g. opening up fundamental papers, publish new research openly, raise awareness among researchers, engage library community, amongst others).”

GREI Collaborative Webinar: Metadata Recommendations

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“Researchers and academic staff who support them, representatives from data repositories, and NIH staff interested in how metadata can make NIH-funded research more findable are invited to the GREI Metadata and Search subcommittee’s Collaborative Webinar: Metadata Recommendations on September 15 at 2pm US EDT.

At this webinar, attendees will learn about the metadata recommendations from the GREI metadata and search subcommittee, including how the recommendations came about, what we hope to achieve, and next steps. Attendees will also have a chance to share their feedback. Registration is free and open to all who are interested. We look forward to seeing you there!”

Sharing Research Data and Creating Visibility for Your Research Community

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“In this webinar, product specialists from the Center for Open Science will discuss the free, open-source software platform Open Science Framework (OSF). We will discuss the suite of features available to researchers and research support staff from the beginning to end of the research and publishing process. We will discuss how to manage and share files, data, data management plans, code, and protocols in one centralized location. We’ll also review how you can easily build customized structures for projects, collaborate with other OSF users, utilize metadata and PIDs, manage privacy and licensing, integrate third party storage, create customized workflows, and build branded, aggregated, or curated pages of projects and registrations.”

Clarivate Annual G20 Scorecard Analyzes Global Research Performance Trends Across G20 Nations | STM Publishing News

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“The G20 scorecard presents an exceptional vantage point on the strengths and challenges of each G20 nation’s research ecosystem. By assessing key indicators such as research output, citations, collaboration networks and innovation potential, the scorecard offers invaluable insights into the changing patterns of worldwide scientific advancement.

Key findings in the 2023 G20 scorecard include: …

Brazil’s output in humanities is three times more likely than the G20 average to be published in an open access (OA) journal. Brazil’s emphasis on OA publication in the humanities sets it apart and may have implications for access to knowledge and the dissemination of research findings….

 

Canada boasts an above-average proportion of output in social sciences, medicine, humanities and arts, although OA output is below average in all categories. Canada’s diverse research output and below-average OA rates prompt discussions on access to research findings and collaboration patterns…

In the United Kingdom, in 2022 more than half of output was published in OA journals. Collaborative CNCI remains above the world average but has fallen during the last decade. The U.K.’s increasing OA output and evolving collaboration trends signal shifts in research dissemination and partnership strategies….”

Guest Post — Can Inadequate Corrections Turn Misinformation into Disinformation?

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Could the failure of a journal to visibly correct known errors in a publication, thereby propagating false information, be considered disinformation?

The post Guest Post — Can Inadequate Corrections Turn Misinformation into Disinformation? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

G20 CSAR meet | Enabling universal access to scientific knowledge ‘a million-dollar question’, says Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood | Ahmedabad News – The Indian Express

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“[Q] Given that one of the talking point in G20-CSAR was acknowledging the need to enable immediate and universal access to scientific knowledge to communities, how do we do that in the Indian context?

[A] It is a million dollar question, how do we do it. The current publication model doesn’t deal with this because it is based on subscription through organisations. Our attempt in our negotiations with publishers is to strike a deal fair to them as well as us, which is a difficult job. The ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ is aimed at making publications accessible to say, all in colleges, which is not the case at the moment. When we ask publishers to grant greater access, they increase the price manifold. It is not easy but we are trying our best in collaboration with multiple ministries.”

Research4Life & STM support Ukrainian science and research during conflict – STM

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“The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine recently expressed its gratitude to STM’s publisher partners for allowing free access to over 42,000 peer-reviewed journals, 174,000 e-books, and 155 databases through the Research4Life program. In 2022, R4L publishers granted Ukrainian institutions free access under the Group A category of Research4Life. In a letter, the Temporary Acting Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Yevhen Kudriavets, described how Research4Life’s support became a lifeline for Ukrainian scientists by symbolizing resilience and allowing vital research to continue amid the uncertainty of war….”