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An Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Approach To Understanding Researchers’ Data Management Practices At Uvm: Integrated Findings To Develop Research Data Services, Elizabeth A. Berman

Journal of eScience Librarianship

This is the third in a series of articles reporting on a study of researcher data management practices and data services at the University of Vermont.

This article reports on the integrated findings of an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design aimed to understand data management behaviors and challenges of faculty at the University of Vermont (UVM) in order to develop relevant research data services. The exploratory sequential mixed methods design is characterized by an initial qualitative phase of data collection and analysis, followed by a phase of quantitative data collection and analysis, with a final phase of integration or ...

Journal Evaluation Tool, Shilpa Rele, Marie Kennedy, Nataly Blas

LMU Librarian Publications & Presentations

The changing mechanisms of scholarly publishing may make it difficult for you to determine where to publish the results of your research or creative works. In order to assist you in making the best decisions for your work, and to avoid journals that may not be credible, the William H. Hannon Library has developed a rubric for the evaluation of journals. Our focus during the development of this tool was specifically to address the concerns of our Loyola Marymount University faculty about Open Access journals, but this rubric may be applied more broadly to any kind of journal.

Information And Communication Technologies And The Effects Of Globalization: Twenty-First Century “Digital Slavery” For Developing Countries—Myth Or Reality?, L. A. Ogunsola

E-JASL 1999-2009 (volumes 1-10)

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to examine the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) revolution and the concept of globalization as they effect developing countries. Globalization as one of the reasons for possible widening of the gap between the poor and the rich nations was examined and the emerging concept of “digital slavery” was carefully evaluated. The wide gap in availability and use of ICTs across the world and the influences ICTs exert on globalization at the expense of developing countries were carefully examined and suggestions and necessary policies were offered for developing countries to leap-frog the industrialization ...

Preparing For Sharing Your Research: Publishing And Copyright, Paul Royster, Sue Gardner

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Join Scholarly Communications Librarian, Sue Gardner, and 40-year publishing veteran and Coordinator of Scholarly Communications, Paul Royster, to learn the ins and outs of publishing. Topics include where to publish or distribute your work, how to navigate publishing agreements, and how to maintain your authors' rights.

About the speakers:
Sue Gardner is Scholarly Communications Librarian. She works to build the online Digital Commons repository for UNL academic and research works and consults on questions related to publishing and using teaching materials in the classroom and online. She can discuss issues with you such as copyright, licensing, open access, editing, co-authorship ...

Digital Addiction: A Conceptual Overview, Amarjit Kumar Singh, Pawan Kumar Singh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Digital addiction referred to an impulse control disorder that involves the obsessive use of digital devices, digital technologies, and digital platforms, i.e. internet, video game, online platforms, mobile devices, digital gadgets, and social network platform. It is an emerging domain of Cyberpsychology (Singh, Amarjit Kumar and Pawan Kumar Singh; 2019), which explore a problematic usage of digital media, device, and platforms by being obsessive and excessive. This article analyses, reviewed the current research, and established a conceptual overview on the digital addiction. The research literature on digital addiction has proliferated. However, we tried to categories the digital addiction ...

The Stm Report: An Overview Of Scientific And Scholarly Journal Publishing, Mark Ware, Michael Mabe

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Contents

Executive summary ● Scholarly communication ● The research cycle ● Types of scholarly communication ● Changes in scholarly communication system ● The journal ● What is a journal? ● The journals publishing cycle ● Sales channels and models ● Journal economics and market size ● Journal and articles numbers and trends ● Global trends in scientific output ● Authors and readers ● Publishers ● Peer review. ● Reading patterns ● Disciplinary differences ● Citations and the Impact Factor ● Costs of journal publishing ● Authors’ behaviour, perceptions and attitudes ● Publishing ethics ● Copyright and licensing ● Long term preservation ● TRANSFER code ● Researchers’ access to journals ● Open access ● Drivers of open access ● Open access business models ● Types of open access journal ...

Grey Literature In Library And Information Studies, Dominic J. Farace, Joachim Schöpfel

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

CONTENTS

Introduction Grey Literature (Farace and Schöpfel)

Part I – Producing, Processing, and Distributing Grey Literature

Section One: Producing and Publishing Grey Literature

Chapter 1 Grey Publishing and the Information Market: A New Look at Value Chains and Business Models (Roosendaal)

Chapter 2 How to assure the Quality of Grey Literature: the Case of Evaluation Reports (Weber)

Chapter 3 Grey Literature produced and published by Universities: A Case for ETDs (Južni)

Section Two: Collecting and Processing Grey Literature

Chapter 4 Collection building with special Regards to Report Literature (Newbold and Grimshaw)

Chapter 5 Institutional Grey Literature in the University Environment (Siegel ...

Oer: A Field Guide For Academic Librarians, Andrew Wesolek, Jonathan Lashley, Anne Langley

Pacific University Press

We intend this book to act as a guide writ large for would-be champions of OER, that anyone—called to action by the example set by our chapter authors—might serve as guides themselves. The following chapters tap into the deep experience of practitioners who represent a meaningful cross section of higher education institutions in North America. It is our hope that the examples and discussions presented by our authors will facilitate connections among practitioners, foster the development of best practices for OER adoption and creation, and more importantly, lay a foundation for novel, educational excellence.

Transforming Library And Information Services Delivery Using Innovation Technologies, Ogar Christopher Eje Mr, Tangkat Yusuf Dushu Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In todays’ world, library and information services delivery are being transformed from their manual operations to new ways using technology. The study identified the paradigm shift in libraries and information services as a direct consequence of innovation technologies. The key concepts in the study are discussed. The new technology and communication tools are employed in rendering services to the patrons through appropriate channels for access to information with cluster of technologies referred to as the internet. Information technology has brought in sweeping changes in the way libraries function. Libraries need to access, evaluate, and measure the impact of information technology ...

2i Negotiating Author Agreements, Laura Quilter

New England Copyright Boot Camp

Advanced Topics : Licensing, Negotiation, and Scholarly Communication (Dec. 2 Boston, Dec. 16 Amherst)

Laura Quilter, UMass - Authors & Scholarly Communication. Includes an overview of copyright in relation to author contracts, a hands-on exercise reviewing an author publication agreement, and pointers about talking with authors about their publication agreements.