Category: Scholarship
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Continuing Algorithms of Oppression
For a meeting last week at MPOW we were asked to read Algorithms of Oppression, by Safiya Umoja Noble. As a cis, white male, I found it a good reminder of a lot of stuff I am vaguely aware of, but don't have to "deal with" in the same way as the majority of the…
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Archives in the news
I've recently become more involved in a project to digitize historical maps held at the U of Calgary, so this article really spoke to me (thanks @achurrell!) Yukon geologists raid the archives to aid ongoing search for gold. And because it seems so often news reports like this don't seem to include a link to…
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Report: Academic Freedom Breached at Thompson Rivers University
I first posted about this issue just over a year ago, A disturbing story on academic freedom and predatory publishing, and now it appears to have reached a conclusion, with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) releasing a 30-page report on their findings. Report: Academic Freedom Breached at Thompson Rivers University TL;DR: (Ottawa –…
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Some thoughts on Research and Indigenous Librarianship
A couple of weeks ago I read an excellent article, Research and Indigenous Librarianship in Canada, and I'd like to recommend it to you. I think it's more about understanding the implications of undergoing research with or about Indigenous Peoples than it is about doing so in a library setting, but that's great, because it…
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Review: A funder-imposed data publication requirement seldom inspired data sharing
We've been doing a lot of talking about Data Management Plans at MPOW, and I recently came across the following article from PLOS One: A funder-imposed data publication requirement seldom inspired data sharing. In it, the authors take a look at 315 research projects that had been funded by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee…
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A disturbing story on academic freedom and predatory publishing
While I had actually read the article in question shortly after it first came out, I was unaware of the fallout until earlier this morning. This is a story you should be aware of. How I learned of it: Investigation launched into alleged academic freedom violations at Thompson Rivers University What I had missed: B.C.…
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First look at NVivo Transcription
Almost exactly a year ago I took a quick look at three automated transcription tools, and today there's another one to add to the mix, though this one's not free. NVivo has launched an automated transcription service and I'm impressed! I uploaded the same audio clip I used in last year's shootout, a 40-second snippet…