Category: Scholarship
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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…
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A fascinating article about replication in psychology
The Atlantic recently posted a fascinating article looking at the problem of reproducibility in the field of psychology: Online Bettors Can Sniff Out Weak Psychology StudiesSo why can't the journals that publish them? Ed Yong breaks down the new results from the Social Sciences Replication Project, in which 24 researchers attempted to replicate social-science studies…
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Some thoughts on citations in the 21st Century
Colleagues at work pointed to this long read on Medium: Open Access Knowledge: Digital Style Guide. In it, Patrick Dunleavy makes the case that, whenever possible, academic citations should point to "free" online versions of resources rather than the archaic "dead tree" version seemingly favoured by traditional style guides. He also argues that in addition…