Saturday evening

TODAY exploring #midjourney #generativeAI

It is obvious it has real problems with mundane but un-typical views

Prompt: "the underside of a table "

@SteveMcCarty thanks!

I'm looking for scholarship on the changing nature of the academic profession, especially as related to pressures to publish, metrics-based career advancement, and consequences (fraud, replication crisis, etc).

I'm coming from a North American perspective but would welcome readings from other contexts as well.

( @kfitz )

At @cOAlitionS_OA we are envisioning a community-based scholarly communication system fit for #OpenScience in the 21st century, based on five principles.

🟠https://www.coalition-s.org/towards-responsible-publishing

Follow this thread 🧵for a quick overview!
#OpenAccess #ResponsiblePublishing [1/7]

Open Peer Review is gaining prominence in attention and use, but more evidence is needed to responsibly open up #PeerReview.

@tonyRH @lexbouter & Serge Horbach propose a preliminary research agenda and issue a call-to-action.

#OpenScience #PLOSBiology

https://plos.io/46zUZEa

Hanson et al, ‘The strain on scientific publishing’

2016: 1.9 million articles
2022: 2.8 million articles

‘Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published... in 2022 the article total was 47% higher than in 2016, which has outpaced the limited growth, if any, in the number of practising scientists. Thus, publication workload per scientist (writing, reviewing, editing) has increased dramatically.’
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884
#science #academia

#HumanitiesCommons (@hello) already has an #OpenAccess #repository. But it's building a new one and has put a lot of thought into it. I recommend this excellent overview by Ian Scott.
https://building.hcommons.org/2023/09/26/what-is-a-repository-for/

Pleasantly surprised to see this:

"There are also unexpected synergies that emerge from this combination functions in a single repository. Members’ comments about various works will eventually (some time after launch) be publishable via #ActivityPub streams."

#GreenOA #OpenSource

If you haven’t heard, we're launching a completely reimagined open-access repository in 2024. It’s currently under heavy construction. 🚜🚧🦺

In the newest Building the Commons blog, Ian Scott, our developer leading the project, shows why the new repository is vital to the life of the Commons! https://building.hcommons.org/2023/09/26/what-is-a-repository-for/

Having a great time discussing how ActivityPub works with the MESH Team and MSU!

@BatsInLavender Experimenting with Mastodon API, don't mind me!

Please ignore. Just experimenting with the Mastodon API.

Week in Fediverse 2023-09-15

Servers

- Funkwhale v1.3.3
- Castopod v1.6.1
- Mitra v1.35.0
- ActivityPub for WordPress v1.0.0
- ActivityPods v1.4.0
- LibRate: Libre media rating website for the fediverse

Clients

- SubwayTooter v5.540
- Mastodon for Android v2.0.4
- Voyager v1.11.3
- Photon v1.6.0
- Mastodon Bird UI v1.7.4
- MissLI v1.8.0

Tools

- Fediverse Redirect v1.5.2

Protocol

- SocialCG 12 September 2023 Meeting: Extension policy (meeting minutes)
- SocialCG 13 September 2023 Meeting: Data Portability (meeting minutes)
- FEP-dc88: Formatting Mathematics

Articles

- Group Convergence
- With Postmarks, social bookmarking is back — but this time it’s built on the fediverse
- WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon
- Last Week in Fediverse – episode 34

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/018a74ae-b4a8-c1c9-63a5-10fcf5608265

@chartgerink If I'm reading this correctly, it allows German institutions free access to their journals and waives fees for researchers at German institutions to publish open access articles?

Seems like a whole lot of nothing to me?

@skohub thanks!

This month on our social platforms, we’ll be highlighting all the ways you can enhance your digital presence using your #HCprofile! What are some questions you have for getting started?

Annddd if you missed last month’s session on developing a connected identity online, here’s the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gB1KdDjU4Q

Holy shit, The Daily Tar Heel (student newspaper of UNC Chapel Hill) has a horrifying front page today, after yesterday's campus shooting left one dead.

It's text messages sent to and from students during the lockdown.

Via https://kottke.org/23/08/the-tombstone-of-democracy

@fediforum Thanks! That looks like a great event; I'll have to think about whether I can prepare something for September.

Humanities Commons plans to interoperate with other platforms and services on the open academic internet through the ActivityPub protocol.

In this post on our Building blog, I explain what that means, why we think ActivityPub is the best solution not just us for but the academic web in general.

https://building.hcommons.org/2023/08/28/interoperability-and-the-commons/

I remember the 2000 Election. There were enough votes for Ralph Nader to hand the election to George W. Bush.

I remember the 2016 Election. There were enough votes for Jill Stein to hand the election to Donald Trump.

In 2024 the Green Party is running Cornell West. Let’s not repeat this history, friends

Your vote is not a marriage. You’re not choosing a life partner. It’s a chess move for what’s best for the country and the world.