So terrible it could be the name of a EU #scholcom infrastructure project

"You are invited to join the editorial board of a journal" and other personal stories with the "grey zone" of publishing at MDPI. #predatorypublishing #scholcom https://polecopub.hypotheses.org/3231

Check out Jefferson Pooley's @jpooley call to more utopian thinking in #scholcom
https://culturemachine.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CM23_Pooley_Before_Progress.pdf
"The new Plan S blueprint, ‘Toward Responsible Publishing’ (2023), largely mimicked the Council of Europe’s (2023) call for a revamped publishing system. Both bear strong resemblances to a scheme to re-classify publishers as competing service providers, a scheme advanced—in what once seemed a quixotic campaign—by Björn Brembs, the German neuroscientist. Real utopianism in action"
#openaccess

I'm all for a move away from a focus on for-profit and non-inclusive models, towards a publishing landscape that fully includes institute- and community-driven #OpenAccess.

I therefore signed this petition, and I hope you would consider doing the same if you're based at a Dutch institute :)

https://openscienceretreat.eu/call-to-commitment-future-proof-oa-publishing/

#OpenScience #Academia #ScholCom #futureproofOA

The latest ]u[ Ubiquity newsletter is now available to read on our blog! Catch up on what we've been up to over the last few months: https://buff.ly/3R2pBbO #OA #OpenAccess #scholcom 🔓

What great news! The International Standard Content Code #ISCC finally became #ISO 24138. I am quite sure this is a groundbreaking change for #Scholcom #GLAM and digital cultural heritage in general. #PID https://iscc.io/iso-publishes-new-standard-enabling-content-transparency-iso-24138/ via @Lambo

#English dominates scientific #research – here’s how we can fix it, and why it matters
https://theconversation.com/english-dominates-scientific-research-heres-how-we-can-fix-it-and-why-it-matters-226198

#science #publishing #publications #scholcomm #scholcom #multilingualism #languages #diversity #DEI #humanities

UPDATED (March 29, 2024): Statement From cOAlition S / Plan S on New (Refreshed) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Open Access Policy https://www.infodocket.com/2024/03/27/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-announces-a-new-open-access-policy-that-will-take-effect-on-january-1-2025/ #oa #publishing #scholcom @cOAlitionS_OA

ORCID and GitHub Sign Memorandum of Understanding & More News Headlines https://www.infodocket.com/2024/03/28/georgia-lawmakers-leave-library-bill-on-the-shelf-orcid-and-github-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-more-news-headlines/ #scholcom #PID #metadata

@resdatall @cni Am I the only one noticing that US #scholcom #infrastructure projects are increasingly using generic boiler plate EU/EOSC nomenclature? #RedAlert

I'm probably not going to actually write this up as a #DataSittersClub book, but today is the day I'm sitting down to get #DOI for the DSC books, which has led to the side quest of spreading the good word of ✨ #ORCID ✨ to some of our co-authors. #ScholCom #DigitalHumanities

"The AI hype-cycle froth has come for scholarly publishing."

https://upstream.force11.org/large-language-publishing/

#scholcom #publishing

Our first NASIG Autumn was chock full of excellent and interesting presentations. Here’s an overview!

https://nasig.wordpress.com/2023/12/06/nasig-autumn-2023-a-look-back/

#Libraries #Publishers #Vendors #ScholCom #NASIGAutumn2023

Great news: registration for #NASIG2024 (3-7 June) is now open! Also, we've extended our CfP for in-person sessions to 13 Dec. Register at https://nasig.org/event-5489149 and see CfP details at https://nasig.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/nasig-2024-call-for-proposals-workshops-concurrent-sessions/

#Libraries #Publishers #Vendors #ScholCom

I asked #ChatGPT to suggest research topics in the field of #scientometrics, #librarianship, #scholcom that would be of interest to the #Ignobel Prize committee and... How does this demon know?! I didn't tell him anything about cats!)

"Measuring the Influence of Cat Videos on Public Engagement with Science"

💣 🚀 :blobcatheart:

We are excited about an upcoming webinar: “Publishers Preserving Publishing” on 28 November! To learn more and register, go to https://nasig.org/event-4167587. Note: see all of NASIG’s excellent webinars, most of which are now available for free, by going to https://www.nasig.org/webinars

#DigiPres #Libraries #Publishers #ScholCom

OBC Library Outreach Associate Livy Snyder & #Scholcom librarian Erica Finch (Utah State University Library) made great connections yesterday during their poster presentation "Closing the Knowledge Gap: Open Access Knowledge Sharing between Publishers, Authors, & Libraries" at the Charleston Conference!
🎉

Looking Ahead to NASIG 2024: CPC Update
https://nasig.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/looking-ahead-to-nasig-2024-cpc-update/

#NASIG2024 #Libraries #ScholCom #Publishers #Vendors

#NASIGAutumn2023 was awesome, but now we are looking ahead to our next in-person event 3-7 June in Spokane, WA. Check out the CfP for workshops and in-person (concurrent) sessions and be sure to share your ideas with us! Workshop proposals due 27 October; in-person session proposals due 1 December.

https://nasig.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/nasig-2024-call-for-proposals-workshops-concurrent-sessions/

#NASIG2024 #Libraries #Publishers #Vendors #ScholCom