CUNY Academic Commons

I was fascinated to see this job and its single focus on the institutional repository (IR) come across the schol comm listserv, at a time when most library jobs ask for librarians to wear so many hats. That’s real commitment to building the IR.

https://uab.peopleadmin.com/postings/11415

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Libraries…[Read more]

apropos of today’s meeting, this report just came across my twitter: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=lib_services_fac_pubs

Abstract

To understand the library study space needs of students with disabilities by thinking about study spaces through a disability lens and using theory-based interview…[Read more]

Hi all,

Members of this group may be interested in this webinar about Belgian university KU Leuven’s approach to investing in open publishers, infrastructures, and other initiatives:

Library funding for Open Access at KU Leuven
May 16, 2022
8-9am ET (really early, but interesting enough to get me out of bed!)

Description: At KU Leuven we…[Read more]

I thought this group might be interested in this post on Language Log, which gives some examples of academic papers that have made some strategic word substitutions in order to avoid plagiarism filters (I think “gullible Bayes” is my favorite!)

Dear SCRT,

This is an invitation to our first spring meeting! I am looking forward to our semesterly informal discussion. All SCRT meetings this semester will be conducted online. We’re excited to meet with you and discuss what you’ve been working on, so I hope you can join us!

The meeting will take place on February 23, from 3:30-5:00. (Zo…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Maybe you, too, have had this experience or saw an email I sent to the CUNY Academic Works coordinators?

I went into academia.edu to claim myself as author of an article, following an invitation letter email from the platform.

Listed in other possible papers I authored were a large number of libguides I manage for the BC…[Read more]

Hi SCRTers! I hope you’re all doing well and having a happy new year so far.

It is with sadness that I share that I am leaving CUNY at the end of January. That means we are looking for a new SCRT co-chair! New and seasoned SCRT members welcome.

I have truly loved working with Nancy and all SCRT members for the last year. Happy to answer…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

You are invited to the Scholarly Communication Round Table’s annual lightning talks! We will be hosting a series of lightning talks on ethical issues in scholarly communication, including questionable research practices, privacy, peer review, and more! Anyone interested in this subject matter is welcome to attend.

We will be m…[Read more]

Hi again everyone! Apologies if you’re seeing this message twice.

For our Spring 2022 event we are organizing an event around the theme of disability and accessibility in scholcomm. Does this sound up your alley? Join us on the planning committee! The committee is currently me, Nancy, and Stephen Klein, but the more, the merrier. We are also…[Read more]

You are invited to participate in SCRT’s annual Fall Lightning Talk event! This event will be held on November 29, from 2:00-3:30.

Lightning talks are short (5-10 minute) presentations on a specific topic. This year, our event will feature lightning talks on ethical issues in scholarly communication. Please see below for a list of topics that w…[Read more]

Hi SCRTers,

This is a reminder about SCRT’s first Fall 2021 meeting! We are excited to hear your ideas for the Fall lightning talks and Spring event. We also welcome reflections on last semester’s event about preprints. The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 7 from 3:30-5:00pm (Zoom details below).

Agenda:

1. Check-in: Updates
   1. Are…

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Peer Review Week is an annual global event celebrating the essential role that peer review plays in maintaining quality in scholarly communication. Free online workshops and presentations take place September 20-24, 2021 and address the theme “Identity in Peer Review.” Presenters look at the role of personal and social identity in peer review…[Read more]

Representatives of 500 Women Scientists, GeoLatinas and LatinXinBME issue a call to action, highlighting 10 key practices.

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/09/09/call-action-more-socially-just-publishing-opinion

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The deadline for our eighth annual cross-institutional NYCDH Digital Humanities Graduate Student Project Award is fast approaching! We invite all graduate students…[Read more]