I mean, not to plug for MIT or anything. But I got this press release in my email where they announce that they are doing a book publishing program that sounds a little bit like a subscribe to open model, where libraries pay for the archive and they put the money toward making new books open. It’s not a new idea, but I guess I pay more attention…[Read more]

Hi all! I’m sharing my notes on the 9/15 SCRT meeting for those who couldn’t make it.  (I’ve tried to be accurate, but apologies if I’ve misrepresented or misunderstood anything)

Hi all,

I’m very excited to announce that Michael Kirby, of Kingsborough Community College, has agreed to serve as co-chair of SCRT!  Please give him a warm welcome.

Nancy

All interested CUNY librarians are invited to the Scholarly Communication Round Table’s first Fall 2022 meeting!

Please note that I am still looking for a co-chair! If you think you might be interested in co-chairing, please let me know. It’s a great way to get more involved in the CUNY scholcomm community, and it’s fun to do this work with a co-…[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]

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]

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]

Dear SCRT,

This is an invitation to our first fall meeting! All SCRT meetings this semester will be conducted online. I hope you can join us!

The meeting will take place on October 7, from 3:30-5:00 (Zoom Details below).

Agenda:

1. Check in: Updates (3:40-4:20)
1a. Are people planning anything for OA Week?
2. Brainstorming ideas for lightning…[Read more]

For those who aren’t on ACRL Digital Scholarship Section’s listserv, this interesting announcement showed up today. I’m sharing it in full here in case it’s of interest…

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Please join the DSS Open Research Discussion Group for our next discussion forum on Monday, March 29 at 3-4 PM (Central). Josh Bolick (University of Kansas), Will Cross…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

An interesting question has come up at my campus, and I’m hoping to get some advice from other CUNY people.

I’m trying to build some partnerships to get more student work into the QC instance of the repository, and so far it’s been challenging! One of the departments this has come up in is the Library Studies program.  Their…[Read more]

Hi All,

Good news! Joanna Thompson, of BMCC, has volunteered to serve as the co-chair of SCRT, with Jill stepping down.

As you know, we were not able to elect a co-chair in our first meeting of the semester, so in lieu of a real-time election, I’m sending out this email. If you’ve been harboring a secret wish to serve as co-chair, this is your…[Read more]

Hi All!

For the late Fall semester meeting of SCRT, we wanted to hold a series of lightning talks on citation metrics. I’m excited about this event and hope you are too!

But first, we should choose a time. We’ve created a Doodle poll so that we can pick the time that’s most convenient for everyone:…[Read more]

Hi All!

This is the official announcement for the first SCRT meeting of the Fall, which will take place on October 1, from 3:00-5:00 PM.

Sadly, since we’re meeting online, we can’t provide refreshments, but we CAN promise a lively discussion!   Please see the agenda below:

• Check in — What’s happening in your scholcomm life?
• Election of a n…

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