Scholarly Publishing

Blogi i serwisy naukowe. Komunikacja naukowa w kulturze konwergencji

by Emanuel Kulczycki

Kulczycki, E. (2012). Blogi i serwisy naukowe. Komunikacja naukowa w kulturze konwergencji. W: I. Sójkowska (red.). Materiały konferencyjne EBIB nr 22. Toruń: Stowarzyszenie EBIB.

Rozwój środków komunikacji doprowadził do istotnych zmian w sposobie funkcjonowania nauki oraz informowania o wynikach... more Rozwój środków komunikacji doprowadził do istotnych zmian w sposobie funkcjonowania nauki oraz informowania o wynikach prac badawczych. W referacie zostanie podjęte zagadnienie blogosfery naukowej jako przykładu wykorzystania nowych mediów w procesie upowszechniania nauki. Komunikacja naukowa za pośrednictwem narzędzi internetowych zaczyna funkcjonować w paradygmacie kultury konwergencji, łącząc stare i nowe media w procesie dystrybucji wiedzy. Stare media nie tylko nie zostały wyparte, ale nadal są wykorzystywane i wspierane przez nowe technologie (rola mediów społecznościowych w procesie komunikacji naukowej zostanie omówiona na przykładzie serwisów Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus). Oprócz wskazania podstawowych elementów historycznych i typologicznych z zakresu funkcjonowania blogów naukowych, zostaną przedstawione i przedyskutowane funkcje, jakie blog może zaoferować: autorom-naukowcom, czytelnikom, społeczeństwu. Omówione zostaną przyczyny i motywacje stojące za rozpoczęciem blogowania oraz powody nie-blogowania o nauce (np. osobisty charakter blogu, a obiektywny charakter informacji naukowej). Autor podejmie próbę zarysowania panoramy polskiej blogosfery naukowej (przegląd projektów i inicjatyw) oraz opowie o blogowaniu z perspektywy naukowca na przykładzie swojego blogu Warsztat badacza komunikacji. Zaprezentuje blogi jako współczesne narzędzie komunikacji naukowej oraz przeanalizuje wyzwania i problemy mogące pojawić się podczas tworzenia serwisu naukowego skierowanego do szerokiego grona odbiorców (zarówno studentów, jak i pracowników naukowych). Na podstawie prac nad wortalem Nauka i Postęp tworzonym przez Politechnikę Poznańską, Telewizję Polską Oddział w Poznaniu oraz Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Wielkopolskiego wskaże trudności, jakie wyłaniają się przy łączeniu starych i nowych mediów w procesie promocji i upowszechniania nauki. Analizy będą uwzględniały m.in. badania przeprowadzone przez TNS Pentor w ramach projektu, dzięki któremu powstał wortal Nauka i Postęp.

En el cincuentenario de CARIBBEAN STUDIES: algunas notas sobre las universidades del Caribe y sus revistas académicas

by Humberto Garcia-Muniz

Article published in CARIBBEAN STUDIES vol. 39, nos. 1-2 (Jan-Dec 2011), pp. 3-42.

These commemorative notes on the fiftieth anniversary of Caribbean Studies are an initial endeavor to discuss academic... more These commemorative notes on the fiftieth anniversary of Caribbean Studies are an initial endeavor to discuss academic journals published by universities in the Caribbean region. The first part deals with thedevelopment of higher education institutions and the creation of university-based academic journals in the Hispanic-and English-speaking Caribbean. The next section addresses the development of the first academic journals with a regional perspective—Caribbean Quarterly and Social and Economic Studies—until their becoming peer-reviewed journals. In the third part, the article centers on the origin and development of Caribbean Studies, including also a bibliometric analysis ofseveral aspects, such as the the origin of authors, fields of study, andothers. The essay closes with a rapid view of the present panorama of journals dedicated to the Caribbean and with a brief conclusion.

Ambassadorial scholarship Presentation to Berkeley

by Mark Kelly

Ambassadorial Scholarship  2010‐11
Scotland National Selection – Rotary [$25,000]

Beall's List of Predatory, Open-Access Publishers

by Jeffrey Beall

2012 edtion.

Predatory, open-access publishers are those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access... more Predatory, open-access publishers are those that unprofessionally exploit the author-pays model of open-access publishing (Gold OA) for their own profit. Typically, these publishers spam professional email lists, broadly soliciting article submissions for the clear purpose of gaining additional income. Operating essentially as vanity presses, these publishers typically have a low article acceptance threshold, with a false-front or non-existent peer review process. Unlike professional publishing operations, whether subscription-based or ethically-sound open access, these predatory publishers add little value to scholarship, pay little attention to digital preservation, and operate using fly-by-night, unsustainable business models.

Developing as a writer: Refereeing manuscripts for peer-reviewed LIS journals

by Phillip Edwards

Edwards, P. M. (2007, November). Developing as a writer: Refereeing manuscripts for peer-reviewed LIS journals. College & Research Libraries News, 68(10), 630-631. Retrieved from http://crln.acrl.org/content/68/10/630.full.pdf+html

Refereeing a manuscript is a process of intimate writing in which the referee influences the substance and style of... more Refereeing a manuscript is a process of intimate writing in which the referee influences the substance and style of another's work, typically in preparation for either publication or presentation. The product of this process--essentially a written narrative shared between you, an author or set of coauthors, and an editor--allows you to channel your knowledge, expertise, and perspectives as a professional into constructive feedback on a writing-in-progress. Additionally, this process allows you to closely monitor developments in the field that are relevant to your work and interests prior to their publication. I have found that refereeing forces me to read more broadly and deeply in a way that ultimately strengthens my formal writing. Although many of the suggestions that follow are written specifically with refereeing article manuscripts in mind, similar strategies and processes generally apply to refereeing conference papers, posters, and other genres that are subject to peer review.

Working with Words—--Editing and Editage

by Abhishek Goel

Textual representations and knowledge support-systems in research intensive networks.

by William P. Hall

2011: Vines, R., Hall, W.P., McCarthy, G. Textual representations and knowledge support-systems in research intensive networks. (in) Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., Magee, L. (eds). Towards a Semantic Web: Connecting Knowledge in Academic Research. Oxford: Chandos Press, pp. 145-195.

To support the increased efficacy and efficiency of research intensive networks and their impact in the world, we... more To support the increased efficacy and efficiency of research intensive networks and their impact in the world, we claim there is a need to expand the context of knowledge systems associated with research intensive networks. This idea for us involves the development of a public knowledge imperative. We suggest that textual representations expressed as knowledge claims can no longer be hidden away from the eyes of public scrutiny when there are important matters of public interest either implicitly or explicitly at stake. The recent catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico provides an example of how particular types of knowledge, for example, procedures associated with offshore oil rigs, can rise up to become of the highest public priority almost overnight. To neglect the potency of such knowledge through a lack of public scrutiny can have devastating consequences, as the whole world has found out.
In this chapter we set out to provide a rationale as to why we think a public knowledge imperative is so important. To give expression to this imperative, we think there is a need for a new type of institutional and regulatory framework to protect and enhance the role of public knowledge. We call this framework a public knowledge space. It is public by virtue of the fact that it relies on semantic technologies and web publishing principles. But more importantly, in order to understand the multiple functions of a public knowledge space, we suggest it is first necessary to develop a detailed ontology of knowledge itself. Our ontology outlined in this chapter is broadly based because we emphasise the value of experience and lifeworlds as much as we do the importance of rigorous critiquing and transparent review. By extension, our views are slightly orthogonal to prevailing perspectives of the semantic web.

What is the value of peer review – some sociotechnical considerations.

by William P. Hall

2010; Hall, W.P., Nousala, S. What is the value of peer review – some sociotechnical considerations. Second International Symposium on Peer Reviewing, ISPR 2010 June 29th - July 2nd, 2010 – Orlando, Florida, USA

  Scientific and technical knowledge of the world grows through individual processes of speculation, making and... more   Scientific and technical knowledge of the world grows through individual processes of speculation, making and documenting knowledge claims, the social processes of circulating and testing them, and the cyclic iteration of these processes to incrementally build on what is already known. Formal publication of claims in journals has been critical to circulating and critiquing new knowledge claims.
  Editorial peer review supposedly justifies the costs of the publishing activities surrounding it. Yet publishing costs, largely paid by libraries, have become unsustainable. Also, the costs discourage many from publishing and limit access of others to what is published.
  Today’s editorial peer review results from the exponential growth and specialization of the sciences in the second half of the 20th Century, but offers little genuine epistemic value. It may actually thwart the advancement of innovative and revolutionary research.
  Following Popperian evolutionary epistemology, we consider the social and epistemological dynamics of editorial peer review. We also note that that the ever increasing sophistication of digital technologies extending our cognitive capacities provides a pathway to very substantially reduce the cost of publishing whilst at the same time increasing the transparency and value of genuine peer review.

Keywords: Organization Theory, Karl Popper, Evolutionary Epistemology, Internet Technology, Publishing