InfoDoc MicroVeille https://microblogging.infodocs.eu Veille dédiée aux Sciences de l'Information et des Bibliothèques // Collecting and Sharing research papers in Library and Information science ISSN 2429-3938 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:37:30 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8 Grand challenges and emergent modes of convergence science https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10453&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=grand-challenges-and-emergent-modes-of-convergence-science Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:37:30 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10453 ]]> Authors : Alexander M. Petersen, Mohammed E. Ahmed, Ioannis Pavlidis

To address complex problems, scholars are increasingly faced with challenges of integrating diverse domains. We analyzed the evolution of this convergence paradigm in the ecosystem of brain science, a research frontier that provides a contemporary testbed for evaluating two modes of cross-domain integration: (a) cross-disciplinary collaboration among experts from academic departments associated with disparate disciplines; and (b) cross-topic knowledge recombination across distinct subject areas.

We show that research involving both modes features a 16% citation premium relative to a mono-domain baseline. We further show that the cross-disciplinary mode is essential for integrating across large epistemic distances.

Yet we find research utilizing cross-topic exploration alone—a convergence shortcut—to be growing in prevalence at roughly 3% per year, significantly outpacing the more essential cross-disciplinary convergence mode.

By measuring shifts in the prevalence and impact of different convergence modes in the 5-year intervals up to and after 2013, we find that shortcut patterns may relate to competitive pressures associated with Human Brain funding initiatives launched that year.

Without policy adjustments, flagship funding programs may unintentionally incentivize suboptimal integration patterns, thereby undercutting convergence science’s potential in tackling grand challenges.

URL : Grand challenges and emergent modes of convergence science

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00869-9

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#MeToo in the Academic Library: A Quantitative Measurement of the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Academic Libraries https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10450&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=metoo-in-the-academic-library-a-quantitative-measurement-of-the-prevalence-of-sexual-harassment-in-academic-libraries Thu, 05 Aug 2021 14:26:10 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10450 ]]> Authors : Candice Benjes-Small, Jennifer Knievel, Jennifer Resor-Whicker, Allison Wisecup, Joanna Hunter

The #metoo movement has prompted national discussions about workplace sexual harassment. Social science research suggests that female-dominated professions experience a high degree of workplace sexual harassment from supervisors, coworkers, and clients. Anecdotal evidence suggests that librarians experience sexual harassment.

The authors administered a vetted, widely used survey to quantitatively measure for the first time how widespread sexual harassment is within academic libraries.

URL : #MeToo in the Academic Library: A Quantitative Measurement of the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Academic Libraries

DOI : https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.82.5.623

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Digital Humanities in European Research Libraries: Beyond Offering Digital Collections https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10445&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=digital-humanities-in-european-research-libraries-beyond-offering-digital-collections Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:15:28 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10445 ]]> Author : Lotte Wilms

Libraries are increasingly becoming involved in digital humanities research beyond the offering of digital collections. This article examines how libraries in Europe deal with this shift in activities and how they compare with libraries in other parts of the world.

This article builds on the results of surveys conducted in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the United States and the United Kingdom, and compares them with a survey conducted in Europe. We found that European libraries are mostly active in research supporting activities, such as digitisation and storage, while US libraries often include analysis in their activities.

Funding comes from the library’s main budget and non-structural funding in a variety of forms. Staff working in DH roles has a diverse range of titles, with various forms of librarians being the most used.

Analytical staff such as GIS specialists are only found in the US survey. All surveyed libraries agree that the biggest skill gap amongst their staff is in technical skills.

When looking towards the future, European libraries see the role of digital humanities (or digital scholarship) within the library grow and are making plans to facilitate this change within their organisation by positioning themselves as an attractive research partner, by opening and increasing their digital collections and by improving the internal workings of the library.

URL : Digital Humanities in European Research Libraries: Beyond Offering Digital Collections

Original location : https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/10884

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Open Data Policies among Library and Information Science Journals https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10442&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=open-data-policies-among-library-and-information-science-journals Wed, 04 Aug 2021 10:35:39 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10442 ]]> Author : Brian Jackson

Journal publishers play an important role in the open research data ecosystem. Through open data policies that include public data archiving mandates and data availability statements, journal publishers help promote transparency in research and wider access to a growing scholarly record.

The library and information science (LIS) discipline has a unique relationship with both open data initiatives and academic publishing and may be well-positioned to adopt rigorous open data policies.

This study examines the information provided on public-facing websites of LIS journals in order to describe the extent, and nature, of open data guidance provided to prospective authors.

Open access journals in the discipline have disproportionately adopted detailed, strict open data policies. Commercial publishers, which account for the largest share of publishing in the discipline, have largely adopted weaker policies. Rigorous policies, adopted by a minority of journals, describe the rationale, application, and expectations for open research data, while most journals that provide guidance on the matter use hesitant and vague language. Recommendations are provided for strengthening journal open data policies.

URL : Open Data Policies among Library and Information Science Journals

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9020025

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Communication Research, the Geopolitics of Knowledge and Publishing in High-Impact Journals: The Chronicle of a Commodification Process Foretold https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10439&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=communication-research-the-geopolitics-of-knowledge-and-publishing-in-high-impact-journals-the-chronicle-of-a-commodification-process-foretold Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:20:18 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10439 ]]> Authors : Víctor Manuel Marí Sáez, Clara Martins do Nascimento

The reforms in higher education that have been introduced on a global scale in recent years have gone hand in glove with the progressive imposition of scientific journal impact factors, all of which points to the rise of academic capitalism and digital labour in universities that is increasingly subject to the logic of the market.

A diachronic analysis of this process allows for talking about, paraphrasing Gabriel García Márquez, the chronicle of a commodification process foretold. More than twenty years ago it was clear what was going to happen, but not how it was going to unfold.

Accordingly, this article reconstructs that process, comparing the Spanish case with global trends and highlighting the crucial role that governmental agencies like the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation and specific evaluation tools like the publication of scientific papers in high-impact journals have played in it.

In this analysis, Wallerstein’s core-periphery relations and the concept of commodity fetishism, as addressed by Walter Benjamin, prove to be especially useful. The main research question posed in this article is as follows: What does the process of the commodification of communication research look like in Spain?

URL : Communication Research, the Geopolitics of Knowledge and Publishing in High-Impact Journals: The Chronicle of a Commodification Process Foretold

DOI : https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v19i2.1258

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Factors that influence data sharing through data sharing platforms: A qualitative study on the views and experiences of cohort holders and platform developers https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10436&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=factors-that-influence-data-sharing-through-data-sharing-platforms-a-qualitative-study-on-the-views-and-experiences-of-cohort-holders-and-platform-developers Tue, 03 Aug 2021 10:07:35 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10436 ]]> Authors : Thijs Devriendt, Pascal Borry, Mahsa Shabani

Background

Infrastructures are being developed to enhance and facilitate the sharing of cohort data internationally. However, empirical studies show that many barriers impede sharing data broadly.

Purpose

Therefore, our aim is to describe the barriers and concerns for the sharing of cohort data, and the implications for data sharing platforms.

Methods

Seventeen participants involved in developing data sharing platforms or tied to cohorts that are to be submitted to platforms were recruited for semi-structured interviews to share views and experiences regarding data sharing.

Results

Credit and recognition, the potential misuse of data, loss of control, lack of resources, socio-cultural factors and ethical and legal barriers are elements that influence decisions on data sharing. Core values underlying these reasons are equality, reciprocity, trust, transparency, gratification and beneficence.

Conclusions

Data generators might use data sharing platforms primarily for collaborative modes of working and network building. Data generators might be unwilling to contribute and share for non-collaborative work, or if no financial resources are provided for sharing data.

URL : Factors that influence data sharing through data sharing platforms: A qualitative study on the views and experiences of cohort holders and platform developers

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254202

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Overburdening of peer reviewers: A multi-stakeholder perspective on causes and effects https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10432&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=overburdening-of-peer-reviewers-a-multi-stakeholder-perspective-on-causes-and-effects Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:03:01 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10432 ]]> Authors : Anna Severin, Joanna Chataway

Peer review of manuscripts is labour-intensive and time-consuming. Individual reviewers might feel themselves overburdened with the amount of reviewing they are requested to do. Aiming to explore how stakeholder groups perceive reviewing burden and what they believe to be the causes of a potential overburdening of reviewers, we conducted focus groups with early-, mid-, and senior career scholars, editors, and publishers.

By means of a thematic analysis, we aimed to identify the causes of overburdening of reviewers. First, we show that, across disciplines and roles, stakeholders believed that the reviewing burden is distributed unequally across members of the academic community, resulting in the overburdening of small groups of reviewers. Second, stakeholders believed this to be caused by (i) an increase in manuscript submissions; (ii) inefficient manuscript handling; (iii) lack of institutionalization of peer review; (iv) lack of reviewing instructions and (v) inadequate reviewer recruiting strategies.

These themes were assumed to relate to an inadequate incentive structure in academia that favours publications over peer review. In order to alleviate reviewing burden, a holistic approach is required that addresses both the increased demand for and the insufficient supply of reviewing resources.

URL : Overburdening of peer reviewers: A multi-stakeholder perspective on causes and effects

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1392

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Comment sauver l’ouverture de la science ? l’évaluation https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10430&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=comment-sauver-louverture-de-la-science-levaluation Mon, 02 Aug 2021 15:23:52 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10430 ]]> Auteur/Author : Denis Jerome

Les mondes de la recherche et celui des éditeurs encouragent une disponibilité des résultats de la recherche à tous et gratuitement. La transition vers une science ouverte se développe rapidement mais elle n’est pas sans poser de sérieux problèmes qui ne sont pas uniquement d’ordre budgétaire mais peuvent aussi porter atteinte à l’éthique et au bon fonctionnement de la recherche.

Les acteurs incontournables que sont les chercheurs individuellement ou via les sociétés savantes et les académies doivent reprendre le contrôle de cette transition en reconsidérant le rôle de l’évaluation qui est le nœud du problème. C’est la pratique de l’évaluation qu’il faut revoir.

URL : https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03291013

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Is rapid scientific publication also high quality? Bibliometric analysis of highly disseminated COVID-19 research papers https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10427&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=is-rapid-scientific-publication-also-high-quality-bibliometric-analysis-of-highly-disseminated-covid-19-research-papers Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:11:31 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10427 ]]> Authors : Amandeep Khatter, Michael Naughton, Hajira Dambha-Miller, Patrick Redmond

The impact of COVID-19 has underlined the need for reliable information to guide clinical practice and policy. This urgency has to be balanced against disruption to journal handling capacity and the continued need to ensure scientific rigour.

We examined the reporting quality of highly disseminated COVID-19 research papers using a bibliometric analysis examining reporting quality and risk of bias (RoB) amongst 250 top scoring Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) COVID-19 research papers between January and April 2020.

Method-specific RoB tools were used to assess quality. After exclusions, 84 studies from 44 journals were included. Forty-three (51%) were case series/studies, and only one was an randomized controlled trial.

Most authors were from institutions based in China (n = 44, 52%). The median AAS and impact factor was 2015 (interquartile range [IQR] 1,105–4,051.5) and 12.8 (IQR 5–44.2) respectively. Nine studies (11%) utilized a formal reporting framework, 62 (74%) included a funding statement, and 41 (49%) were at high RoB.

This review of the most widely disseminated COVID-19 studies highlights a preponderance of low-quality case series with few research papers adhering to good standards of reporting. It emphasizes the need for cautious interpretation of research and the increasingly vital responsibility that journals have in ensuring high-quality publications.

URL : Is rapid scientific publication also high quality? Bibliometric analysis of highly disseminated COVID-19 research papers

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1403

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Total SciComm: A Strategy for Communicating Open Science https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10423&pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=total-scicomm-a-strategy-for-communicating-open-science Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:03:29 +0000 https://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=10423 ]]> Authors : Manh-Toan Ho, Manh-Tung Ho, Quan-Hoang Vuong

This paper seeks to introduce a strategy of science communication: Total SciComm or all-out science communication. We proposed that to maximize the outreach and impact, scientists should use different media to communicate different aspects of science, from core ideas to methods.

The paper uses an example of a debate surrounding a now-retracted article in the Nature journal, in which open data, preprints, social media, and blogs are being used for a meaningful scientific conversation.

The case embodied the central idea of Total SciComm: the scientific community employs every medium to communicate scientific ideas and engages all scientists in the process.

URL : Total SciComm: A Strategy for Communicating Open Science

DOI : https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030031

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