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INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE AGE OF AMATEURS
1309 days ago
http://http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/italics/vol5iss4/godwin.pdf
A link to an interesting article from Jenny Croll as a follow up to our first RUSH meeting about the Google generation...
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For those of us who could not make the RUSH meeting this morning!
1313 days ago
A copy of Di Hillman's presentation ....
RUSH Meeting: Friday 13 November 2009 : discussion of ASSAF Report
I doubt whether any of us has managed to read the actual ASSAF report, but I did think that the second article distributed to everyone to read for today’s meeting does a good job of summarizing the contents of the report, so that is the one that I will focus on here.
According to this article, the ASSAF report recommends a more focused approach to the production and promotion of scholarly books published in South Africa. (These are to be differentiated from other academic books such as textbooks)
It recommends the establishment of a National Scholarly Book Publishing Forum, as well as a sustainable book publishing support system.
It further recommends that there should be more of an effort made to promote the increased use of these scholarly books in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, in order to make them more visible to the public.
The report also recommends the extension of open access publishing to the book publishing industry.
It goes on to mention some of the questions which need to be considered :
1. Whether there is any duplication of research in both forms of publishing.
2. The difference in the peer review process in both forms of publishing.
3. The difference in time delays in both forms of publishing.
4. Whether all fields of scholarly enquiry make equal use of scholarly books as a means of disseminating research.
5. Whether it would be possible to encourage publication of research in scholarly books through a different form of “weighting”, which is traditionally used to calculate research output subsidies.
6. Whether the trend of open access, if applied to the publication of scholarly books, would have similar positive effects as in the publication of scholarly journals? Would such a step actually enhance the dissemination and use of the scholarly knowledge that has traditionally appeared in print published works?
A quick Google search on the last point led me to quite a few very recent articles and blogs, some of which I quote from here:
“The rise and success of Open Access journals in scientific and biomedical fields has spread to the Humanities and Social Sciences, promising similar benefits in access and outreach for Open Access Books …most important is the increasing realization that the traditional book publishing model is no longer sustainable. A new approach is needed to ensure the publication of academic books and to improve their accessibility and dissemination.”
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/blogs/digitalscholarly/2009/10/open-access-boo.html
Finally, I would like to take a quote from an article which reports on the main findings of a new study soon to be made available OAPEN’s website: (OAPEN = Open Access Publishing in European Networks)
“Print remains important…………………” (See link below)
Thanks very much.
Di
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"Research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK"
1321 days ago
From Mark .
Stuck with ideas about what to research - the link below may help and give you a giggle at the same time...! Who knows - you maybe the next Ig Nobel prize winner!
Improbable Research-Research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK
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Want to try out the Library's Kindle?
1322 days ago
Jo-Anne has a Kindle that she has offered to lend out to anyone that is interested in experimenting with this new technology. It is a wireless device that allows one to read e-books and other digital media anywhere, anytime.
All that is required is feedback. The more people who try it out, the better.
Will it become the next format librarians will have to embrace?!!
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Comments received to Janie on our second meeting
1330 days ago
The Blog allows comments but they are not as visible as the posts so I have decided to make a seperate post of them so everyone will be able to view them - even those who are unfamiliar with blogs
The debate is open.... where do we go with our RUSH Journal Club for Wits Librarians?
After yesterday's RUSH gathering, there were comments like:
* Yet another stimulating discussion!
*My impression is it was a bit like a tea party (this was from a latecomer who missed Cathy's great presentation...)
*We need set questions beforehand to stimulate thinking and be able to go in there, ready and prepared so we can come away with a practical way in which to put it to parctice in the workplace.
*We wondered off the main theme by moving into a different discussion which rather belonged in the November gathering.
Keep in mind that although we all share our librarian profession, we are still individuals with different opinions: some of us like a more formal structure, whereas others would like it to be totally informal, open and free.
Whilst taking these first baby steps in our RUSH existance we may not always suit everyone's taste, but the whole is bigger than its parts. RUSH needs you all, dear librarians. Our turnout has been good thus far, 20;with 10 apologies first time round, and 15 with 5 apologies 2nd time round. Keep it, guys! It will only get better.
JJ
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Next RUSH Meeting: 13 November 2009
1335 days ago
Next RUSH Meeting: 13 November 2009
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NOTICE OF RUSH'S SECOND MEETING
1348 days ago
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First Meeting Tomorrow - Fri, 11/09/09
1377 days ago
Try to read the following article by Nicholas Carr before you come:
IS GOOGLE MAKING US STUPID
Click on the link below:
http://regcso.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/is-google-making-us-stupid.pdf
As librarians we all know that many of our users would rather ask Google than 'ask a librarian'. New technology has impacted on the way we work, the way we think, who we are. Have we embraced it or fought against what our users will turn to before they turn to us?
What do you think? We can't wait to hear your ideas! See you tomorrow....
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Why we started the Club
1390 days ago
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 33, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 136-137
Elizabeth W. Kraemer, available in Science Direct.
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