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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Request for Funding - Knowledge Mobilization & Skills in Relevant Research
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Request for funding deadline: November 18, 2019.
Value: up to $3,000, minimum of $500.
We are very excited to be able to provide this opportunity. We know that University of Alberta researchers are conducting excellent research related to the building of skills in our community. To be able to contribute to the mobilization of this research is important.
Full details of this request for funding, guidelines and criteria, and terms and conditions are available here.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Green vs Gold: Digging into Open Access Models
The world of open access contains a colourful array of options for researchers who want to make their findings publicly accessible. Terms like green OA, gold OA, and even diamond or platinum OA are often used by publishers and funding agencies to describe different kinds of "open," but the distinctions can be confusing!
Green Open Access mean that a version of the author's manuscript OR a copy of the published version of the article is made freely available through an institutional or subject repository, like ERA, PubMed Central, or arXiv.org. Green OA is usually free for the author, and may have conditions imposed by the journal. A recent article exploring the benefits of open science found that 72% of publishers allowed their articles to also be shared through green OA.
The University of Alberta Libraries can work with you or on your behalf to deposit your articles in our institutional repository, ERA: Education and Research Archive.
Gold Open Access means that the article is published by the journal as an open access article and is made available free of charge through the journal's publishing platform or website. Many (but not all) publishers charge article processing charges (or APCs) to authors to publish gold OA.
2. Green and Gold OA both meet the requirements of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications.
If you are required by your granting agency to make your research OA, but aren't sure how, contact your subject librarian or the ERA Helpdesk as erahelp@ualberta.ca / 780-492-4359.
3. Green and Gold OA can peacefully co-exist. If an article is published in a gold OA journal, it can often be shared in an institutional repository as a green OA article. This can lead to greater exposure for OA articles, as well as provide additional safeguards for the long-term preservation of the article and allow institutions to display more complete collections of their researchers' works in their repositories.
4. There are better ways to understand how open a journal is. For example, the large non-profit OA publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS), the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) have created HowOpenIsIt.This guide looks at the openness of content for readers, the ease with which authors can share their work, and whether software programs can mine text and metadata.
Look up your favourite journals on the OA Spectrum Evaluation Tool and see how they stack up!
What you need to know:
1. Green and Gold labels don't refer the the level of openness or the value of either model; they refer to the way articles are being made open:Green Open Access mean that a version of the author's manuscript OR a copy of the published version of the article is made freely available through an institutional or subject repository, like ERA, PubMed Central, or arXiv.org. Green OA is usually free for the author, and may have conditions imposed by the journal. A recent article exploring the benefits of open science found that 72% of publishers allowed their articles to also be shared through green OA.The University of Alberta Libraries can work with you or on your behalf to deposit your articles in our institutional repository, ERA: Education and Research Archive. Gold Open Access means that the article is published by the journal as an open access article and is made available free of charge through the journal's publishing platform or website. Many (but not all) publishers charge article processing charges (or APCs) to authors to publish gold OA.
2. Green and Gold OA both meet the requirements of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications.
If you are required by your granting agency to make your research OA, but aren't sure how, contact your subject librarian or the ERA Helpdesk as erahelp@ualberta.ca / 780-492-4359.
3. Green and Gold OA can peacefully co-exist. If an article is published in a gold OA journal, it can often be shared in an institutional repository as a green OA article. This can lead to greater exposure for OA articles, as well as provide additional safeguards for the long-term preservation of the article and allow institutions to display more complete collections of their researchers' works in their repositories.
4. There are better ways to understand how open a journal is. For example, the large non-profit OA publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS), the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) have created HowOpenIsIt.This guide looks at the openness of content for readers, the ease with which authors can share their work, and whether software programs can mine text and metadata.
Look up your favourite journals on the OA Spectrum Evaluation Tool and see how they stack up!
Friday, March 24, 2017
Attend Upcoming Predatory Publishing Workshop
What is predatory publishing?
To understand predatory publishing, one must understand the nature of open access publishing. The open access movement is a form of scholarly publishing that moves away from traditional subscription-based models where end users must pay before they have access to full-text articles. Open access (OA) journals disseminate research output free of all restrictions on access and on use (copyright). In some OA models, fees are collected from authors to support the publishing process (e.g. copy editing) and to maintain their website.
Predatory publishers take advantage of the OA business model by charging publication fees to authors without any editorial and publishing services that are standard practices with legitimate journals (open access or subscription-based).
Why is this a problem?
Recent reports and media coverage (see below) emphasize the challenges surrounding the growth and long standing issues with predatory publishing.
Since their primary goal is to generate revenue, predatory publishers lack discernable scholarship. They also use aggressive practices that deceive both authors and readers such as emailing researchers and encouraging them to submit manuscripts with quick turnaround times and high acceptance rates. Because of the lack of transparency, it puts researchers’ work at risk. Once a study has been published in a predatory journal, it cannot be published elsewhere.
What are some strategies to avoid publishing in a predatory journal?
In light of the rise of predatory publishers in the scholarly market, this does not mean that all open access publishing should be avoided. There are many reputable open access journals that can be found through the Directory of Open Access Journals. Librarians are an excellent resource if you have questions about the credibility of a specific journal.
Want to learn more?
There are many other strategies to help authors avoid the pitfalls of publishing in predatory journals. Register for our upcoming predatory publishing workshop on Wednesday, April 5, which will help you identify predatory publishers, differentiate them from reputable ones, and locate quality journals for your academic work.
For more information:
Predatory publishers take advantage of the OA business model by charging publication fees to authors without any editorial and publishing services that are standard practices with legitimate journals (open access or subscription-based).
Why is this a problem?
Recent reports and media coverage (see below) emphasize the challenges surrounding the growth and long standing issues with predatory publishing.
Since their primary goal is to generate revenue, predatory publishers lack discernable scholarship. They also use aggressive practices that deceive both authors and readers such as emailing researchers and encouraging them to submit manuscripts with quick turnaround times and high acceptance rates. Because of the lack of transparency, it puts researchers’ work at risk. Once a study has been published in a predatory journal, it cannot be published elsewhere.
What are some strategies to avoid publishing in a predatory journal?
In light of the rise of predatory publishers in the scholarly market, this does not mean that all open access publishing should be avoided. There are many reputable open access journals that can be found through the Directory of Open Access Journals. Librarians are an excellent resource if you have questions about the credibility of a specific journal.
Want to learn more?
There are many other strategies to help authors avoid the pitfalls of publishing in predatory journals. Register for our upcoming predatory publishing workshop on Wednesday, April 5, which will help you identify predatory publishers, differentiate them from reputable ones, and locate quality journals for your academic work.
For more information:
- Is Canadian research falling prey to predatory journals?
- A scholarly sting operation shines a light on 'predatory' journals
- Beware! Academics are getting reeled in by scam journals
Monday, March 13, 2017
University of Alberta Libraries Increases Support for University of Alberta Press
Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta Press (UAP), currently an academic unit of Learning Services, will report to the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) as of April 1, 2017.
“University librarians and publishers are natural collaborators, although we participate in the academic mission in different ways” said UAP Director Linda Cameron. “I welcome this initiative, which will allow the Press to be more involved in innovative projects with our library colleagues. At the same time, UAP remains an independent entity: the Press’s imprint, mandate, academic independence, structure, and staffing will be unchanged.”
The University of Alberta Press is an award-winning contemporary university press, working at the academic core of the U of A’s mission. As Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian Gerald Beasley explained, “University libraries throughout North America are increasingly offering their support to researchers at every stage of the research life cycle. An outstanding press like UAP is an essential part of this support. Under the new arrangement library and press staff will also be able to share and benefit from each other’s resources and expertise more easily.”
“The change is all about seeing the research mission from different angles, and being involved in strategic planning at an institutional level,” added Dr. Michael Lipsett, UAP Press Committee Chair.
About the Press
The University of Alberta Press publishes in the areas of biography, history, language, literature, natural history, regional interest, travel narratives and reference books. With hundreds of scholarly and trade books, UAP contributes to the intellectual and cultural life of Alberta and Canada. www.uap.ualberta.ca
About the University of Alberta Libraries
University of Alberta Libraries is committed to supporting the university’s academic mission by continuing to develop and maintain a world class library system that is open, sustainable and responsive to the many communities it serves. It has a recognized expertise in large scale digital initiatives and many outstanding collections of print, archival and electronic resources. www.library.ualberta.ca
Contacts
Gerald Beasley, Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian, University of Alberta
gerald.beasley@ualberta.ca
Linda Cameron, Director, University of Alberta Press
linda.cameron@ualberta.ca, 780-318-0717
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Collection Spotlight: Alberta Survey
Thirty-five years of Alberta Survey data is available in Dataverse, the University of Alberta Libraries’ data repository. The Alberta Survey, previously known as the Edmonton Area Survey and the All Alberta Survey, measures the public opinion of Albertans on a diverse range of public policy concerns. Survey data, collected between 1977 and 2014, was compiled by UAlberta’s Population Research Lab in the Department of Sociology.
Each dataset in Dataverse includes a downloadable SPSS data file, a codebook, and a methodology report. Survey data can be searched and manipulated within Dataverse, including the ability to search for unique variables across datasets, and perform advanced statistical analyses.
Check out the Alberta Survey data in Dataverse.
Need help? Contact data library staff.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Over 336,000 People Have Accessed UAlberta's Hosted Open Access Journals! Have You?
Have you accessed any lately?
We host nearly 40 online journals using a popular open source software, Open Journal Systems. Each of our journals are edited and managed independently by diverse groups, such as scholarly societies, research groups, and student associations. They publish articles across a wide range of disciplines, from English to Pharmacy, but all share a common element: their articles are available entirely free of charge, to anyone who wants to read them.
Our journals have attracted readers from countries around the world. Not surprisingly, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are our most frequent visitors. However, India, Germany, China, South Africa, Brazil, and Indonesia also make the top ten list. Visitors from the Turks and Caicos Islands spend the most time per visit on our site, while visitors from Iran have some of the highest rates of return visits. The only countries not represented are North Korea, and the Central African Republic.
Open access journals can be critical sources of high quality research information for scholars, students, practitioners, and the public, especially those who may lack access to well-resourced libraries or research centres. and we’re pleased to provide our hosting service free of charge to any Canadian journals who commit to making their content open access.
For more information about the UAlberta Libraries free journal hosting service, please contact ojshelp@ualberta.ca.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Public Knowledge Project Announces UAL as Major Development Partner
The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is pleased to announce that the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) have entered into a major development partnership with PKP, furthering a commitment to the development of scholarly communication software. As a result of this agreement, UAL will provide significant financial and in-kind support to assist with PKP’s ongoing development and support of its open source software suite - Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open Monograph Press (OMP), Open Conference Systems (OCS), and Open Harvester System (OHS).
Brian Owen, Associate University Librarian at Simon Fraser University Library and PKP’s Managing Director stated: “The University of Alberta Libraries are a real powerhouse with their contributions to a wide variety of open source projects in the library community both in Canada and elsewhere. PKP is looking forward to working closely with UAL staff on a number of initiatives.”
“We are excited to take the relationship between PKP and UAL to the next level. Leveraging our shared knowledge to improve open source publishing environments is an opportunity too great not to take advantage of it” commented Geoff Harder, Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives at the University of Alberta Libraries.
UAL will be working with PKP on the following areas in the coming years:
- user interface/user experience review and testing for the all new version of OJS 3.0
- specific software enhancements such as digital object identifer (DOI) support
- OJS journal hosting deployment strategies
- article level metrics
“This partnership creates a wonderful opportunity for PKP to tap into UAL’s leadership in library systems and scholarly communication,” said John Willinsky, PKP’s founding director and Stanford professor, “with benefits for the larger academic community and the public, as well, through the expansion of open access.”
“PKP’s mission and global reach aligns perfectly with UAL’s own commitment to the creation of an open, sustainable and responsive environment for scholarly communications” added Gerald Beasley, Vice-Provost (Learning Services) and Chief Librarian.
- Visit the UAL journal hosting site to view currently OJS-hosted journals and get information about using this service
- Read more about The Public Knowledge Project
Monday, January 25, 2016
UAlberta Libraries Becomes Full Hydra Partner
As one of many institutional partners committed to the ongoing development of better digital repository solutions for organizations across North America and internationally, University of Alberta Libraries [UAL] was recently elevated from a provisional to a full partner in the Hydra Project. Hydra is open source software developed through the collaborative efforts of a number of partner institutions, including the University of Alberta.
This decision was based on UAL’s significant contributions to the project, which include:
- successfully deploying a production instance of Hydra in the fall 2015 redesign of ERA, the University of Alberta’s well-established open access digital repository
- actively contributing to technical development
- actively participating in the Hydra community through contributions to documentation, membership on interest and working groups and community forums, participation at Hydra Connect meetings, and consultation with potential Hydra adopters
- visibly advocating for the project through presentations on UAL’s Hydra implementation at a range of open repository conferences/meetings
Check out UAL’s code for HydraNorth and other projects on Github!
Monday, January 18, 2016
Showcase of Librarian Research and Practice at Rutherford Library
Librarians at the University of Alberta Libraries are active practitioners who through the course of their work often develop new and interesting methods and start new initiatives that are widely recognized. To share some of this great work, the Libraries is hosting an exhibit of librarian conference posters from the past two years at the Rutherford Library from January 15-29th. These posters showcase the variety of knowledge University of Alberta librarians have to share, from original research-generated contributions to lessons learned through practice and project-based innovation.
The exhibit includes posters that were displayed at conferences such as: The International Academy of Nursing Editors Annual Conference, 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, Open Repositories 2015 and the Art Libraries Society of North America Annual Conference, to name just a few. You can see the full list of posters and authors at the bottom of this post.
Please do take the time to wander through Rutherford Galleria sometime in the next two weeks to view this work. These posters show our librarians' commitment to sharing their knowledge with the greater community.
The Posters Include:
Does the Personal Librarian Program help make the University of Alberta Libraries more relevant and supportive for students in specific populations?
Nancy Goebel, Head Librarian Augustana Campus Library
Disabilities and library accessibility: Partnering for success
Denis Lacroix, Public Services Librarian
Maria Tan Medical Librarian, Knowledge Resource Service, Alberta Health Services - Cross Cancer Institute
Perilous possibilities: Exploring the implementation of publication best practices in a competitive nursing academic environment
Thane Chambers Public Services Librarian,
Lori Walter, Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Hydra North: University of Alberta’s Hydra DAMS implementation
Peter Binkley, Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian
Piyapong Charoenwattana, Programmer Analyst
Sharon Farnel, Metadata Coordinator
Leah Vanderjagt, Digital Repository Services Librarian
Systematic reviews in LIS: Identifying evidence and gaps for practice
Dr. Denise Koufogiannakis, Collections and Acquisitions Coordinator
Dr. Alison Brettle, Reader in Evidence Based Practice, University of Salford, UK
The influence of aesthetics on young people’s trust of information
Allison Sivak, Public Services Librarian
Hydra North: Moving forward with 10 years of repository history -- baby steps to a solid centralized Digital Asset Management System
Weiwei Shi, Digital Initiatives Applications Librarian
Sharon Farnel, Metadata Coordinator
Design students unlock Open Access
Sarah Polkinghorne, Public Services Librarian
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Open Access Week 2015 - Open for Collaboration
Traditional models of scholarly publishing keep research publications inaccessible behind costly subscription fees, requiring researchers and students to be affiliated with large academic institutions to gain access to them. With the shift to electronic publication in academia over the last twenty-five years, there is a growing consensus that the restrictions of the old publishing models are no longer conducive to nurturing research. The cost of academic journal subscriptions is also becoming a large monetary burden on institutions as they work to provide their scholars with access to the information they need. The Open Access Movement encourages journals to publish their content online so that it is freely available to everyone, increasing the exposure of the research it publishes and advancing the overall impact of the scholarship.
This past year was a particularly big year for open access in Canada with the announcement of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications. The three largest federal research funding agencies in Canada imposed a new policy, whereby any research funded by these agencies will have to be made freely available either through an open access journal or online repository within twelve months of publication.
The University of Alberta Libraries is a strong proponent of the Open Access Movement. To celebrate the spirit of open access, librarians from the libraries' scholarly communications working group have engaged with design students to create an interactive exhibition in the Rutherford Library Galleria. This collaboration has grown over the past three years between the Libraries and the Department of Art and Design. It provides the Libraries with a way to connect with students, and to communicate issues around scholarly publishing. Students are introduced to the concepts of open access and then encouraged to produce installation pieces that express the movement. Past exhibits have featured large tape-art works, floor mazes and post-it note walls where the community could publicly write their about their views on open access.
This year's exhibition theme is "Open for Collaboration" and will feature ten large interactive installations made by students in DES 493. Works will include optical illusions, a Newton's cradle, a massive Rubik's cube and much more. The exhibition posters and graphics were designed by design student Yang Lan Tian Zhang.
The Libraries welcomes the community to a reception in the Rutherford Galleria on Tuesday October 20 at 6:30 pm to launch the exhibition.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Guest Speaker - Vincent Larivière: Scholarly Communication in the Digital Era
Vincent Larivière: Scholarly Communication in the Digital Era
10-11:30am
University of Alberta
ECHA L1-490 (basement)
11405 87 Ave NW, Edmonton
This year marks the 350th anniversary of the creation of the first scientific journal. After coexisting alongside correspondence and monographs, journals became at the beginning of the 19th Century the fastest and most convenient way of disseminating new research results, and consolidated this position throughout the 20th Century, especially in the sciences. The advent of the digital era, 20 years ago, challenged their traditional role and form. Indeed, digital technologies, which are easy to update, reuse, access, and transmit, have changed how researchers produce and disseminate new knowledge, as well as how it is being used. Drawing on historical and contemporary empirical data, this talk will address the past and current transformations of scholarly communication, with an emphasis on how these have affected the speed of diffusion of knowledge. While common wisdom suggests that science and scholarship is diffused—and gets forgotten—faster, the reality is more complex… and much more interesting.
Vincent Larivière holds the Canada Research Chair on the Transformations of Scholarly Communication at the Université de Montréal, where he is associate professor of information science. He is also scientific director of the Érudit journal platform, associate scientific director of the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST) and regular member of the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie (CIRST).Vincent holds a bachelor’s in Science, Technology and Society (UQAM), a master’s degree in history of science (UQAM) and a Ph.D. in information science (McGill), for which he received the 2009 Eugene Garfield Dissertation Scholarship award.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Invitation to Participate in Research Data Management Week
Researchers at the University of Alberta are invited to participate in the 2nd annual Research Data Management Week from May 4 to May 8, 2015. New norms and practices are developing around the management of research data. Canada's research councils are discussing the introduction of data management plans within their application processes. The University of Alberta's Research Policy now addresses the stewardship of research records, with an emphasis on the long-term preservation of data. An increasing number of scholarly journals are requiring authors to provide access to the data behind their submissions for publication. Data repositories are being established in domains and institutions to support the sharing and preservation of data. Over 30 talks and workshops have been organized to help you better prepare for this emerging global research data ecosystem.
Keynote speakers will include Ted Hewitt, President of SSHRC, on May 4th at 10:00am and Paul Lu on May 6th at 10:00. Workshops will include offerings on: data storage options available to researchers, research clouds, sharing data through Dataverse, and preparing data management plans. Several of these sessions will be taught by Compute Canada, Cybera, and Library staff.
View the Libraries Research Management Week web site to view the full schedule and register for sessions.
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