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Open Access, the Impact Agenda and resistance to the neoliberal paradigm | Impact of Social Sciences
Yesterday’s post introduced the context of neoliberalism as the backdrop of change in higher education. Here Martin Eve provides further clarification of the neoliberal context, linking the impact agenda under the Research Excellence Framework as a key trait of a privatised … Continue reading
An unusual take on the Research Excellence Framework – HERAVALUE
An unusual take on the Research Excellence Framework – HERAVALUE.
Mothers of Jews who like bacon: Where Facebook meets identity politics
Tom Scott did something extraordinary last week: he typed in searches on Facebook’s new Graph Search feature and posted images of the results on his tumblr, called ActualFacebookGraphSearches. … which sounds quite un-extraordinary. Except that Scott – something of an … Continue reading
“The Individual and Scholarly Networks” webinar: Notes from the not-so-underground philosopher
My initial reaction is that the single-day webinar in which I presented on Tuesday (and in which I was the only humanist – !) was a success. Excepting some minor and very intermittent technical difficulties with sound and visual, the presenters … Continue reading
“The Individual and Scholarly Networks” — Research Trends Webinar
Just finished listening to this webinar, in which CSID’s own Kelli Barr participated as a presenter. One of the most interesting aspects of the webinar was the discussion of the use of new ways for the individual researcher to extend … Continue reading
John Kay – London’s rise from sewer to spectacle
John Kay – London’s rise from sewer to spectacle. On the limits of cost-benefit analysis.
Posted in Accountability, Metrics, Science and technology ramifications, STEM Policy
Tagged London
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Value all Research Products « Research Remix
Heather Piwowar (aka @ResearchRemix) has just published a pre-print version of her recently published Nature article on NSF’s new bio-sketch requirements. First draft of just-published Value all Research Products « Research Remix. This version is as interesting from the meta-standpoint … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Future of the University, Metrics, NSF, Open Access, STEM Policy
Tagged altmetrics, Piwowar
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Faculty appointments and the record of scholarship | eLife
The paper is well worth reading for those interested in scholarly communications. The journal, eLife, is also worth checking out. Faculty appointments and the record of scholarship | eLife.
Posted in Future of the University, Metrics, Open Access, Peer Review
Tagged authorship
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My library is already an open access publisher! Is yours? – bjoern.brembs.blog
News / Comments / My library is already an open access publisher! Is yours? – bjoern.brembs.blog.
The End of the University as We Know It – Nathan Harden – The American Interest Magazine
In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. … Continue reading
A new paradigm of scholarly communications is emerging: A report from the Future of Impact conference | Impact of Social Sciences
Policymakers and academics agree that the economic or public impact of research can’t be demonstrated through just citations and bibliometrics yet open access publishing, altmetrics and online methods must be further developed before we can rely on them to prove … Continue reading
Dave O’Brien: Don’t measure impact of arts in narrow economic ways
@DrDaveOBrien cautions against measuring the success of an arts and culture infusion in terms of simple metrics (money and jobs). Instead, we need a more complete, narrative approach: The catalytic effect of a story of a changed place can act … Continue reading
DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans
Yet another method for assessing impact, this one geared specifically toward the impact of digital resources: DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans. The ‘Balanced Value Impact Model’ defines impact … Continue reading
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Tagged Societal Impacts
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Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences
Melonie Fullick offers a nice run-down of the recent discussion of the issue of live tweeting at academic conferences: Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences. One of the more interesting points … Continue reading
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Tagged tweeting, Twitter
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Papers initially rejected but eventually published cited more — but why?
James Evans, a participant in our NSF workshop on transformative research, has some interesting comments in this article. The Benefits of Rejection – The Scientist Magazine®. The article itself discusses a study of papers that are published after having been … Continue reading
Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences
Ismael Rafols uncovers bias against interdisciplinary research and programs. Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences.
Twitter, peer review and altmetrics: the future of research impact assessment | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional
Scroll down to the comments below the article for discussion. Twitter, peer review and altmetrics: the future of research impact assessment | Higher Education Network | Guardian Professional.
Making academic knowledge useful to policy : why “supply” solutions are not the whole story | Impact of Social Sciences
For those interested in reconciling the supply of with the demand for knowledge: Making academic knowledge useful to policy : why “supply” solutions are not the whole story | Impact of Social Sciences.
Scientists Offer New Formula to Predict Career Success – Percolator – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Scientists Offer New Formula to Predict Career Success – Percolator – The Chronicle of Higher Education. I’m posting this now without further comment. I hope to find time to think this through soon! In the meantime, regular readers of the … Continue reading
Welcome to the new reputation economy Wired UK
This article contains so many ideas that are like unripe fruit. Multiple books could be (and may well be) written about them. Welcome to the new reputation economy Wired UK. Among the issues raised: Who counts as a peer? Who … Continue reading
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Tagged peer assessment, reputation
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Times Higher Education – Research Intelligence – Alt-metrics: fairer, faster impact data?
“The idea that Twitter will substitute for reading a paper is just ludicrous beyond words. Can you imagine the buzz around Peter Higgs’ 1964 papers, or any other serious bit of basic research? If [alt-metrics] were taken seriously for selection … Continue reading
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How generous is the UK science budget, really? guardian.co.uk
Whatever you think about spending on sport, in times of austerity or otherwise, there is no denying that the strategy paid off – at least, if your yardstick for success is Olympic medals. The message couldn’t be more clear: if … Continue reading
Posted in Basic News, Broader Impacts, Economics & STEM Research, Globalization, Metrics, Philosophy & Politics, Public Philosophizing, Science and technology ramifications, TechnoScience & Technoscientism
Tagged broader impacts, climate science, global science research, globalizing science, monetary returns, national science research, olympic medals, science budget, technoscientific competition, worldwide recession
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Measuring Value: Societal Benefits of Research – WorldWise – The Chronicle of Higher Education
On the idea of measuring societal impacts of research, Ellen Hazelkorn suggests: As with any other change process, it is better to be in the tent helping to shape it, than outside looking it. Measuring Value: Societal Benefits of Research … Continue reading
What is absolutely knowable?
Philosophy of science has pegged this question as the beating heart of the Enlightenment’s leaps and bounds in fields of science: the search for the absolute truth of nature. Robert Crease argues in his recent book World in the Balance … Continue reading
Here’s the map… what’s the territory?
Maps of science have been proliferating for a number of years now, and interest has been heavily correlated to the advancement of mapping technologies. Philosophy has finally produced a blip on the mapping radar, and the results are pretty interesting. … Continue reading