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Data Management Tool at Your Fingertips
There are many options in the world of reference data management (RDM) tools. The source article seeks to help organizations weigh through the various options available to them. We want to highlight a couple of those options. You can read through the comprehensive list for the comprehensive list. Information Management brought this information to us in…
Read MoreGender Bias in Scientific Publishing
Scientists strive to be objective in their peer review of grant applications and manuscript submissions. However, the threat to objectivity comes from all humans because they are all susceptible to biases in decision-making. But does this bias differ based on gender? This topic was brought to us by The Scholarly Kitchen in their post,”Gender Bias…
Read MoreOn the Tip of Your Tongue
It feels like it happens more frequently with each passing week. I am humming a long in a conversation and my brain hits a brick wall – what is that word? It isn’t unusual. I use it all the time. Great, I am going senile. The New York Times brought this interesting information to us…
Read MoreRecords Management in a Bubble
Even now, the federal government is still in transition. One of the important parts of the process that has many watching and wondering is how the new administration will handle the technology modernization requirements facing the government. This interesting topic came from KM World in their article, “Opportunities exist to become the first truly modernized administration.”…
Read MoreStudents Choose Paper Over Digital
Digital books, e-readers and electronic data is prevalent in homes and schools. As more and more students use tablets and laptops for educational purposes, it is easy to assume that digital content is as good as paper, just more convenient. This interesting information came to us from WDRZ in North Dakota in their article, “Recent study…
Read MoreChanges in the Librarian Profession
A recent report on the aging demographics of academic librarians raises awareness of the need for more library professionals. The paper, “Delayed Retirements and Youth Movement among ARL Library Professions,” by Stanley Wilder, Dean of Libraries at Louisiana State University, provides key statistics on the graying profession. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to our…
Read MoreWebinar Addresses Research and Scientific Publishing
The Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Journals Committee will be hearing from guest speaker David Lovinger, Editor-in-Chief, Alcohol on Tuesday, October 24 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (ET) at the Wolters Kluwer/NY offices. David will be discussing the impact of present circumstances and policies in the biomedical research field on research and scientific publishing. This will include consideration of the present funding climate…
Read MoreMeta What?
Meta tags are snippets of text that describe a page’s content. They won’t appear on the page itself, but only in the page’s code. Think about them as little content descriptors that help tell search engines what a web page is about. Meta tags or metadata has been around almost since the beginning of search engine…
Read MoreFeeling Lucky?
Today is Friday the 13th. It is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. The number 13 itself is considered unlucky in various aspects of culture. The fear of number 13 even has a scientific name: triskaidekaphobia. The superstition surrounding this day likely came from the Middle Ages, originating from the story of Jesus’ last supper and crucifixion in which there were 13…
Read MoreCollaboration Around Science Journals
ResearchGate and Springer Nature recently announced that they have been in discussions about finding solutions to sharing scientific journal articles online, while at the same time protecting intellectual property rights. ResearchGate brought this news to us in their release, “ResearchGate and Springer Nature plan cooperation.” Scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs) are top of mind these days for…
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