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Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons

Sharing Openly Licensed Content on Social Media: A Conversation with GLAM - Creative Commons

From solving attribution issues to understanding terms of service, here are some welcomed tips from Europeana, the Getty Museum, and Newfields.

Ethical Responsibilities of Scientists at a Time of a Global Threat - International Science Council

Ethical Responsibilities of Scientists at a Time of a Global Threat - International Science Council

The ISC's Committee for Freedom and Responsibility in Science (CFRS) has released a statement on ethical responsibilities of scientists at a time of global threat.

I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.

I'm a Black Female Scientist. On My First Day of Work, a Colleague Threatened to Call the Cops on Me.

#BlackintheIvory offers proof that academia needs to do better. Now we just need to do the work.

Is Peer Review a Good Idea?

Is Peer Review a Good Idea?

This Article examines the effect of abolishing peer review on the changed incentive structure and the likely effects on the behaviour of individual scientists, and concludes that, abolishing peer review has overall slightly positive results.

Forecasting for COVID-19 Has Failed - International Institute of Forecasters

Forecasting for COVID-19 Has Failed - International Institute of Forecasters

COVID-19 is a major acute crisis with unpredictable consequences. Many scientists have struggled to make forecasts about its impact. However, despite involving many excellent modelers, best intentions, and highly sophisticated tools, forecasting efforts have largely failed.

150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice

150 Faculty Members Sign Open Letter to Georgia State University President for More Diversity | The Atlanta Voice

Over 150 Georgia State University faculty members signed an open letter to the school's president, Mark Becker, regarding a greater push for diversity and inclusion within its faculty.

New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture

New Report Will Support UKRI's Commitment to Strengthening Research Integrity and Culture

Personal integrity and local culture are key to research integrity, and bullying and harassment is the single biggest negative influence, according to a new study by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

The NIH Preprint Pilot: A New Experiment for a New Era

The NIH Preprint Pilot: A New Experiment for a New Era

Guest post by Kathryn Funk, program manager for NLM's PubMed Central. Over the last several months, we have seen an increase in demand from the research and library communities for broader discover…

UK Universities Suffer Worst-ever Rankings in World League Table

UK Universities Suffer Worst-ever Rankings in World League Table

Nearly three-quarters of UK universities slipped down while Asian institutions rose.

Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Tender Results

Exploring Collaborative Non-commercial Publishing Models for Open Access: Tender Results

cOAlition S announces that the tender was awarded to a consortium coordinated by OPERAS.

How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture

How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture

The research world has moved faster than many would have suspected possible in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In five months, a volume of work has been generated that even the most intensive of emergent fields have taken years to create.In our new report, How COVID-19 is Changing Research Culture, we investigate the research landscape trends and cultural changes in response to COVID-19. The report includes analysis of publication trends, geographic focal points of research, and collaboration patterns.

A Global Immunological Observatory to Meet a Time of Pandemics

A Global Immunological Observatory to Meet a Time of Pandemics

SARS-CoV-2 presents an unprecedented international challenge, but it will not be the last such threat. In this article, the authors argue that the world needs to be much better prepared to rapidly detect, define and defeat future pandemics.

Take Action - #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM

Take Action - #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM

Wednesday June 10 has been designated a day of action in STEM and in academia in support of Black lives. Non-Black, non-Indigenous people in STEM and academia are invited to dedicate their working hours to formulating a plan of ACTION for how to join the struggle to ensure that Black lives matter.

Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing

Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing

Both hashtags trended on social media over the weekend and speak to pervasive racial inequity.

Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review

Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review

We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will explore recent steps to increase efficiency and speed in the publication of COVID-19 research (Wednesday 24th June 2020, 4.00 pm Central European Time).

A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies

A Guide to Making Sense of Coronavirus Studies

News coverage of scientific studies can be misleading. Here's how to tell the good from the bad.

Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment

Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment

Senior Anthropology professors Theodore C. Bestor, Gary Urton, and John L. Comaroff have weathered allegations of sexual harassment, including some leveled by students. But affiliates said gender issues in the department stretch beyond them.

San Francisco Testing Blitz Shows Covid-19 Hit Mostly Low-wage Workers

San Francisco Testing Blitz Shows Covid-19 Hit Mostly Low-wage Workers

The testing project is proving to be a national model, because of the challenges the organizers overcame and what it showed about the spread of Covid-19.