May 2010Issue 2.10 Welcome to the spring issue of Transitions. The purpose of this irregular electronic newsletter is to bring to readers’ attention some of the many new projects and developments informing the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new products and programs, the open access movement, and other alternative publishing models. Scholarly communicationContinue reading “Transitions: scholarly communication news for the UI Community (May 2010)”
Category Archives: Scholarly Communication
Privacy Myth Busters
MYTH: Online services are totally free.TRUTH: Many ostensibly free online services are paid for by advertising that relies on the collection of your personal information, including tracking your information searches. MYTH: Government surveillance keeps us safe by stopping crime.TRUTH: Surveillance cameras can help solve crimes after the fact, but rarely prevent crimes. MYTH: My personal data is secure withContinue reading “Privacy Myth Busters”
Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig, Feb 25
The University of Iowa Libraries will join libraries across the country for a “Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig” on Thursday, February 25 at 5 p.m. in the Main Library Second Floor Conference Room. The lecture by Lawrence Lessig will last 45 minutes, and will be followed by a 30 minute interactive Q & A session.Continue reading “Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig, Feb 25”
Iowa Research Online in Smart Search
Iowa Research Online (IRO) preserves and provides open access to the scholarly and creative work of the University of Iowa. We are pleased to announce that over 1500 records for items found in the IRO are now available in Smart Search. Additional records will be added to Smart Search on a monthly basis.
Open Access as Utility
Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Peter Likarish, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Bridget Draxler, Ph.d Candidate, Department of English Nicholas Carr’s “The Big Switch” argues that the internet, and computing in general,Continue reading “Open Access as Utility”
Open Access and Global Information Divide
Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Edward Miner, Ph.D., International Studies Bibliographer Although Open Access movements are unfolding within the legal frameworks of individual countries, their most dramatic potential benefits are really global inContinue reading “Open Access and Global Information Divide”
Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access
Editor’s note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. Christopher Squier, Professor, College of Dentistry and Christine White, Librarian, College of Dentistry Traditionally, the cost of publishing articles in print journals has been borne (apart fromContinue reading “Who Should Pay? Does Open Access Mean Free Access”
Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences
Editor’s Note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Dr. William Sivitz, Professor of Internal Medicine I recently published an article in PlosOne (Mitochondrial Targeted Coenzyme Q, Superoxide, and Fuel Selectivity in Endothelial Cells by Brian D. Fink,Continue reading “Open Access Publishing in the Health Sciences”
UI Author’s Addendum
Today in Molly Kleinman’s talk about Open Access, she discussed the importance of scholars/authors keeping some of their rights to their own work. The UI Author’s Addendum (pdf) enables authors to continue using their publications in their academic work and to deposit them into any discipline-based research repository (including PubMed Central, the National Library ofContinue reading “UI Author’s Addendum”
Open Access and Publication Immediacy
Editor’s Note: Throughout Open Access Week (Oct 19-23), the UI Libraries will be sharing the views of our UI colleagues on the topic of open access. by Raymond Riezman, Ph.D., Henry B. Tippie Research Professor of Economics The Economics Bulletin is an open-access letters journal founded in 2001 with the mission of providing free andContinue reading “Open Access and Publication Immediacy”