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N – Do blogs break embargoes?27 February 2009Scientists are uncertain if blogging is part of science, journalism, or public discourse, says an editorial in Nature (2009 Feb 26;457:1058, doi:10.1038/4571058a). Embargoes rest on the principle that work should […]
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B – Multilingual scholars23 February 2009Uzuner S. Multilingual scholars’ participation in core/global academic communities: A literature review. Journal of English for academic purposes. 2008; 7:250-263 This paper presents a review of 39 empirical studies that […]
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W – Scientists: wake up and communicate17 February 2009Corfied V. Scientists: wake up and communicate. Science and Development Network.12 feb 2009 http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/scientists-wake-up-and-communicate-.html Researchers in developing countries must become “communicating scientists” sharing their knowledge beyond academia. Scientists must become […]
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B – Backstage solidarity in Spanish- and English-written medical research papers12 February 2009Salager-Meyer F, Alcaraz Ariza MA, Pabón Berbesí M. Backstage solidarity in Spanish- and English-written medical research papers: Publication context and the acknowledgment paratext. Journal of the American Society for Information […]
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B – Scientific publishing in developing countries: Challenges for the future11 February 2009Salager-Meyer F. Scientific publishing in developing countries: Challenges for the future. Journal of English for Academic Purposes.2008(7)2:121-132 doi:10.1016/j.jeap.2008.03.009 The center-periphery dichotomy in terms of scientific output is addressed placing emphasis […]
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B – The impact of EU-funded research networks on knowledge diffusion at the regional level6 February 2009Cassi L, Corrocher N , Malerba F; Vonortas N. The impact of EU-funded research networks on knowledge diffusion at the regional level. Research Evaluation 2008 (17) 4 :283-293 DOI: 10.3152/095820208X364535 […]
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B – Testing the validity of the Hirsch-index for research assessment purposes6 February 2009van Leeuwen T. Testing the validity of the Hirsch-index for research assessment purposes. Research Evaluation 2008(17) 2: 157-160 DOI: 10.3152/095820208X319166 This paper describes the results of a recent bibliometric study […]
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B- BMJ pico — a window into the future?3 February 2009Jefferson T, De Fiore L. BMJ pico—a window into the future? (letter) BMJ 2009; 338:b392 doi:10.1136/bmj.b392.Pico is a test publication format (sort of extended abstract)proposed by BMJ and reducing the […]
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W – Unnecessary quotes3 February 2009A silly but amusing blog of unnecessary quotation marks.http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/Thanks to Margaret Cooter
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N – Birmingham abandons apostrophes3 February 2009Road signs and street names in Birmingham will no longer include apostrophes. The city council has decided that the areas such as “Kings Heath” and “Druids Heath” should be apostrophe-free, […]
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B – Google & the Future of Books31 January 2009Darnton R. Google & the Future of Books. The New York Review of Books. 2009,56(2) February 12 http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22281 This article is a valuable piece of history of culture pointing out […]
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N – Talking about older people30 January 2009“The terminology used to describe older persons varies considerably, even in international documents,” a United Nations report says. “It includes: ‘older persons,’ ‘the aged,’ ‘the elderly,’ ‘the third age,’ ‘the […]