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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 investigated multilingual scholars’ participation in core/global academic communities through article and research publication. These studies were analyzed in terms of multilingual scholars’ reasons for publishing […]
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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 proactive, and form a network of contacts beyond their own academic brotherhood. And they should recognise the value of science intermediaries, such as science centres […]
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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 Science and Technology. 2009 (60)2:307-317.DOI 10.1002/asi.20981 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121503254/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 This article analyzes the acknowledgment (ACK) paratext of medical research articles written in English and Spanish in three […]
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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 upon the relation that exists between science and technology development, on the one hand, and social and economic development, on the other. The main problems […]
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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 Research networks foster the dissemination of innovation-related knowledge. The structure of collaborative networks and of knowledge transfer between research, innovation and deployment activities isevaluated in […]
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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 conducted in the Netherlands focusing on the level of the individual researcher, in relation to an academic reward system. Hirsch-Index is compared with various bibliometric […]
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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 paper research content while retaining the full electronic version of papers. This allows to publish more articles and increase acceptance.One of the foreseeable effects of […]
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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, citing a need to avoid confusion and prevent emergency services from getting lost. In the Birmingham Mail, the councillor Len Gregory said, “I don’t see […]
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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 at the power of Google that is now changing the way people approach to information all over the world. It considers the role of libraries, […]
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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 ageing,’ and, to denote persons more than 80 years of age, ‘the fourth age.’ The committee opted for ‘older persons’ (in French, personnes âgées; in […]
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B – Open access in 200829 January 2009Suber P. Open access in 2008. SPARC Open Access Newsletter. 2009(129)2 http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/newsletter/01-02-09.htm It is a very clear and complete review of the open access development in 2008 including Open access policies at funding agencies and universities; growth numbers, open access archving and opene access journals.It also considers books and humanities. It is vey rich in […]
