Citation Essentials in Scholarly Communication

2017 ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
S. Sudarshan Rao
Keyword(s):  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Systems Software ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Correct Form ◽  
Style Manual

This Chapter defines Citations, Citation Standards/Style Manuals and Scholarly Communication. It explains the importance of Scholarly Communication, and use of Citations in meeting the objectives of Scholarly Communication, especially in avoiding the accidental danger of plagiarism. It also explains how Bibliographic Management Systems (software)—both open / free and proprietary—have been helpful to the academics and researchers in providing standard methods of citations that is, both in-text citations and references list at the end of the text of the document while writing documents. It concludes by emphasizing the need for use of standard citation or style manual for proper dissemination of scholarly communications. There is a need for gaining adequate knowledge on how to cite and provide references in correct form in the publications to make them quality and scholarly works and also to avoid from the accidental danger of plagiarism.

Citation Essentials in Scholarly Communication

2019 ◽  
pp. 846-853
Author(s):  
S. Sudarshan Rao
Keyword(s):  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Systems Software ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Correct Form ◽  
Style Manual

This Chapter defines Citations, Citation Standards/Style Manuals and Scholarly Communication. It explains the importance of Scholarly Communication, and use of Citations in meeting the objectives of Scholarly Communication, especially in avoiding the accidental danger of plagiarism. It also explains how Bibliographic Management Systems (software)—both open / free and proprietary—have been helpful to the academics and researchers in providing standard methods of citations that is, both in-text citations and references list at the end of the text of the document while writing documents. It concludes by emphasizing the need for use of standard citation or style manual for proper dissemination of scholarly communications. There is a need for gaining adequate knowledge on how to cite and provide references in correct form in the publications to make them quality and scholarly works and also to avoid from the accidental danger of plagiarism.

scholarly journals Preprints & Pandemics: Interventions into the Dynamic Scholarly System of Scholarly Communication

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Micah Altman ◽  
Philip N. Cohen ◽  
Jessica Polka
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
History Of ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic is an exemplar of how scholarly communication can change in response to external shocks, even as the scholarly knowledge ecosystem is evolving rapidly, and many argue that swift and fundamental interventions are needed. However, it is much easier to identify ongoing changes and emerging interventions than to understand their immediate and long term impacts. This is illustrated by comparing the approaches applied by the scientific community to understand public health risks and interventions with those applied by the scholarly communications community to the science of COVID-19. There are substantial disagreements over the short- and long- term benefits of most proposed approaches to changing the practice of science communication, and the lack of systematic, empirically-based research in this area makes these controversies difficult to resolve. We argue that the methodology of analysis and intervention developed within public health can be usefully applied to the science-of-science. Starting with the history of DDT application, we illustrate four ways complex human systems threaten reliable predictions and blunt ad-hoc interventions. We then show how these four threats apply lead to the last major intervention in scholarly publication -- the article publishing charge based open access model -- to yield surprising results. Finally, we outline how these four threats may affect the impact of preprint initiatives, and we identify approaches drawn from public health to mitigate these threats.

scholarly journals Innovations in Accessible Scholarly Communication

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Equitable Access ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Specific Barriers

What does it mean to make scholarly communications accessible to people with disabilities and those who face other specific barriers to access? This talk gives an overview of recent work to support equitable access across the lifecycle of scholarly communication, offering useful updates and strategies for scholars, editors, publishers, librarians, and other professionals. Participants will understand what accessibility means today and how they can reduce barriers in their work by following accessibility standards and best practices, and learning from leading examples in the field.

Enhancing Electronic Examinations through Advanced Multiple-Choice Questionnaires

2012 ◽  
pp. 1645-1664
Author(s):  
Dimos Triantis ◽  
Errikos Ventouras
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Constructed Response ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
And Training

The present chapter deals with the variants of grading schemes that are applied in current Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) tests. MCQs are ideally suited for electronic examinations, which, as assessment items, are typically developed in the framework of Learning Content Management Systems (LCMSs) and handled, in the cycle of educational and training activities, by Learning Management Systems (LMS). Special focus is placed in novel grading methodologies, that enable to surpass the limitations and drawbacks of the most commonly used grading schemes for MCQs in electronic examinations. The paired MCQs grading method, according to which a set of pairs of MCQs is composed, is presented. The MCQs in each pair are similar concerning the same topic, but this similarity is not evident for an examinee that does not possess adequate knowledge on the topic addressed in the questions of the pair. The adoption of the paired MCQs grading method might expand the use of electronic examinations, provided that the new method proves its equivalence to traditional methods that might be considered as standard, such as constructed response (CR) tests. Research efforts to that direction are presented.

Scholarly communications competencies: open access training for librarians

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia E Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Communication Competencies ◽  
Limited Opportunity ◽  
Training Opportunities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe one example of an academic library using existing internal expertise and targeted events to provide training for liaison librarians in support of new scholarly communication initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – This article presents a case study of how a medium-size academic library without a designated scholarly communications librarian or office presented a series of open access (OA) training opportunities for the liaison librarians in preparation for the official launch of the institutional repository and the campus’ inaugural participation in OA week. Findings – The multiple opportunities to engage with the topics in diverse ways resulted in librarians being more comfortable with discussing OA with their departmental faculty. Opinions of OA were changed as a result of attending the events. Participants found the activities to be useful and were engaged enough with the topic to ask for specific areas where they would like more training opportunities. Look to other colleagues both on campus and in the broader region to tap their expertise or explore professional organizations or free webinars. Taking the initiative to organize events that require minimal effort can have a big impact. Practical implications – Librarians have limited opportunity for in-depth training to gain new competencies and re-tool their skills to match current demands; this article demonstrates that utilizing internal expertise to provide a variety of training can positively impact participants’ attitudes and confidence. Originality/value – This article presents methods and rationale for librarians to facilitate similar professional development opportunities for building new scholarly communication competencies in support of the emerging research and scholarly publishing trends.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF E- JOURNALS IN ACADEMIA AND SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Arulpragasam
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Electronic Journal ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Electronic Journals ◽  
Virtual University ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Scholarly Communications

The article describes to highlight the important of e-journals for the access in the academic libraries. As academia progresses towards the 21st century, increases in student numbers, distance learning, changes in copyright licensing and lack of funding means that academic institutions have to look more closely at the use of electronic resources in order to meet these challenges. The “wired campus” and “virtual university” mean more users looking for electronic resources and increased pressure on libraries to provide these services. Electronic journals have become an increasingly important part of academic library collections; Electronic journal usage has created a new set of issues such as archiving, copyright, cataloguing, site licensing, remote access, hardware requirements and journal design. Today availability of e-resources in a university library is very common. This paper deals with different aspects of electronic journals and their impact on users, authors, indexing services, scholarly communication, accessibility and libraries. The academics are still in the process of adopting this medium. There is variation in the use of electronic journals from discipline to discipline. Researchers have positive attitude towards electronic journals. Budget allocation for journals has been shifting from print to electronic form, which has necessitated a change in collection development policies of libraries. The article describes all such aspects of electronic journals.

Enhancing Electronic Examinations through Advanced Multiple-Choice Questionnaires

2012 ◽  
pp. 178-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimos Triantis ◽  
Errikos Ventouras
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Constructed Response ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
And Training

The present chapter deals with the variants of grading schemes that are applied in current Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) tests. MCQs are ideally suited for electronic examinations, which, as assessment items, are typically developed in the framework of Learning Content Management Systems (LCMSs) and handled, in the cycle of educational and training activities, by Learning Management Systems (LMS). Special focus is placed in novel grading methodologies, that enable to surpass the limitations and drawbacks of the most commonly used grading schemes for MCQs in electronic examinations. The paired MCQs grading method, according to which a set of pairs of MCQs is composed, is presented. The MCQs in each pair are similar concerning the same topic, but this similarity is not evident for an examinee that does not possess adequate knowledge on the topic addressed in the questions of the pair. The adoption of the paired MCQs grading method might expand the use of electronic examinations, provided that the new method proves its equivalence to traditional methods that might be considered as standard, such as constructed response (CR) tests. Research efforts to that direction are presented.

scholarly journals Adoption and use of Web 2.0 in scholarly communications

2010 ◽  
Vol 368 (1926) ◽  
pp. 4039-4056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Procter ◽  
Robin Williams ◽  
James Stewart ◽  
Meik Poschen ◽  
Helene Snee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Technical Platform ◽  
Research Resources

Sharing research resources of different kinds, in new ways, and on an increasing scale, is a central element of the unfolding e-Research vision. Web 2.0 is seen as providing the technical platform to enable these new forms of scholarly communications. We report findings from a study of the use of Web 2.0 services by UK researchers and their use in novel forms of scholarly communication. We document the contours of adoption, the barriers and enablers, and the dynamics of innovation in Web services and scholarly practices. We conclude by considering the steps that different stakeholders might take to encourage greater experimentation and uptake.

scholarly journals Transparent evaluation of scholarly communications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Quintana ◽  
James Heathers
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Open Forum ◽  
Publication Process ◽  
Scholarly Communications ◽  
Review Reports

The processes behind the evaluation of scholarly communications are mostly conducted behind closed doors, with only the final published output accessible to readers. The criteria used to decide which manuscripts are sent out for peer-review and ultimately accepted for publication are often vague and hard to interpret. Without access to peer-review reports and editorial comments, it is also unclear how published manuscripts have been assessed. In this conversation, we will discuss the benefits of transparent scholarly communication and the challenges of implementing fully-transparent processes. We will also cover the how social media and podcasts can be used to demystify the publication process by providing an open forum for discussing the myriad publication processes that are typically unwritten, such as rebutting reviewer comments.

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