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Olga Huertas

Who's Afraid of Peer Review? - 3 views

www.sciencemag.org/...60.full

module6 open access knowledge

shared by Olga Huertas on 10 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Olga Huertas on 10 Oct 14
     
    Of the 255 papers that underwent the entire editing process to acceptance or rejection, about 60% of the final decisions occurred with no sign of peer review. For rejections, that's good news: It means that the journal's quality control was high enough that the editor examined the paper and declined it rather than send it out for review.
  • kamrannaim on 16 Nov 14
     
    This article is certainly controversial, and I believe in some way did a service to the Open Access community by highlighting the practice of predatory journals. However, the irony of Bohannon's article, being an example of the kind of "bad science" he describes in his own article is inescapable. First, there is no randomization of his "experimental group", and there is no control group; second, there was elimination of non-responders; third, there was no application of the intention to treat principle in the analysis; and finally there were no inferential statistics and no references! Using his own standard, there is nothing that can be concluded from his study. For the criticism regarding Bohannon's targeting of OA journals exclusively, it is important to note that this experiment has been done before with 'traditional' journals as well- and many of them failed the test of peer review. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/27/how_nonsense_papers_ended_up_in_respected_scientific_journals.html
  • Ignoramus OKMOOC on 16 Nov 14
     
    I think Bohannens "study" should be considered more "investigative journalism" than scientific study. While it may have some flaws if held against the standards of a scientific study, as a journalistic piece it goes a long way to justify its central accusation that there are predatory open access journals. He does not claim that there are no or evwen less predatory journals in the tradional sector (although it seems reasonable to believe that it might seem easier to predatory publishers to dupe unsuspecting scientists rather than subscription paying librarians). It demonstrates that open access is not a cure for all the problems besetting acacemic publishing. I think more deeply about it, it shows that author fees for publication may create a buisiness model just as open to abouse as the traditional subscription system. One answer might be to make the peer-review process more transparent, i.e. name the reviewers But that of course has other drawbacks.
lupogarcia

Feedback please - 1 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

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started by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
lupogarcia

Feedback please - 0 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

MOOC cMOOC xMOOC gamification inclusiveness open course

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lupogarcia

Feedback please - 0 views

I'm designing a MOOC in international Development. I think it's interesting and it can be lots of fun. At this point, I still haven't got any funding for it, but hopefully, one day... I would appr...

MOOC cMOOC xMOOC gamification inclusiveness open course

started by lupogarcia on 01 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
kamrannaim

Salman Khan flips the classroom using technology - 7 views

Khan Academy has done some good work, but I certainly do not believe it is the solution to the nation's problems in education. A critique, by Karim Kai Ani, considers the videos to be poor, as well...

https:__www.youtube.com_watch?v=nTFEUsudhfs open access technology video

started by brianmihov on 10 Sep 14 3 follow-ups, last by kamrannaim on 16 Nov 14
Kim Baker

The Economics of Access to Literature and Information - 10 views

eprints.rclis.org/...literature_and_information.pdf

module4 economics of access open access module6

shared by Kim Baker on 26 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Kim Baker on 26 Sep 14
     
    I presented this paper to a conference in South Africa in 2005, and it was described as "too radical" by the top leaders in libraries in South Africa who attended. :) So am rather happy that my vague perceptions and musings about the emerging trends have been vindicated today. "This paper will focus on another aspect that is integrally linked to the ability to access literature and information - that of cost and economics. Both the broader macroeconomic context and the more focused microeconomic (South African) environment will be referred to. We will examine the assumption that the economic development of a nation is linked to the ability to access information and test whether this is a valid assumption. From there, we will take a brief look at the issue of the cost of books, specifically in South Africa. The advent of the electronic revolution and the many paradigm shifts that the Internet and electronic media have initiated and the effects on the publishing industry, will be outlined. We will explore the "information as commodity" paradigm and briefly look at the related Copyright and Intellectual Property developments before weaving these seemingly disparate threads together to form a picture of innovative solutions that have arisen in response to the information access crisis in South Africa. These solutions have arisen from the popular notion that information should be freely available for societal good, rather than commodified. Finally, we will ponder the effect that these solutions may have on the traditional book publishing industry in South Africa."
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  • aleksandraxhamo on 26 Sep 14
     
    Very interesting and argumentative paper. Thank you!
  • Kim Baker on 26 Sep 14
     
    You are welcome, and thank you for the comment. :)
  • salma1504 on 27 Sep 14
     
    It is very good thank you
  • robert morris on 28 Sep 14
     
    Excellent - on top of the game. It`s exactly what`s happening all over the world. Limit access, knowledge and perspective and control thought.
  • ilanab on 28 Sep 14
     
    Congratulations Kim, on a well-written paper, which I find particularly relevant. Thank you for sharing.
  • Kim Baker on 01 Oct 14
     
    Thank you all, very much, it is quite a new experience for me to have the paper well received. :)
  • embioptera on 10 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing this. I really appreciated the non-North American context. I grew up in the States, and am working on my Master's degree in Canada, so it's really easy to get caught up in always looking at these issues from the North American point of view. Seeing papers like this really help to confirm how global these issues are, and cement their importance in my mind.
Kevin Stranack

Publishing Is Not Dying - Greg Satell - Harvard Business Review - 6 views

blogs.hbr.org/...publishing-is-not-dying

module4 business models publishing

shared by Kevin Stranack on 21 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 21 Aug 14
     
    "In truth, publishing is flourishing, creating massive new fortunes for entrepreneurs and more choices for consumers. It's also attracting large investments by established companies and venture capitalists. Though not everyone prospers, there has never been a better time for publishers."
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  • Pris Laurente on 03 Sep 14
     
    Good source, this actually has been practice for several years, almost all the publishers are engaging into digitized open publishing type, wherein the resource materials they are selling is actually publish electronically, so that buyers or interested clients may view it online; no need to go to their shop to ask what they are looking for.
  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 03 Sep 14
     
    Coincido con la reflexión de este artículo acerca de la necesidad de las casas editoras (publishers) de repensar sus modelos de negocios y de olvidarse (aferrase sería una palabra más precisa) del exclusivo modelo gutenberiano de producción editorial. Sin embargo, me parece que su enfoque adolece de varios problemas. El más notorio es que trata al mundo de las publicaciones como uno solo, cuando no hay forma de comparar las dinámicas, capitales (humanos, financieros y simbólicos) puestos en juego en la publicación académica (scholarly publishing) o en los libros de interés general (trade), guías turísticas, enciclopedias, libros religiosos, textos para niños, etc., para no mencionar la abismal distancia entre las revistas académicas (scholarly journals) y los libros o inclusivo las revistas generalistas (magazines). Concluir que las cosas van maravillosamente bien porque un montón de empresas, vinculadas a los medios masivos (un punto relevante en la argumentación, que se menciona como si fuera lo más normal del mundo) tienen emprendimientos exitosos es confundir peras con manzanas. También creo que usar el mantra de la época de la disruption (age of disruption) para todo aporta poco a la discusión (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/23/the-disruption-machine?currentPage=all)
  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 03 Sep 14
     
    I agree with the reflection of this article about the need for publishers to rethink their business models and forget the exclusive Gutenberian publishing model. However, I think his approach suffers from several limitations. The most notorious is treating the publishing world as one, when there is no way to compare the dynamics, capital (human, financial and symbolic) at stake in academic or scholarly publishing with books of general interest (trade), tour guides, encyclopedias, religious books, textbooks for children, etc., not to mention the abysmal gap between scholarly journals and books or inclusive commercial magazines. Conclude that things are going wonderfully well because a lot of companies, linked to the mass media (an important point in the argument, mentioned as if it were the most normal thing in the world) have successful ventures is to confuse the things. I also believe that using the mantra of the age of disruption for all contributes little to a seroius discussion (http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/23/the-disruption-machine?currentPage = all)
  • rafopen on 12 Nov 14
     
    Good overview with fundamental advice for publishers: innovate
  • selviwati on 13 Nov 14
     
    Good read, Kevin! :) I agree with this article that said "As long as people want to be informed, entertained, and inspired, there will be profitable opportunities in publishing." The main key to keep the business running is everyone must adapt. Traditional publishers need to moves to digital media in order to survive and meet the modern readers' needs.
koobredaer

Linux Command Line By William Shotts (free ebook, website) - 0 views

linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php

linux open source free software ebook cc

shared by koobredaer on 17 Nov 14 - No Cached
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  • koobredaer on 17 Nov 14
     
    Are you a new linux user? (and why not give a linux a try! There are many great, stable, simple to use distributions out there now! And you can try many of them out with out even installing via live cd) The GUI is great, but to "unlock the POWER" it is great to learn about a few more advanced commands. I don't bother memorizing the command, but you will be amazed at the things you can easily figure out how to do with Linux, making your computing life easier and more powerful... The website is very helpful, and the book version is free and CC.
  • c maggard on 17 Nov 14
     
    I LOVE linux. I have let my brain turn to iOS mush in recent years, but since it's open source, I was able to google --er search via duck duck go-- fixes for a wifi connection issue and that shellshock thingie. And in far less time than it ever took to fix a Microsoft or WIndows issue. There are guys you can find online who will ship you a machine pre-loaded with Linux or Ubuntu or Debian, if you can't or don't want to bother with wiping and doing it yourself. If an easily distracted and slightly airheaded person like me can handle it, imagine how a more 'normal' person can do! Great post. Thanks for sharing. In fact, all your shares are interesting.
koobredaer

Cory Doctorow's craphound.com " News - 4 views

craphound.com/

open access DRM publishing privacy

shared by koobredaer on 17 Sep 14 - Cached
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  • koobredaer on 17 Sep 14
     
    I wanted to share a OK resource: Cory Doctorow... yes a whole author as resource. He writes about open access on a number of different platforms and enacts open access in his published works. He is a YA novelist with many good books that explore many of the complex issues of society and technology that we are considering in this class. He sells his books through major publishers in print--but does not allow them to have DRM. But he also provides ebook copies for free on this website. Basically you can read it and remix it, but if you like it and want to support him--buy the book. This model seems to work for him. You can find him ranting about DRM and other open access issues all over the net, such as BoingBoing. Interesting guy, interesting topics--and some interesting free fiction books that are relevant to this class.
  • koobredaer on 17 Sep 14
     
    for a specific book suggestion, check out Little Brother http://craphound.com/littlebrother/ exciting SciFi all about online surveillance state, but also supposed to be filled with actual advice about how to hack your way around it and be a subversive, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Brother_%28Doctorow_novel%29
  • laertes1a on 18 Sep 14
     
    Thanks. I like this. I haven't read his stuff, but now I will.
melduncan

A follow-up resource to the video on scholarly publishing in Africa - 1 views

Greetings all, As I mentioned in a post regarding the video on the challenges and perceptions of open knowledge for publishing in Africa, I was reminded of a video I watched by an African novelist...

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started by melduncan on 18 Nov 14 no follow-up yet
Kevin Stranack

Beating the Odds: Building a Publishing "Maker" Culture | American Libraries Magazine - 1 views

www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/...lding-publishing-maker-culture

module3 makerspace public libraries ebooks

shared by Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14
     
    "With the emergence of new publishing tools, public libraries are able to be publishers for themselves. In essence, we can build a Maker culture for local publishing. "
  • Leticia Lafuente López on 04 Oct 14
     
    Thanks! I did not know about Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. Quite useful!
  • Matt Tibble on 19 Nov 14
     
    Two competing views on the future of publishing, and how shifts in consumer behavior to purchasing or consuming electronic content is causing such a shift in the literary world. I found it interesting to read that a number of open source software platforms were identified as the harbingers of today's self-publishing model online. I never knew Wattpad existed - watt an awesome site (pun intended). I agree with the articles viewpoint about the role that public libraries can play in this shifting landscape. A good read.
dwiederman

8 Tips to Create a Twitter-Driven School Culture - 9 views

www.edutopia.org/...ven-school-culture-elana-leoni

twitter knowledge learning

shared by dwiederman on 23 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • dwiederman on 23 Sep 14
     
    Article about how a resource such as twitter can drive classroom learning going forward.
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  • Fernando Carraro on 23 Sep 14
     
    Un ejemplo de como podemos hacer uso de una red social para un fin útil y productivo para los demás. Buen artículo. ---- An example of how we can make use of a social network to a useful and productive for the other end. Good article.
  • noku2la on 26 Nov 14
     
    Good article, I will definitely apply these tips in my workplace.
  • vicdesotelle on 30 Nov 14
     
    This is an area I'd like to tune up for myself and learning communities that I work with. Twitter's potential seems huge and not yet well utilized (in my networks) for closing the gap between sharing information and building relational solutions that move insight into action.
  • hreodbeorht on 03 Dec 14
     
    The reason I really like using Twitter for education is that it fits so well with constructivism. Like other social media, Twitter blurs the line between content creators and consumers, making interactions inherently collaborative; and more than that, the short character limit ensures that these interactions remain a dialogue rather than long-form conversations that frustrate sharing. I think suggestions like this article makes are also important beyond Twitter, because-let's be honest-it won't remain the dominant form of social media forever. Like we've talked about throughout the course, we need to be sure that technology doesn't drive change and that we don't simply adopt technologies because of their vogue; but whatever tools we end up using absolutely need to become more open and collaborative, or we risk losing student engagement and, ultimately, students themselves.
danstrat

Christensen Institute - 2 views

www.christenseninstitute.org/transform-education-in-vietnam

OER Open Education Resources education vietnam entrepreneurship

shared by danstrat on 01 Dec 14 - No Cached
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  • danstrat on 01 Dec 14
     
    My last week in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City was markedly different from my week in Hanoi in ways I did not expect. A spirit of entrepreneurship and optimism about the future of education in Vietnam has been palpable. I met with several entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City.
  • danstrat on 01 Dec 14
     
    There is a lot of talk about education technology and open education resources having a big impact on learners in developing countries. This article offers a brief glimpse into education entrepreneurship in Vietnam. Vietnam Open Education Resources (VOER) has supposedly pushed Vietnam to have a more developed OER system than any other country other than the US. I would be curious to see how Thiem would measure this claim. Platforms built around OER have potential to lower costs of materials, but they rely heavily on an active base of creators and self-publishers. There may always be an incentive for creators of especially good content to offer it for a price. In addition, just as a movie benefits from the guidance of an experienced director, a textbook or etextbook or any other large-format education content benefits substantially from an experienced curator who could charge for his/her work. I don't see this going away any time soon.
siyuwang

Evaluation on the Resource I Shared: Clearing Up the Copyright Confusion: Fair Dealing ... - 1 views

In this article, the author provides an great explanation of the fair dealing and copyright issue in Canada, and clear up some confusions on this issue, especially the Bill C-32 Act. According to t...

started by siyuwang on 04 Dec 14 no follow-up yet
c maggard

Britain's claim for open access - 1 views

Mel- I spent my formative years in the UK, and as such, despite being American, emotionally and intellectually I identify more as British (just hold the Marmite...). So much of what is happening t...

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started by melduncan on 11 Nov 14 1 follow-up, last by c maggard on 11 Nov 14
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bmierzejewska

Network Neutrality: Are We There Yet? - 8 views

multichannel.com/...375412

shared by bmierzejewska on 17 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • bmierzejewska on 17 Jul 14
     
    "In this webinar, veterans of the open Internet policy battle will handicap the options, and the consequences, of the various roadmaps to new rules, and the FCC decision that will affect billions of dollars in investment and likely determine the development of the Internet for years to come."
  • rlamim on 29 Nov 14
     
    Politicians and companies don't talk about this subject for now in Brazil. But I think that it will raise soon and I am afraid of result.
  • kenlitt on 30 Nov 14
     
    Interesting that this is in the news a lot and yet when I talk to people, I would say that more than half aren't completely sure what it means. Interesting, considering how important the issue is.
neviob

D - 0 views

groups.diigo.com/...okmooc

shared by neviob on 13 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • neviob on 13 Dec 14
     
    The directory of open access journal  http://doaj.org I found out in this course is a precious mine of hight quality research works and I found some very useful articles in this library
hreodbeorht

Open Access Journals Search Engine (OAJSE) : Library and Information Science - 6 views

www.oajse.com/...y_and_information_science.html

open access publishing information professionals librarians

shared by hreodbeorht on 13 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • hreodbeorht on 13 Oct 14
     
    It's absolutely shameful that so few library and information science journals are open access: if any professional associations have a professional imperative towards improving the scholarly and cultural communication processes, it is librarians and other information professionals. This substantial (but still woefully short) list of open access journals that publish on library and information science will be a great resource for those of us in this course who are aspiring or practicing librarians. As we've heard over and over again throughout this course, advocacy is absolutely essential if open access principles are ever to receive wider acceptance and implementation; that's why it's important that, as practicing information professionals, we use open access publications for our research whenever we can. Lists like this one allow us to streamline our research in ways that align most closely with our professional values, though of course currently there just isn't enough published to allow us to rely exclusively on open access material for our own work. But having lists like this also allows us to determine where our research should be submitted; otherwise, by publishing in paid journals, we are only making things worse. This all being said, most lists like this that I could find online were either outdated and incomplete, part of a larger database that made hyperlinking difficult, or-like this one-they lacked any explanation of what sorts of articles could be found within; even this one hasn't been updated in eighteen months. But as is so often the case with open access, we must take what we can get.
  • lubajung on 28 Oct 14
     
    Hi, thank you for sharing the link! I agree with your comments. However, I am very pleased that I found my professional journal on the list :)
koskinen12

loans - 0 views

cash loans fast

started by koskinen12 on 30 Aug 16 no follow-up yet
anonymous

"Freemium:" An interesting approach to making money - 1 views

This is a segment from This American Life entitled "I Got 99 Problems and a Pitch is One." In it, producer Alex Blumberg explains the concept of "freemium." It is essentially giving something away ...

module4 intellectualproperty podcast publishing

started by anonymous on 01 Oct 14 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 01 Oct 14
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