Research @ UTS:Library

Good way to search & subscribe to various journals.

Advice from UTS IML re preventing plagiarism.

A US-based virtual library of internet resources.

Scientific research tool. 410 million+ items indexed. Searches journal content, homepages, pre-print, patents & institutional repository/web info.

Open access to knowledge.

The Australian Consortium of Humanities Research Centres (ACHRC) is a network for groups engaged in Humanities-based research. Our aim is to connect Humanities researchers and centres, both within the Australasian region and internationally, and to promote relationships with cultural institutions and sector representative bodies in the wider community. We provide a virtual and physical hub for information about research opportunities and events, and seek to strengthen the public profile of research in the Humanities.

Some researchers may find some of this useful.

This is a free tool for creating custom video playlists

Useful blog on biomedical research & evidence.

Interesting blog post re a growing and disturbing trend - academic spamming in the name of "open access publication". Read before you agree to any approach from InTech

what's hot and cooking in Scholarly Publishing - Scholarly Kitchen blog

Another useful blog post about what is and what is not Open Access publication. There are some shifty people out there so beware.

Creating a digital identity for PhDs.

Kaggle is a web app for outsourcing statistical and analytics to data scientists who compete to produce solutions to the problems presented by users with their data. It's crowdsourcing for data analysis from computer science to economics to physics. Even NASA is using Kaggle.

Historical perspective on what just happened to ERA journal rankings.

This prezi is not only really useful but hilarious! Amazing practical step by step advice to writing.

A fantastic resource on academic writing. 

Abstract The deluge of research data has excited researchers, policy makers, and the general public. Not only might research be reproducible, but new questions can be asked, with great benefit to research, innovation, education, and the citizenry. However, very little data is being shared, despite the best efforts of funding agencies and journals. This article explores the complexities of data, research practices, innovation, incentives, economics, intellectual property, and public policy associated with the data sharing conundrum - "an intricate and difficult problem."

About technology in education and research. with publications

Blog with tips on the presentation of complex information.