Category: Scraps

This category collects assorted brief writings and other work. Click on the titles to read each post.

Sharing Research: My Latest Uploads to Figshare

~ Ernesto Priego

Figshare is a repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner. In this post I list my most recent uploads.

#LibPub Sessions 4 & 5: Scholarly Publishing and Reference Books -and comics!

~ Ernesto Priego

Where I catch up on #LibPub session 4, write about our research trip to comics shops and advertise session 5 on reference books, with guest lecture by Dr Katharine Schopflin.

Join the Open Access Button Student Team!

~ Ernesto Priego

Good opportunity for #Citylis students! Reblogged from the Open Access Button blog.

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The Open Access Button is a browser bookmarklet that tracks and maps the impacts of paywalls. Users can report when they are denied access to research and then search for alternative access to the article using the Button.  We launched the Open Access Button in November 2013 at the Berlin 11 Student and Early Stage Researcher Conference. To date the Button has mapped over 5000 paywalls. This is a small taste of what we are now building, but we need to expand the team in order to create the Button 2.0.

Working on the Button will require a reasonable time commitment, regular calls, regular internet access and may involve international travel. We welcome and encourage applications from across the world and from undergraduate/postgraduate students of all backgrounds. We strive to ensure that team members have access to training they need to do their roles. You’ll be joining a diverse, hardworking…

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Africa, Access, Altmetrics: New Alluvial Diagram, PI Affiliation Country and Area Covered in the 25 Most-Mentioned Articles

~ Ernesto Priego

I have deposited on figshare a third alluvial diagram, this time focusing on the country of affiliation of the Principal Investigator/Author of the articles and the geographical area mentioned in the article title.

#LibPub Session 3: Comic Books, Libraries and Challenges in the Digital Age

~ Ernesto Priego

For our third session of our Libraries and Publishing module at City University London, we will focus on comic books publishing and librarianship in the digital age.

Of Pete Townshend, altmetrics and libraries: #LibPub session 2

~ Ernesto Priego

Of how the module I am teaching at City is covering rock and roll, disruptive innovations in publishing and the sharing economy. We will also welcome Jean Liu (@portablebrain) who will talk to us about article level metrics.