Cell Press and Elsevier have launched a project called Article of the Future that is an ongoing collaboration with the scientific community to redefine how the scientific article is presented online. The project’s goal is to take full advantage of online capabilities, allowing readers individualized entry points and routes through the content, while using the [...]
Entries from July 2009
Elsevier and Cell Press: Article of the Future
July 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Authors at WU · Publishing Models · Research Data
Research Impact: Measures of Recognition for New Media
July 24th, 2009 · No Comments
Interesting blog post titled “A Model for Alternative Scholarly Recognition Measures in Academic Librarianship?” by Eric Schnell contains a review of the promotion and tenure guidelines used by the New Media Department at the University of Maine. While these guidelines are specific to the field of new media, there are some compelling alternatives to the standard ” [...]
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A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Interesting article published in PLoS ONE: A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures (Bollen J, Van de Sompel H, Hagberg A, Chute R, 2009 A Principal Component Analysis of 39 Scientific Impact Measures. PLoS ONE 4(6): e6022. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006022) discusses measuring the impact of scientific publications.
“Our results indicate that the notion of scientific impact is a [...]
Tags: Impact Factors · Research Impact
Scholarly Communication Road Show and Support for Authors Workshop
July 6th, 2009 · No Comments
In conjunction with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the libraries of Washington University along with its partners, the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, are pleased to host a free day-long workshop that covers scholarly communication and strategies for author support. There are two workshop sessions being offered:
Scholarly Communication 101: Starting [...]
Tags: Authors at WU · NIH Public Access Policy · Public Access Mandates · Publishing Models · Support for Authors




