Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Wikipedia as Science Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
Wikipedia provides one of the most straightforward and effective means to share knowledge and to leverage research findings towards societal impact. So here’s how to use it.
Native American Heritage Month Page Offers Curated Research
Native American Heritage Month, which falls every November, is a time to honor and celebrate traditions, cultures, and histories, while acknowledging the important […]
Librarian Survey Focuses on Embedding ‘In Life of the User’
The report ” Librarian Futures: Charting Librarian–Patron Behaviors and Relationships in the Networked Digital Age,” follows from a survey of 4,000 librarians and patrons and synthesizes those survey results with usage data from Lean Library, data from a range of librarian and library stakeholder interviews, and contributions from partners scite, Springshare, OpenAthens and OCLC.
Librarians’ Survey Addresses the ‘Virtual Reality’ of Conference-Going
Texas A&M’s Sarah Dennis surveyed librarians and their conference -going thoughts with an aim is to find “multiple ways to make conferences better for everyone, in-person or virtually.”
New Report Offers Roadmap for Impactful Business School Research
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has released, “Research That Matters: An Action Plan for Creating Business School Research That Positively Impacts Society.”
Gearing Up or Burning Out? Survey Findings Show Wellbeing is Top Concern for Higher Ed Faculty
Academic staff have been working harder than ever, and after an incredibly tough 18 months they are now prioritizing their wellbeing as a top concern. What can academic publishers learn from this?
A Look at the Terminology Behind Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which the United States observes between September 15 and October 15, was created by a 1988 law after […]
Hispanic Heritage Month Resource Collection
National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, celebrates the “histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from […]
