Category Archives: Academia

PLoS ONE : Article Level Metrics

Posted on June 27, 2009 by

Here is a very nice summary of the history of PLoS, the origins and rationale behind PLoS ONE and its approach to scientific review and publishing, and some information about new article-level metrics designed to more objectively assess the “impact” … Continue reading →

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Scientists should study graphic design

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

I think all academics (and all graduate students) should have formal instruction in: writing skills graphic design After all, publishing papers and giving slide talks is all about communicating results. You all know how frustrating it is to fight your … Continue reading →

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MIT to make all faculty publications open access

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

The faculty at MIT have voted to make any publication originating at the university open access. The announcement on MIT’s website: MIT faculty open access to their scholarly articles Under the new policy, faculty authors give MIT nonexclusive permission to … Continue reading →

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Open Education

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

There’s an interesting article in today’s PLoS Biology (March 24, 2009): Eddy, S. (2009). Open Revolution PLoS Biology, 7 (3) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000078 It’s actually a book review of: Iiyoshi T, Kumar MSV, editors (2008) Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement … Continue reading →

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Protect Science Funding in Canada

Posted on February 17, 2009 by

[ Protect Science Funding in Canada ] The purpose of this Facebook Group is to facilitate advocacy for protecting science funding in Canada. The Canadian government’s recently announced budget (January 2009) demonstrates that they do not grasp the importance of … Continue reading →

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