The multidisciplinary landscape of journal evaluationIn recent years, computational advances have contributed to acceleration in the field of bibliometrics. While the journal evaluation landscape was previously somewhat characterized by a scarcity of measures, now many journal metrics are available, providing a varied and more integral picture of journal impact.1 Librarians may find these useful to compare journals in various systematic ways.....Read more

According to Library Director Wilma Van Wezenbeek, the approach the university takes is to provide integrated support services to its researchers from a variety of departments including the library. She describes the library's role in the four stages of the research cycle.....Read more

In early January, an article titled “The End of History Illusion” was published in Science. The researchers, Quoidbach, Gilbert and Wilson, define the end of history illusion as the tendency of humans to underestimate the magnitude of future change.What are we — those of us whose professional purpose is to provide support for research — doing to anticipate and influence the future of research? How do we overcome the “end of history” illusion and face unwanted possibilities as well as desirable ones?....Read more

Big or small data?Research data has always been at the core of much scientific research, though the primary conduit of scientific communication has been the peer-reviewed journal article. The article summarizes, synthesizes and interprets the raw data, places the data in the context of theory and hypotheses and mechanisms, and takes a point of view on the data. However, it does not provide sufficient details on the data to facilitate integration within larger data contexts, or alternative synthesis and interpretation.....Read more

Library Connect shares the experience of two librarians in promoting and implementing ORCID at their institutions. With ORCID, short for the Open Researcher and Contributor ID repository, researchers can register online for a unique identifier (ID). This facilitates full and correct attribution of their research activities and outputs.....Read more

Library Connect is pleased to bring you videos and presentations from a very special library leadership series, featuring librarians who hold executive positions at some of the world’s leading institutions of higher education. Covering a wide range of current library issues, their July 2012 talks included new models of service, reinventing the library, consortial acquisition in the US, the value of eBooks, and engaging university leadership and faculty.....Read more

The following video presentation features Glen Campbell, Elsevier's Executive Vice President of STM Journals. Glen spoke on the topic of "Ethical Issues in Medical and Scientific Publishing" at Elsevier’s 2012 Annual Luncheon for Medical Librarians during the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in May. Glen's presentation covers a host of interesting topics such as plagiarism and retractions, and provides a number of resources for librarians to use in developing policies and providing guidance around ethical issues. ....Watch Now

Drexel University in Philadelphia has begun experimenting with a new collaborative learning environment underpinned by technology and digital content. The 3,000-square-foot Learning Terrace fosters cooperation and self-learning among students, while providing access to the traditional services and expertise of the university’s library staff.....Read more