Après avoir resitué l’évaluation dans un contexte international (notamment Shanghai) et national (programme P150 de la LOLF), l’étude porte sur une analyse critique du modèle ISI et des modèles alternatifs (Eigenfactor et dérivés du Weighted Page Rank). Elle tente de définir les conditions d’une évaluation plus qualitative en lien avec les Archives ouvertes.
Tendances actuelles en bibliométrie panorama des ressources évolution…
Tendances actuelles en bibliométrie : panorama des ressources, évolution, perception :
« De quelles bases de données et de quels outils d’exploitation disposons-nous pour analyser la production des chercheurs et bâtir des indicateurs pertinents ? On analyse les principales ressources bibliographiques et logicielles actuellement utilisées en bibliométrie pour évaluer la recherche – des plus connues comme Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports, Scopus, Scholar Google ou Harzing PoP aux plus récentes ou confidentielles comme Citebase, Citeseer, Sigaps, Scimago ou Eigenfactor. »
URL : http://archivesic.ccsd.cnrs.fr/sic_00589649/fr/
Polish network of Digital Libraries
The article presents the political context and the current status of digital libraries network in Poland. It demonstrates the major challenges in the various areas in which libraries operate, problems which should be discussed.
It describes some important library initiatives that emerged in order to coordinate activities, and presents concrete examples (WBC, KPBC, POLONA) of the actual digital collections accessible via the Internet. The author also attempts to diagnose the situation and indicate solutions, which may bring measurable benefits to Poland and Europe.
URL : http://kpbc.umk.pl/Content/40554/Polish_Network_of_Digital_Libraries-2008.pdf
The impact and use of TEEAL The Essential…
The impact and use of TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library) on researchers of agriculture :
« The primary target of TEEAL in Ahmadu Bello University(ABU) is the researcher at the faculty of Agriculture and the institute for Agriculture research. After years of its introduction, an evaluation of its impact has become necessary. Thus five research questions were drawn for that purpose. They are: (1), Are you aware of the TEEAL cd Rom database in this institution? (2), Is TEEAL solution to the problem of qualitative research in your field? (3), Has TEEAL cd Rom database enabled you access to world’s scholarly publishing? (4), What impact has the full text of TEEAL made on your research work? (5), Is TEEAL cd Rom database user friendly? (6), What is your assessment of TEEAL? These questions were put in form of a questionnaire survey supplemented by one interview to find the required information. From the response some analyses were made, some recommendations were put forward, and conclusions drawn. »
URL : http://eprints.rclis.org/handle/10760/15590
Sciences com libre accès et science ouverte Introduction…
Sciences.com — libre accès et science ouverte. Introduction :
« Confrontée au développement des réseaux électroniques, l’édition scientifique mue, mute, résiste ; nourris au lait d’Internet, les chercheurs tergiversent au moment d’y diffuser leurs productions; garantes du bien public, les institutions normalisent, s’interrogent, expérimentent. La mutation est profonde, et trouve des répercussions non seulement dans la circulation des connaissances, mais aussi dans la propriété intellectuelle et la notion d’auteur ou les conditions de publication… En quelques années, la diffusion des savoirs sur Internet et en particulier l' »open access » a changé les termes du débat. L’édition scientifique était un petit monde policé et local; aujourd’hui, c’est un marché global et un théâtre de guerre économique. Le nombre de scientifiques a explosé, les revues scientifiques se sont multipliées, les budgets explosent, et l’idéologie du « Publish or perish » domine. En parallèle, des intermédiaires du savoir, tels les sites commerciaux Cairn ou Science Direct, prennent une assise nouvelle et cherchent le meilleur modèle économique et cognitif. Les chercheurs sont placés face à une injonction paradoxale : d’une part publier, publier de plus en plus, dans des revues cotées, des revues de plus en plus mesurées, étalonnées, hiérarchisées, mais payantes et privées ; d’autre part, rendre public, diffuser au plus grand nombre, mettre en ligne le plus vite possible, librement et sans droit d’accès. Dans cette introduction au numéro spécial intitulé « Sciences.com », les auteurs s’intéressent, dans une perspective résolument pluridisciplinaire, aux différents questions que pose cette » science ouverte » avec toutes ses formes de mises à disposition des connaissances produites par des scientifiques : revues gratuites, mises en ligne des publications par les institutions, modèle auteur-payeur, archives en libre accès, bibliothèques numériques ouvertes… »
URL : http://archivesic.ccsd.cnrs.fr/sic_00586590/fr/
Tragedy of the Data Commons
Accurate data is vital to enlightened research and policymaking, particularly publicly available data that are redacted to protect the identity of individuals.
Legal academics, however, are campaigning against data anonymization as a means to protect privacy, contending that wealth of information available on the Internet enables malfeasors to reverse-engineer the data and identify individuals within them.
Privacy scholars advocate for new legal restrictions on the collection and dissemination of research data. This Article challenges the dominant wisdom, arguing that properly de-identified data is not only safe, but of extraordinary social utility.
It makes three core claims. First, legal scholars have misinterpreted the relevant literature from computer science and statistics, and thus have significantly overstated the futility of anonymizing data. Second, the available evidence demonstrates that the risks from anonymized data are theoretical – they rarely, if ever, materialize. Finally, anonymized data is crucial to beneficial social research, and constitutes a public resource – a commons – under threat of depletion.
The Article concludes with a radical proposal: since current privacy policies overtax valuable research without reducing any realistic risks, law should provide a safe harbor for the dissemination of research data. »
URL : http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1789749
Digital repositories and the future of preservation and use of scientific knowledge
Information and communication technology has a great influence on scientific communication and work of scientists. Ways in which research is conducted have changed; science has become more highly collaborative; network-based, and data-intensive. The existing system of scientific publishing is experiencing pressure for change under the influence of the exponential growth of information production, the dramatic increase in subscription fees, the increasing storage cost of printed documents, and the increasing power and availability of digital technology.
To conduct their research more effectively scientists need modern resources of digital information which would support their endeavor. Digital repository is one such type of information resources. Digital repository is an institutional digital archive of the intellectual product created by the faculty, research staff, and students of an institution and accessible to end users both within and outside of the institution.
Digital repositories carry a great potential for the advancement of scientific research. Digital repositories can store different file formats and types of content. An institutional digital repository can contain e-prints of scientific papers, research data, but also e-learning materials and other forms of institutional intellectual outputs. As the number of open access digital repositories grows, it has become evident that institutional repositories are now clearly and broadly being recognized as essential infrastructure for scholarship in the digital world.
URL : http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=99976