Preserving the integrity of the scientific record: data citation and linking
« The production of research data is increasing rapidly, meaning that it is now rarely possible to publish the data that underpins a piece of research within th...
Auteur/autrice : Hans Dillaerts
Altmetrics as a means of assessing scholarly output
« Career progression for scientists involves an assessment of their contribution to their field and a prediction of their future potential. Traditional measures...
Data and scholarly publishing: the transforming landscape
« This article sets the scene for the special issue on research data and publishing. Research data – that material commonly accepted by the scholarly community ...
L’offre de réseaux socio numériques pour les scientifiques : services et stratégies d’acteurs
Auteur/Author : Emma Bester Aux côtés des services généralistes et professionnels de sites de réseaux socio numériques (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn), se développe u...
Modes of access: the influence of dissemination channels on the use of open access monographs
« Introduction. This paper studies the effects of several dissemination channels in an open access environment by analysing the download data of the OAPEN Libra...
The Transnational and the Text-Searchable: Digitized Sources and the Shadows They Cast
« This working paper explores the consequences for historians’ research practice of the twinned transnational and digital turns. The accelerating digitiza...
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Their Impact on Academic Library Services: Exploring the Issues and Challenges
« 2012 was a year of rapid change for education with the advent of MOOCs—Massive Open Online Courses—available for the world to use to learn for free. But what ...