The data sharing advantage in astrophysics
We present here evidence for the existence of a citation advantage within astrophysics for papers that link to data. Using simple measures based on publication ...
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Developing a Sustainable Financial Model in Higher Education for Open Educational Resources
Financial issues regarding the sustainable production, dissemination, and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education are reviewed and proposed ...
Prominent but Less Productive: The Impact of Interdisciplinarity on Scientists’ Research
Inter-disciplinary research (IDR) is being promoted by federal agencies and universities nationwide because it presumably spurs transformative, innovative scien...
Beyond Open Access to Open Publication and Open Scholarship
This article explores a moment of opportunity to imagine a new humanities scholarship based on radical openness, beyond the level of access to scholarly content...
Wikipedia and the ecosystem of knowledge
Thanks to a vibrant community united by a few core principles, plus detailed policies and safeguards against trolls and vandalism, Wikipedia has already become ...
Implementing Institutional Repository in Nigerian Universities : Status, Challenges, Prospects, and the Role of Librarians & Libraries
This is a report of the study carried out in late 2013. In this paper, the authors identify the extent of adoption of Institutional Repository (IR) in various u...
Published Librarian Research, 2008 through 2012: Analyses and Perspectives
This research paper reviews published library science literature from 2008 through 2012 using a purposive sample of 13 Library and Information Science (LIS) jou...