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John Dupuis is the Head of the Steacie Science & Engineering Library, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. You can reach him at jdupuis at yorku dot ca
Category: acad lib future
A few weeks ago Bill Gasarch published his Journal Manifesto 2.0 on the Computational Complexity blog. Basically, his idea was to start a scholarly publishing revolution from the inside: Keep in mind: I am NOT talking to the NSF or...
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Category: acad lib future
As I mentioned in my previous post, I did a little Q&A about the new outsourcing arrangement that CISTI has negotiated with Infotrieve. Q1. What's the effect on jobs at CISTI from this move? As you may know, NRC-CISTI is...
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Category: acad lib future
As has been buzzing around the scitech library mailing lists lately (thanks, Joe!), the great news is that the STELLA! Science, Technology & Engineering Library Leaders in Action unconference is coming up in Denver in January 2010. What is the...
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Category: acad lib future
A silly title to reflect some overhyped posturing found, guess where, on the Internet. First up, Joe Murphy on librarians and their proper relationship to Twitter: "it's reprehensible for information professionals not to be on Twitter." A loaded and diva-dramatic...
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Category: yorku
On October 1, 2009 librarians and archivists at York University Libraries voted unanimously to adopt the following policy:York University Open Access Policy for Librarians and Archivists Librarians and archivists at York University recognize the importance of open access to content...
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Category: friday fun
Yes, it's the IgNobel Awards for 2009! Let's take a look at a couple of the more amusing ones: PEACE PRIZE: Stephan Bolliger, Steffen Ross, Lars Oesterhelweg, Michael Thali and Beat Kneubuehl of the University of Bern, Switzerland, for determining...
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Category: academia
In a reputation economy, social media can provide a powerful set of tools for establishing and enhancing your reputation. An enhanced reputation can lead to enhanced opportunities, in the form of job offers or other professional opportunity. Academia is a...
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Category: academia
It's time for the annual Mocking of the Thomson session. Check out my previous iterations of this amusing pastime: 2002, 2006, 2007a, 2007b, 2008. Yes, I've been at this for a while, but to no avail. My main point in...
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Category: academia
Here's an amazing and fairly unique opportunity for a research-minded librarian who wants to significantly advance her or his research program. The appointment is for up to three years and the starting date is somewhat flexible. Here's the terms of...
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Category: academia
I've always thought the born-digital, high-quality review articles (called "lectures") that Morgan & Claypool publish as part of their Synthesis product are one of the best products out there. They really get publishing scholarly and professional materials in the digital...
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