Using Open Access Models for Science Dissemination | ICTP Workshop, Trieste, Italy, 7-16 July 2008
September 13, 2008
Using Open Access Models for Science Dissemination | ICTP Workshop, Trieste, Italy, 7-16 July 2008
Using Open Access Models for Science Dissemination / ICTP Workshop, Trieste, Italy / 7-16 July 2008
Directors: E. Canessa, C. Fonda and M. Zennaro (ICTP-SDU, Italy) / International Advisory Commitee: Manjit DOSANJH, John ELLIS, Jens VIGEN (CERN) ; Katepalli R. SREENIVASAN (ICTP) ; Julie WALKER (INASP) ; Philip E. BOURNE (PLoS Computational Biology)
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
A better understanding on what Open Access is, and examples of what it offers to individual scientists and to scientific institutions in Developing Countries, will be presented. The aim of the workshop is not only to introduce the newest technologies in Open Access but also to give participants an extensive hands-on experience on selected techniques.
TOPICS
Participants will be exposed to the tremendous resources and possibilities available to the scientific community including:
- Potential of Open Access in science
- Open Source software for Open Access
- Open Access policy, advocacy and editorial roles
- Open Access publishing and repository design for science
- Open Access repositories and eJournals - case studies
- Web 2.0 for Open AccesS
PARTICIPATION
Scientists and students from all countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend the Workshop. As it will be conducted in English, participants should have an adequate working knowledge of this language. Although the main purpose of the Centre is to help researchers from Developing Countries, through a programme of training activities within a framework of international cooperation, students and post-doctoral scientists from advanced countries are also welcome to attend.
PROGRAM
EyA Recordings / Mon 7 July 2008
08:00 – 11:00 / Registration and Administrative Matters
11:00 – 11:30 / Open Ceremony – Jens Vigen (Cern) and ICTP/SDU Team
11:30 – 12:30 / Open Access in Developing Countries – Leslie Chan (Univ Toronto, Canada)
Lunch
13:30 – 14:15 / ”Openness” – Ignasi Labastida (Spain)
14:15 – 15:15 / Institutional vs. Disciplinary Open Archives – Leslie Chan (Univ Toronto, Canada)
15:15 – 15:30 Overview of ICTP Computer Facilities – Johannes Grassberger (ICTP)
15:30 – 16:30 HAL Open Archive System I – Laurent Guillope (Univ. Nantes)
Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:30 HAL Open Archive System II – Laurent Guillope (Univ. Nantes)
EyA Recordings / Tue 8 July 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Open Access vs. Traditional Publishing and Hibrid Models – Ignasi Labastida (Spain)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 Licensing Models to OA Journals – Ignasi Labastida (Spain)
11:00 – 12:00 SCOAP3: CERN Consortia for Open Access – Jens Vigen (Cern)
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Case Studies of OA from Developing Countries – Leslie Chan (Univ Toronto, Canada)
15:00 – 16:30 Open Source Journal Management and Publishing System: OJS - I – Kevin Stranack (SFU, Canada)
Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:30 Open Source Journal Management and Publishing System: OJS - II – Kevin Stranack (SFU, Canada)
EyA Recordings / Wed 9 July 2008
9:00 – 10:00 Interconnecting Open Repositories: Overview – Ignasi Labastida (Spain)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook (OASIS) and the Needs of Developing Countries – Leslie Chan (Univ Toronto, Canada)
11:00 – 12:00 Open Source Journal Management and Publishing System: OJS - III – Ke1vin Stranack (SFU, Canada)
Lunch
14:00 – 14:10 Brief Introduction to SciVee – Lynn Fink (UC San Diego)
14:10 – 15:30 Open Source Journal Management and Publishing System: OJS - IV – Kevin Stranack (SFU, Canada)
Coffee Break
15:30 – 18:30 Using ePrints Repository – Leslie Carr (UK) \
9:30 Get Together Reception
EyA Recordings / Thu 10 July 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Open Access Publishing and Repository Design for Science – “Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)”
Coffee Break and Group Photo
10:00 – 11:00 Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL.net) – Iryna Kuchma
11:00 – 12:00 Case Studies by Participants I
- Open Young Scientist Forum (YSF) under the UN-GAID e-SDDC– Raed M. Sharif - Syracuse University, New York
- Implementing Open Access Repository at Ahmadu Bello University– Ezra Shiluba Gbaje
- Some Aspects of Open Access in Brazil– Waldir Roque
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 CDS Invenio I – Samuele Kaplun (Cern)
Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:30 Editor and Administrative Processes in ePrints I – Leslie Carr (UK)
EyA Recordings / Fri 11 July 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Open Access Repositories: Case Studies Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 How Does E-LIS Work? – Imma Subirats (FAO)
11:00 – 12:00 Maintaining and Populating E-LIS – Imma Subirats (FAO)
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 CDS Invenio II – Samuele Kaplun (Cern)
Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Editor and Administrative Processes in ePrints II – Leslie Carr (UK)
EyA Recordings / Sat 12 July 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Localising and Configuring ePrints Repository – Leslie Carr (UK)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Potential and Advantages of Open Access in Science – Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)
EyA Recordings / Mon 14 July 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Open Access Journals: Case Studies – Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 12:00 Case Studies by Participants II
- The Central African Pole of Open Access Interconnection– Antoine B. Bagula - Republic of Congo Overview of the UH Computer System and the Virtual Resource Center– Luis Zarrabeitia - University of Havana (UH), Cuba
- Networking Computing and e-Services at Al-Isra Private University– Roger Sakhel - Amman, Jordan
- e-Learning for Higher Education Access– Graciela Molina - Tucuman, Argentina
- Universidad de los Andes Institutional Repository– Rodrigo Torrens, Venezuela
- e-Learning Portal– Carina P. Marozzini - Bariloche, Argentina
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Case Studies by Participants III
- Successess and Challenges in e-Journal Utilisation in Malawi– Noel Jambo - Bunda College, University of Malawi
- The Colombian Digital Library Project– Liliana Melgar - Colombia
Digital Libraries for Tomorrow: An Overview on the Library of Alexandria– Mandy Taha - Open Access Repositories with Subversion (SVN)– Ebenezer Olajuyigbe, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
- Information Resource Management Activities of the Manila Observatory– Carina Smaniego and Donna Lyne Sanidad
- Togo in the Open Access World– Glakpe Komlan
15:30 – 16:30 Open PloS and Topaz Technologies I – Lynn Fink (UC San Diego)
Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Open PloS and Topaz Technologies II – Lynn Fink (UC San Diego)
EyA Recordings / Tue 15 July 2008
9:00 – 10:00 The African Physical Review eJournal: Overview – T. Shah (ICTP)
Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 Open Access Policy and Advocacy – Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)
11:00 – 12:00 Open Content License (Creative Commons) for Open Repositories – Iryna Kuchma (eIFL.net)
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00 DSpace: Technical Issues I – Richard Jones (HP)
Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 DSpace: Technical Issues II – Richard Jones (HP)
EyA Recordings / Wed 16 July 2008
9:00 – 10:30 videolectures.net – Sebastjan Mislej (Jozef Stefan Inst., Slovenia)
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Open Academic Webcasting with ICTP EyA System – ICTP/SDU Team
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 e-Learning at CERN – Knut Bjorkli (Cern)
14:30 – 15:00 Final Discussion and Certificates to Participants
Source
[http://sdu.ictp.it/openaccess/program/index.html]
WORKSHOP VIDEO (ALL)
Automatic video recording of the workshop (with synchronized slides) using the ICTP EyA System.
All talks are automatically recorded hourly and published after 20 minutes. Apple QuickTime plugin should be installed for viewing.
[http://sdu.ictp.it/eya/openaccess08.php]
PARTICIPANTS
[http://sdu.ictp.it/eya/openaccess08.php]
BLOG
[http://ictp2008oa.wordpress.com/]
CONFERENCE BOOK: Science Dissemination using Open Access
Full Text Plus
[http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/08/science-dissemination-using-open-access.html]
Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance
Ethics In Science And Enviromental Politics / THEME SECTION / The Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance
Editors: Howard I. Browman, Konstantinos I. Stergiou
Quantifying the relative performance of individual scholars, groups of scholars, departments, institutions, provinces/states/regions and countries has become an integral part of decision-making over research policy, funding allocations, awarding of grants, faculty hirings, and claims for promotion and tenure. Bibliometric indices (based mainly upon citation counts), such as the h-index and the journal impact factor, are heavily relied upon in such assessments. There is a growing consensus, and a deep concern, that these indices — more-and-more often used as a replacement for the informed judgement of peers — are misunderstood and are, therefore, often misinterpreted and misused. The articles in this ESEP Theme Section present a range of perspectives on these issues. Alternative approaches, tools and metrics that will hopefully lead to a more balanced role for these instruments are presented.
TITLE PAGE [Preface] ; Full text in pdf format
Browman HI, Stergiou KI / INTRODUCTION: Factors and indices are one thing, deciding who is scholarly, why they are scholarly, and the relative value of their scholarship is something else entirely ESEP 8:1-3 ; Full text in pdf format
Campbell P / Escape from the impact factor ESEP 8:5-7 ; Full text in pdf format
Lawrence PA / Lost in publication: how measurement harms science ESEP 8:9-11 ; Full text in pdf format
Todd PA, Ladle RJ / Hidden dangers of a ‘citation culture’ ESEP 8:13-16 ; Full text in pdf format
Taylor M, Perakakis P, Trachana V / The siege of science ESEP 8:17-40 ; Full text in pdf format
Cheung WWL/ The economics of post-doc publishing ESEP 8:41-44 ; Full text in pdf format
Tsikliras AC/ Chasing after the high impact ESEP 8:45-47 ; Full text in pdf format
Zitt M, Bassecoulard E/ Challenges for scientometric indicators: data demining, knowledge flows measurements and diversity issues ESEP 8:49-60 ; Full text in pdf format
Harzing AWK, van der Wal R / Google Scholar as a new source for citation analysis ESEP 8:61-73 ; Full text in pdf format
Pauly D, Stergiou KI / Re-interpretation of ‘influence weight’ as a citation-based Index of New Knowledge (INK) ESEP 8:75-78 ; Full text in pdf format
Giske J / Benefitting from bibliometry ESEP 8:79-81 ; Full text in pdf format
Butler L/ Using a balanced approach to bibliometrics: quantitative performance measures in the Australian Research Quality Framework ESEP 8:83-92 ; Full text in pdf format Erratum
Bornmann L, Mutz R, Neuhaus C, Daniel HD / Citation counts for research evaluation: standards of good practice for analyzing bibliometric data and presenting and interpreting results ESEP 8:93-102 ; Full text in pdf format
Harnad S / Validating research performance metrics against peer rankings ESEP 8:103-107 ; Full text in pdf format
Table of Contents
[http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esep/v8/n1/]
Roos battle to 2-2 stalemate
September 13, 2008
Roos battle to 2-2 stalemate
UMKC came to terms with adversity in the Sunshine State and walked off a steamy pitch with a 2-2 draw against the Florida International University (FIU) Panthers Sunday afternoon.
Senior reserve goalkeeper Ricardo Guerra got the unexpected start for the Roos after scheduled senior starter Ken Cooper fell ill during pregame warm-ups.
Student needs call for change at UMKC
September 13, 2008
Student needs call for change at UMKC
Despite a change in meeting location, the Student Government Association continued with business-as-usual at its Sept. 3 meeting.
Originally scheduled as “Senate on the Lawn,” the meeting was planned to be held outdoors near the Playhouse in an attempt to reach out to the student body by meeting in a public place where students could see.
Broadway Legend visits UMKC
UMKC conservatory students were in for a treat when Chita Rivera visited campus last Thursday.
In a career that spans over 40 years, Rivera has won two Tony Awards and been nominated for eight. She is also a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, and has originated many Broadway roles in musicals like “West Side Story,” “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Bye Bye Birdie.
PetGirl Bergman’s Art Exhibit for the Swedish National Celebration
September 13, 2008
PetGirl Bergman’s Art Exhibit for the Swedish National Celebration
Tina’s installation based on the Swedish flag - formed of scripted units that will appear bit by bit, can be seen from 1 June at the Swedish Embassy - Second House of Sweden - until June 6. In the evening of the Swedish National Day celebration on 6 June, it will disappear forever.
The complete Swedish flag finished size is 30×48 meters, consisting of a total of 168 prims 3*3* meter in size. One can walk on it, look at it - and Tina says, “The flag will also show my point of how Sweden as nation are today… have a look at it and you will understand.”
Then it die, quite simply vanish, leaving no trace - something which is possible only in Second Life.
The installation is created by Tina (PetGirl) Bergman - the idea and execution in cooperation with Deirdre Boyer who did all necessary scripting.
Contest - - Rinascimento virtuale
Mario Gerosa, known as Frank Koolhaas on Second Life, will be presenting his new book, “Rinascimento virtuale” on Friday 11 April 2008 at noon SLT (9pm italian time), in the Toscana sim, in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/toscana/85/215/105. The book, which has been published in Italy, is about the art generated in social network, avatar branding, grassroot culture, virtual tourism and much more.
For the occasion, a contest will be open to all SL residents, called “Second Renaissance.” The competitors must create one or more pics (max 3) inspired by famous Renaissance paintings, with the photos being entirely taken in SL. The avatars should take poses and situations by famous masters like Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello.
Submissions are due by 3 pm slt, Thursday, April 10 (midnight Italian time) and must be submitted in .jpg format, no larger than 250 kB, to secondlife@intoscana.it. The submissions will be shown during the presentation on April 11. The jury wil be comprised of Mario Gerosa, journalist and writer; Mirko Lalli marketing and communication officer of Fondazione Sistema Toscana; and Sergio Tossi, gallery owner and curator of contemporary art exhibitions in Florence, Italy.
The three top pieces will receive these prizes:
1st prize: Weekend in a Tuscany agriturismo offered by B&B LA VILLANELLA (http://www.villanella.it, lavillanella@katamail.com - 0575.48394). Winner to provide their own transportation.
2nd : 5 books by Meltemi, shipping prepaid
3rd: 3 books by Meltemi, shipping prepaid
The Photography Studio of Grignano
September 13, 2008
The Photography Studio of Grignano
Enter your 3 photos! Join in the parade! Make a weird picture involving graffiti taggers, boats, gangs, roller skaters, and/or THE PARADE.
4 must sees!
I’ve been out of town, and AFK for almost a month, and I come back to find all sorts of amazing things waiting for me! These are four (count them *four*) MUST see places!
1) Dyna Fleur by Douglas Story & Desdemona Enfield Dizzy Banjo - music and sound Poid Mahovlich – terraforming
a. SLURL
b. Dyna Fleur Blog
2) PARSEC by Dizzy Banjo, Eshi Otawara and Chase Marellan
a. SLURL
3) The Electric Forest by Spiral
a. SLURL
4) Art by Pheonix Dreamscape
a. SLURL
Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance - People Magazine
September 13, 2008
Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance - People Magazine Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance
DigitalJournal.com
People Magazine -
By Brian Orloff Barack Obama has pulled out of his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live due to Hurricane Ike. The Democratic presidential nominee's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, told the Associated Press that Obama didn't feel like it was appropriate …
Ike Forces Obama to Scrap SNL Premiere
Obama cancels SNL gig, urges Ike aid; Tina Fey in the wings
Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections - eFluxMedia Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections
Chatter Shmatter
eFluxMedia -
By Anna Boyd A new report on HIV infections released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforces what was previously said last month during the 17th International AIDS Conference held in Mexico City.
HIV Infection Rate For Young Black Gay Men At Alarming Levels, CDC …
Study Confirms That Black Men Are More in Danger from HIV
New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense - Los Angeles Times New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense
Digital Life
Los Angeles Times -
When last we saw new friends Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, in the first installment of the new Microsoft ad campaign, they were leaving a shopping mall where they'd run into each other at a discount shoe store.
Microsoft Launches 2nd Seinfeld Salvo
Latest Gates And Seinfeld Ad Hopes To Connect With Regular People
Sitemaps and robots and bears, oh my!
September 13, 2008
Sitemaps and robots and bears, oh my!
I think many of you will agree that it’s been a pretty busy summer. So when I wanted to burn off some steam recently, I gave myself an evening to kick out a new Alpha Web app.
I added integrated creation of sitemap.xml and robots.txt into my Web application template. Those are the two most important files for search engines. By “integrated,” I mean the system is dynamic, and creates the files according to the structure of the Alpha Five Web application.
Take a look at the video and let me know what you think.
SmallBizTechnology gives Alpha Five a nod
SmallBizTechnology.com published an article this week on the advantages of using a database over an Excel spreadsheet for things such as inventory lists, staff databases, customer contacts, payroll information, and more.
While many businesses — large and small — simply use Excel, it’s because they don’t know how to use a database, such as Alpha Five, Filemaker Pro, or Microsoft Access. And with Alpha, they won’t have to worry about learning, because it’s easy!
You can read the full article here.
Secret Ingredients in Takeaway Food
September 13, 2008
Secret Ingredients in Takeaway Food
Of course most restaurants don’t want you to know what’s in their food. If you did you think twice about eating it. Pizzas, Kebabs and curries have been shown to have more than a whole days allowance of saturated fat. Chinese food can not just have over the odds on saturated fat but up to 19 teaspoons of sugar per dish.
Yvonne Bishop-Weston Nutritionist London on GM TV this morning says “People can’t make healthier choices if the nutritional information is kept secret. The simplest idea is to extend the Food Standards Traffic light system - If people then have a dish with a red rating for saturated fat or sugar they then know they factor that in for other food they eat that day.
Leading takeaway chains still offer little if any nutritional information to help customers make healthy choices, a study has found. None of the major takeaway restaurants give nutritional details on menus or menu boards, despite Britons eating almost two billion of their meals a year, the National Consumer Council (NCC) said.
Customers find it difficult to work out how much fat, salt and sugar they are eating, and cannot compare meals to choose healthier options, the NCC said. The survey of seven restaurant chains named Pizza Express as the worst offender for offering no nutritional information at all in its stores or online. Wimpy, Pizza Hut and Domino’s Pizza only offered information on their websites.
Only Burger King made details available before ordering in the form of a leaflet at the counter. KFC and McDonald’s printed information on the back of tray liners. The NCC found that nutritional information was often hard to find, complex and difficult to understand. None of the information allowed consumers to compare the relative healthiness of different meal options at a glance.
A poll of customers by the NCC found three quarters would find nutritional information useful in takeaway restaurants, while 61% would use it to choose healthier meals. The study found a KFC meal of a Tower Burger, regular BBQ beans, yoghurt and cola contained nearly a whole day’s salt and more than two thirds of the recommended daily amount of sugar.
In comparison, a KFC drumstick and breast, regular fries, Munch Bunch raspberry yoghurt and a regular diet cola provided less than half a day’s salt and a sixth of the daily amount of sugar.
The Cabinet Office Food Matters study released this week recommended looking at ways to help consumers have access to healthier choices when eating out and having more information about the health and environmental impacts of their diet.
Recent studies have warned that single take-away meals such as curries or Chinese dishes can include more saturated fat than an adult should eat in an entire day. NCC policy expert Jeff Allder said: “It’s important that people can choose a healthy option if they want one, especially with consumers’ growing appetite for fast food and the rise of obesity and diet-related illnesses.
“If people are going to change their eating habits they need clear, up-front information about what they are eating. The largest takeaway chains should take a lead from supermarkets, which provide a lot of information at a glance.”
Miki Gymnast’s installation is framed by pocket universe clips and augmented with humpback whalesong in this little movie I put together today.
The Photography Studio of Grignano
September 13, 2008
The Photography Studio of Grignano
Contest 37: MUSIC
Theme: The theme is “MUSIC ” in any use or interpretation of the word . Get weird - you know you want to.
Cash prizes.
On the poster: Bitstream Boogie - Real time Internet/SL music jam
Komuso Tokugawa/Japan http://music.sonicviz.com
Hathead Rickenbacker /Canada http://hatheadinc.com/hhi/ (less)
You may make something like an animated texture or other cool thing if you want. You don’t have any tight limits. If you make something cool that doesn’t seem to fit the “textures” requirement just enter it anyway.
Straight snaps or manipulated - it’s all good.
DATES
Enter by: 30 April 2008
Exhibition: 4 May - 24 May 2008 in the Photography Studio upstairs gallery.
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We will have an awards ceremony - time TBA.
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TO ENTER
Enter 3 textures of Second Life screenshots.
Textures can be no bigger than 512×512 - rectangular photos saved as 512×512 regain their proportions once they are put on a prim. Title entries with title + your name < ---= so I don't lose it in my inventory Send them to Osprey Therian with MOD permission and COPY permission. Give me an IM so I know to look for them. >>>>>.Don’t send them in a notecard - I say this as I look at textures every day but I rarely look at notecards.
If I don’t get your heads-up the entry gets buried under the billion spam notecards I get per week.
I hate it when things get lost - the only entries to’ve been lost thus far were in notecards.
