Academic librarian: sciences & #scholcomm. Fan of #OpenAccess, paleontology, evolution, & rational/critical thinking. Progressive non-partisan.
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Joined February 2009
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DeDe Dawson retweeted
As some others have already pointed out, these prices were there before open access; they were just baked into subscriptions. The second best thing OA did was to make these numbers evident to everyone, not just to the libraries footing the bill.
DeDe Dawson retweeted
Science publishing is NOT a pyramid scheme. NOBODY is being scammed. We all KNOW what's going on and yet we DELIBERATELY continue to participate in the theft of billions of dollars of public funds and the crippling of science.
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Our article 'Open access research outputs receive more diverse citations' has been published in @Scientometrics. Bottom line: OA = greater diversity* in researchers using and citing research. *countries, regions & disciplines. link.springer.com/article/10…
DeDe Dawson retweeted
This week is the International Open Access Week! Join us on October 25th, 1:30-4:30 pm, at Room G26 Murray Library for an afternoon filled with games, prizes, and fun activities. Learn more about the scary prices we pay to access and publish research: usask.libwizard.com/f/price-…
"The rights belong to the author and it should stay that way. No researcher should have to give them away, and certainly not be asked to pay $2,500 to get them back." 👏👏👏
What’s behind the new zero-embargo policy by @ACSPublications?
@SallyRumsey1 takes a closer look at it and explains how such an increasingly outdated stance hinders authors from retaining their rights.
✍️coalition-s.org/blog/america… #AcademicPublishing #RetainYourRights #OpenAccess
DeDe Dawson retweeted
OPEN CALL for our upcoming series on #TenureAndPromotion! Co-edited by @OpenAccessElder & @juancommander, we ask "How can we better reflect the scope of work happening across and beyond academia in our recognition models?"
Submit your ideas by Sept 11. commonplace.knowledgefutures…
DeDe Dawson retweeted
Loving this piece by Moumita Koley in @ISC.
"With exorbitant subscription fees, restrictive copyright policies, and limited access to research data, commercial publishers have long controlled academic publishing." council.science/current/blog…
Hey #USask: make your research outputs #openaccess for FREE through our repository HARVEST!
#USaskResearch
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Share your Research through USask’s Digital Repository: HARVEST.
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Coming by end of 2025, a new Tri-Agency OA Policy requiring NO EMBARGO #openaccess of peer reviewed articles:
The presidents of Canada's federal research granting agencies announce a review of the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications science.gc.ca/site/science/e…
"Libraries will find it difficult to take risks if they do not detect any broad appetite in their communities for these risks to be taken... Research committees need to proactively endorse a course of action rather than wait to be consulted upon a negotiation."
by @tweeterbarr
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DeDe Dawson retweeted
With more than two billion dollars in annual revenue, Elsevier’s profit margin approaches 40 percent—rivaling that of Apple and Google. Public money and federal grants are being drained by exorbitant publishing fees.
bit.ly/3N45Q2g
DeDe Dawson retweeted
NATIONAL WALKOUT FAQ We wanted to address some frequently asked questions:
- We're targeting the Canadian government, NOT institutions
- The walkout, and future SOS advocacy, includes Tri-Agency scholarships, fellowships, AND GRANTS!
#SupportOurScience
ALT Who is the target? The federal government What are we advocating for? Increased federal funding for grad students and postdocs through scholarships/fellowships and grants
DeDe Dawson retweeted
“Community over Commercialization” is the theme for #OAWeek 2023
This year’s theme seeks to encourage a candid conversation about which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community—and which do not. openaccessweek.org/theme/en
ALT Outlines of unlocked padlocks over nine images depicting various aspects of this year’s theme of “Community over Commercialization.”
DeDe Dawson retweeted
Happy to report with help from Marianne Reed @kulibraries all published volumes of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology are open access! For content: journals.ku.edu/Invertebrate… #paleontology #palaeontology