Global Issues in Context, an e-resource. Free access till 9th Frebruary 2009

Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Jan, 2009

GALE/Cengage Learning has just released Global Issues in Context, an e-resource with a non-U.S.-centric view that examines global issues and events and attempts to help students “… develop the framework to better understand 21st-century issues, helping them think critically about global connections and the interdependence of all nations.” The site includes: “background information and explanations of the impact of issues and events, expert perspectives analyzing issues from cultural, religious, political, social, economic, scientific and health standpoints, full-text international magazines, academic journals and news sources, primary sources (such as legislation and court proceedings), statistics (including interactive graphs, tables and charts)…,

250 media-rich issue pages, 200 country pages, 400 international newspapers and magazines,

and a multimedia library.”

 

GALE/Cengage Learning is making this new file available for free to e-Views readers until February 9, 2009, via this link: Global Issues in Context.

 

Some of the topics:

AIDS Orphans

 

Global Economic Crisis

Global Warming

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Restrictions on Women

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Dig the DIRT: Digital Research Tools (DiRT) :

Posted by Celia Walter | 23 Jan, 2009

This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively.  Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers. 

Types of Tools

I want to...

Background Information

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Youtube, a research tool?

Posted by Celia Walter | 21 Jan, 2009

At First, Funny Videos. Now, a Reference Tool/ By MIGUEL HELFT

FACED with writing a school report on an Australian animal, Tyler Kennedy began where many students begin these days: by searching the Internet. But Tyler didn’t use Google or Yahoo. He searched for information about the platypus on YouTube.

“I found some videos that gave me pretty good information about how it mates, how it survives, what it eats,” Tyler said. Similarly, when Tyler gets stuck on one of his favorite games on the Wii, he searches YouTube for tips on how to move forward. And when he wants to explore the ins and outs of collecting Bakugan Battle Brawlers cards, which are linked to a Japanese anime television series, he goes to YouTube again.

While he favors YouTube for searches, he said he also turns to Google from time to time.

“When they don’t have really good results on YouTube, then I use Google,” said Tyler, who is 9 and lives in Alameda. Calif....[more]

New York Times permalink

Thanks to Julie Strauss for this.

 

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International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)

Posted by Celia Walter | 15 Jan, 2009
International Association of Genocide Scholars
Website of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) an interdisciplinary, research organisation whose central aim is to “draw academics, activists, artists, genocide survivors, journalists, jurists, public policy makers, and other colleagues into the interdisciplinary study of genocide, with the goal of prevention.” The site has details of conferences and other events and a downloadable newsletter. There is information on the IAGS journal, Genocide Studies and Prevention, and other books and publications on genocide. Visitors to the site can read IAGS resolutions and statements on events in Zimbabwe, Darfur and Armenia. Links are given to genocide resources available online including journals, research centres, university courses, campaigning groups and educational materials. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.genocidescholars.org/

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Scientific Red Cards for Research Misconduct

Posted by Celia Walter | 20 Dec, 2008

The aim of this website is to take inventory of scientific publications for which research misconduct has been assessed. Research misconduct in publications include:

  • Data-related misconduct : falsification, fabrication and plagiarism
  • Publication-related misconduct : non respect of editorial policies and standards
  • Research practice misconduct : unethical treatment of research subjects
Article in Science Daily

Red Cards List Prefatory statement:

We wish to inform you that this page records papers for which ad hoc committees have assessed specific kinds of misconduct. This does not necessarily mean that the papers contain erroneous data. We invite you to have a look at the whole site and specially at the About section for more details.

Openness and criticism are essential features of research. Here we intend to provide better access to information for readers to make up their mind and for science to build on.

 

Who is behind this web site?

We are PhD students, having different scientific backgrounds and now carrying out PhD projects in life sciences. We all share a deep interest in the relationships between scientific research and society and a strong motivation for promoting integrity in research.

In addition, we believe that scientific integrity can be promoted through education. Not only should students be aware that a responsible conduct of research is essential for doing good science, they should also develop abilities to detect and deal with scientific misconduct when it arises.

Feel free to contact us at contact@scientificredcards.org !

 

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"Online research is narrowing the range of modern scholarship"

Posted by Celia Walter | 26 Nov, 2008
..."perhaps the greatest boon is the sheer quantity of readily accessible knowledge. Millions of journal articles are available online, enabling scholars to find material they never would have encountered at their university libraries. From classic psychology studies to the most esoteric literary theory, it's all just a few clicks away.

A recent study, however, suggests that despite this cornucopia, the boom in online research may actually have a "narrowing" effect on scholarship. James Evans, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, analyzed a database of 34 million articles in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and determined that as more journal issues came online, new papers referenced a relatively smaller pool of articles, which tended to be more recent, at the expense of older and more obscure work. Overall, Evans says, published research has expanded, due to a proliferation of journals, authors, and conferences. But the paper, which appeared in July in the journal Science, concludes that the Internet's influence is to tighten consensus, posing the risk that good ideas may be ignored and lost - the opposite of the Internet's promise..." from Boston Globe

Thanks to Marilyn Wilford for this.

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PhinisheD: support for PhD students

Posted by Celia Walter | 18 Nov, 2008

PhinisheD
This online discussion board, maintained by American academic Thomas B. Jankowski, is designed to provide support for students in the process of completing a PhD or dissertation. The forums include discussion on the technology being writing up a PhD (e.g. word processors), statistics and research methods, and general moral support. The site is free but donations are invited. It should be useful for students. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.phinished.org/index.php

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Academia.edu : directory of academics and researchers worldwide [Under Construction]

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Nov, 2008
Academia.edu directory
An innovative directory of academics and researchers which is being developed by a team headed by Dr Richard Price of All Souls College, Oxford. It intends to provide free access to a database of information about academic researchers and departments in colleges worldwide. These are displayed in a 'tree diagram effect' showing affiliations. Individual records include research interests and information on projects. It is possible to search by department or research interests. The site was launched in 2008 and relies heavily on self registration, therefore users should be aware that information may not be comprehensive. All areas of the humanities, sciences and social sciences are covered. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.academia.edu/

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100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access

Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Aug, 2008

CollegeDegree.com has published a list of 100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access. The post points to a wide array of digital collections, e-books, and research resources that are freely available online. Libraries and their collections are divided into the following categories:

  • Digital Libraries
  • International Digital Libraries
  • Texts
  • Medical Libraries
  • Legal Libraries
  • National Libraries of Europe
  • Religious Studies
  • Specialized Selections
  • Academic Research
  • American Universities
  • International Universities
iLibrarian blog

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Inflexions: A Journal for Research-Creation

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Jun, 2008

Inflexions: A Journal for Research-Creation is a new peer-reviewed OA journal sponsored by the Sense Lab.  The inaugural issue is undated but now online.

What is research-creation?  From the about page:

Inflexions...invite[s] writing and/or other forms of expression actively exploring such issues as: (inter/trans/non) disciplinarity; the emergence of new modes of collaboration; micropolitics and the life and death of institutions; creativity, subjectivity and collectivity in cultural production; the ethics of aesthetics; the aesthetic as ethics. The goal is to promote experimental practices combining research and creation in such a way as to foster symbiotic links between philosophical inquiry, technological innovation, artistic production, and social and political engagement. Of continuing concern will be how these efforts may renew and recast relations between the concrete and the abstract, perception and conception, the body and technology...

Open Access News 

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Center for Academic Integrity [pdf]

Posted by Celia Walter | 30 Apr, 2008

Center for Academic Integrity [pdf]

http://www.academicintegrity.org/

Academic integrity at all levels of education has come under increased scrutiny, and a number of organizations and institutions are dedicated to providing high-quality information and public outreach programs about this topic. One such organization is The Center for Academic Integrity, which is affiliated with the Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics at Clemson University. While some resources on the site are only available to dues-paying members of the Center, a number of helpful resources are available at no charge to the general community. Some of these resources can be found in the "Educational Resources" section, and they include articles on academic integrity, online ethics tutorials, and information about conducting faculty workshops. This area also includes a model code of academic integrity that might serve as a template for those looking for a place to start. [KMG] Scout Report

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Responsible Conduct of Research: Conflicts of Interest

Posted by Celia Walter | 10 Apr, 2008

This teaching module aims to instruct the reader how to define the different types of conflicts of interest that arise during scientific and medical research at universities, "and also identify conflicts of interest at the individual, institutional, and IRB [Institutional Review Board] levels." Includes case studies about a "promising new drug" and an "entrepreneurial anthropologist" with expert commentary and annotations, and a foundation text about types of conflicts of interest. From Columbia University.
URL: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/rcr/rcr_conflicts/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25824

Annotation copyright LII.ORG 

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