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Caroline Armitage

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Research Librarian at the University of Bergen (https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Caroline.S.Armitage). Here to keep in the loop about bibliometrics, scientific publishing, open science, research assessment and libraries... plus plus :)

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Mar 13

Jeg har slett litt med å finne folk til å følge fra andre UH-bibliotek så... jeg prøver meg på en starter pack med de jeg har funnet! Skal prøve å holde den litt gående, med mindre en bedre versjon finnes hos noen andre :) go.bsky.app/5DFUkmC #bibliosky #universitetsbibliotek

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 28d

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · 24d

Very nice photo! Congratulations on your decade in Norway!

Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Sep 10

Although I see Scopus is listed as an alternative, which undercuts the symbolism a little? This is not to be negative, it is a big symbolic step. But practically, I know a number of institutions have been in the situation of cutting one already due to budgetary reasons and overlap.

Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Sep 10

Interesting! "Closed commercial databases, such as Web of Science, are not in line with our desire to work with open research information as much as possible. The UU signed the Barcelona Declaration in 2024 to this effect."

Jeroen Sondervan @jeroenson.bsky.social · Sep 8

What might seem like a small announcement—it’s just one institution—actually carries substantial weight and has a strong symbolic meaning.

@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, has taken another bold step: it won't renew its Web of Science license. www.uu.nl/en/news/acce...

Access to Web of Science will end on 1 January 2026

The university library has decided not to renew the licence for access to the Web of Science citation database (including Journal Citation Reports).

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Sep 8

If I'm honest, it's taken me longer than it should have to get to grips with what it does, ticking along behind things - but yes!

El Espectro 👻 🎃 @telescoper.bsky.social · Sep 3

Crossref is a marvellous thing, not least because most researchers are not at all aware of the immense amount of good work it does behind the scenes.

Crossref @crossref.bsky.social · Sep 3

This year's Annual Meeting & Board Election is more than business as usual. We're celebrating 25 years of community! Share your #metadata story by submitting an abstract by 20 September. https://bit.ly/Crossref2025-CFA

Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sounds like something my colleagues at the law library could probably help with :) www.uib.no/ub/76645/ret...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Sep 2

Program for #nwb2025 is now out - only a few places left! www.nifu.no/nwb2025/prog... @nwb2025.bsky.social

Program

NWB2025Practical informationProgramRegistrationAbout NWB The preliminary structure of the NWB 2025 program is now available. Please note that this outline is subject to revision prior to finalizati...

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Johan Sæbø @jsaebo.bsky.social · Aug 25

På torsdag er det gratis online seminar (Open Science Lunch) hvor jeg skal snakke om da tidskriftet "vårt" ble kapret og det ble produsert falske artikler i mitt navn. Kom og hør en ekte røverhistorie fra akademia! www.ub.uio.no/english/cour...

Journal hijacking – the story of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems - University of Oslo Library

In early 2023, the editor of the Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems (SJIS) became aware that a fake clone of the journal had started to operate, tricking authors into paying article processin...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nice to add @ubuit.bsky.social - the first UH-library account I've come across so far! :)

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SciencePainted @sciencepainted.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excited to share my SK post on this platform!

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Aug 26

Guest Post — Beyond Classification: The Human Cost of Library and Information Labor Under Digital Capitalism scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/26/g...

Guest Post — Beyond Classification: The Human Cost of Library and Information Labor Under Digital Capitalism - The Scholarly Kitchen

In an era of information abundance and epistemic chaos, libraries serve as crucial sites for democratic knowledge practices -- protecting them is critical to preserving the infrastructure of informed ...

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forskning.no @forskning.bsky.social · Aug 19

– Vi har forsket ferdig. Nå trenger vi handling, sier marinbiologer.
Artikkelen er produsert av Universitetet i Oslo. www.forskning.no/biologisk-ma...

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Jenny Ostrop @jennyostrop.bsky.social · Aug 18

Would you like to analyze your data in a smarter way, but need some help to get started? Join our next Software Carpentry @carpentries.carpentries.org course at @unibergen.bsky.social! Sign-up deadline is this Friday, Aug 22nd: www.uib.no/en/ub/178263...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Rogue Scholar science blog archive improves science blogs in important ways, including full-text search, long-term archiving, DOIs and metadata, and communities" - Well this seems cool! Posting for anyone with a blog to check out: rogue-scholar.org

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Aug 14

And it seems it will be better integrated with OpenAlex soon blog.ourresearch.org/were-rebuild...

We’re Rebuilding OpenAlex While It’s Running — Here’s What’s Changing - OurResearch blog

TLDR: Over the next five months we’re migrating OpenAlex to a new, better codebase; our schema won’t change, but some data (5%) will, and we’ll add over 50 million new works. Why the change OpenAlex w...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Aug 14

I use the Unpaywall browser extension. It still requires you having a search tool to find the article of course, but then it will notify you if it has a link to a repository copy somewhere unpaywall.org/products/ext...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Aug 12

@gobiusculus.bsky.social Kan tipse om at @marteode.bsky.social har også en fin starter pack om norsk forskning på profilen sin :)

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Dr McInnes’s Monster @drbeard79.bsky.social · Jul 13

I love chairing panels at academic conferences and I Have Thoughts about it!

I think it’s a really important service role AND you can create the conditions for everyone in the panel to have a good time AND it can be fun!

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Jul 1

Registration now open to join us in Bergen for the Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy in October! www.nifu.no/nwb2025/ #nwb2025 #bibliosky

A photo of Bergen harbour and Bryggen in the sunset, with the tall sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl by the docks. The text says "Nordic workshop on bibliometrics & research policy 2025".

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Stefan Fisher-Høyrem @stfisherhoyrem.bsky.social · Jun 26

Bra jobba av @refz.bsky.social. Men også trist at bibliotekene må bruke ressurser på sånt "politiarbeid."

Forsker har fått trukket tilbake 16 artikler

Noroff-forskeren publiserte én artikkel hver tredje dag. Han er også den i Norge som de siste årene har fått flest artikler trukket tilbake fordi tidsskriftet de var publisert i ikke lenger kunne stå ...

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Kay Guccione @kayguccione.bsky.social · Jun 17

Today's 5min MUST READ is from @tseenster.bsky.social and @drmeagantyler.bsky.social and looks as memes as a route into the hidden curriculum, and their utility to help unpick pervasive messages that shape our research culture.

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I can has research culture? Using memes in researcher development

Dr Tseen Khoo is an Associate Professor, Researcher Development (EMCR), with the Researcher Development Academy, Deakin University, Australia. Tseen created and runs the researcher development and …

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Are @litterat.party · Jun 12

Hjelp

Onsdag avslørte statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre hvem som får over én milliard til nye sentre for kunstig intelligens. Han fortalte også at han selv ba ChatGPT om råd før møtet med Donald Trump.

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · Jun 6

Abstract submission closes tomorrow! #NWB2025

NWB2025 @nwb2025.bsky.social · Mar 13

The 30th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy takes place in Bergen, Norway October 29-31 this year. The Call for Abstracts is now out, and submissions open March 17th. Presentations and posters alike are welcome. Hope to see you there?

Welcome to Bergen in 2025!

Welcome to the 30th Nordic Workshop on Bibliometrics and Research Policy (NWB 2025). Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education are hosts together with the University Library o...

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · May 28

"... denne saken angår ikke bare universitetet i Trondheim, men hele Universitets-Norge. Den berører spørsmålet om hva et universitetsbibliotek skal være." www.khrono.no/skap-et-demo...

Skap et demokratihus på Universitetsbiblioteket ved NTNU

Vi ønsker oss et modig og sosialt engasjert bibliotek som tar ansvar for å bygge en sterkere kultur for lesing, for demokratisk ordskifte og for den sakte, nyanserte kritiske tenkningen.

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · May 26

Jeg klikket inn for å svare om vårt arbeid med å drifte baerekraftsforskning.no, men det virker som det er mer rettet mot verksted osv som kan kjøres av andre, så jeg lot det være. Gi beskjed om du vil ha denne typen aktivitet også. Fint initiativ for en ressurssamling :)

Velkommen – Finn bærekraftsforskning

Finn bærekraftsforskning

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Caroline Armitage @carolinearmitage.bsky.social · May 9

Så kult! 🤩