Monica Morrison
@monicamorrisong.bsky.social
Interested in research uptake, the science-policy interface, and use of legacy information
Including Strategic Environmental Assessment, shared vision planning and collaborative modeling, cross- sectoral approaches in basin management, the nexus and Source-to-Sea approaches as tools in knowledge transmission to support transboundary water diplomacy www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl...
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Including Strategic Environmental Assessment, shared vision planning and collaborative modeling, cross- sectoral approaches in basin management, the nexus and Source-to-Sea approaches as tools in knowledge transmission to support transboundary water diplomacy www.taylorfrancis.com/reader/downl...
Reposted by Monica Morrison
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition
One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved
newsletter.dancohen.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New issue of my newsletter: "The Writing Is on the Wall for Handwriting Recognition" — One of the hardest problems in digital humanities has finally been solved, and it's a good use of AI newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...
Source: The Scholarly Kitchen
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Source: The Scholarly Kitchen
"Guided tours" of the past
Read more about it here:
www.historians.org/perspectives...
www.historians.org/perspectives...
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"Guided tours" of the past
"Out of 866 German scholarly blogs analyzed, 53% remain active, yet many of them have a lifespan of only up to two years."
💥New: The case for preserving scholarly
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
The case for preserving scholarly blogs - Impact of Social Sciences
Poor preservation threatens the scholarly blogging ecosystem. What makes scholarly blogs sustainable and how can these practices be promoted?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Out of 866 German scholarly blogs analyzed, 53% remain active, yet many of them have a lifespan of only up to two years."
Reposted by Monica Morrison
💥New: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future
✍️ @gildersleve.uk
#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
✍️ @gildersleve.uk
#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future - Impact of Social Sciences
Launched as a competitor to Wikipedia, Grokipedia is one of the first LLM based encyclopaedias, but how does it compare to the last best place on the internet?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
💥New: Grokipedia falls flat, but AI is already rewriting Wikipedia’s future
✍️ @gildersleve.uk
#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
✍️ @gildersleve.uk
#Grok #Grokipedia #Wikipedia #LLMs
On how we collect, preserve, and interpret records of the past to shape a better future
Guest Post — Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 1 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/19/g...
Guest Post — Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 1 - The Scholarly Kitchen
In today's guest post, Wendy Queen (JHUP) speaks with Trevor Owens (AIP) about how the tools and sensibilities of the humanities are helping to preserve the record of the physical sciences.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On how we collect, preserve, and interpret records of the past to shape a better future
Reposted by Monica Morrison
In this article, Gatiso et al discuss the role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making.🌎 You can find their full article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
#conservation #science
#conservation #science
The role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making
Our study underlines that the influence of scientific evidence, particularly evidence from systematic research that has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, on PA-level decision makin....
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In this article, Gatiso et al discuss the role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making.🌎 You can find their full article at doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
#conservation #science
#conservation #science
Reposted by Monica Morrison
How sustainable are mining and quarrying practices in Canada? This study from our critical minerals collection uncovers trends in environmental assessments nationwide.
Read the paper⛏️▶️ https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x
📷 facets-2025-0114
#EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
Read the paper⛏️▶️ https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x
📷 facets-2025-0114
#EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How sustainable are mining and quarrying practices in Canada? This study from our critical minerals collection uncovers trends in environmental assessments nationwide.
Read the paper⛏️▶️ https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x
📷 facets-2025-0114
#EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
Read the paper⛏️▶️ https://ow.ly/jNYp50Xmt1x
📷 facets-2025-0114
#EnvironmentalImpactAssessment
Reposted by Monica Morrison
#Scientists are increasingly urged to engage with #policymakers & the public about climate change. What works best? Based on 28 interviews Murunga et al. outline 7 strategies & 6 attributes that support engagement, eg, discussion summaries & respect for alternative viewpoints doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
November 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#Scientists are increasingly urged to engage with #policymakers & the public about climate change. What works best? Based on 28 interviews Murunga et al. outline 7 strategies & 6 attributes that support engagement, eg, discussion summaries & respect for alternative viewpoints doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
Knowledge cumulation in environmental governance research: eight contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... @leuphana.bsky.social
Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research: Environmental Policy and Governance
<em>Environmental Policy and Governance</em> is an environmental politics journal for interdisciplinary environmental research supporting novel policy & governance solutions.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Knowledge cumulation in environmental governance research: eight contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... @leuphana.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica Morrison
Prod is gonna love this.
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Prod is gonna love this.
Reposted by Monica Morrison
From Ulkar Aghayeva (@ulkar_aghayeva), "Looking for Hidden Gems in Scientific Literature."
https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery
PS: Another benefit of #openaccess -- combined with powerful search and curiosity.
#scholcomm
https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery
PS: Another benefit of #openaccess -- combined with powerful search and curiosity.
#scholcomm
Looking for Hidden Gems in Scientific Literature - Elicit
Scientific literature is vast and contains within it as yet unnoticed connections. Literature-based discovery is an attempt to bring them to light.
elicit.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
From Ulkar Aghayeva (@ulkar_aghayeva), "Looking for Hidden Gems in Scientific Literature."
https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery
PS: Another benefit of #openaccess -- combined with powerful search and curiosity.
#scholcomm
https://elicit.com/blog/literature-based-discovery
PS: Another benefit of #openaccess -- combined with powerful search and curiosity.
#scholcomm
"An author is accountable for the content, methods, and findings of their evidence synthesis, including the decision to use AI" 10.11124/JBIES-25-00480 @cochrane.org @jbiebhc.bsky.social @envevidence.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"An author is accountable for the content, methods, and findings of their evidence synthesis, including the decision to use AI" 10.11124/JBIES-25-00480 @cochrane.org @jbiebhc.bsky.social @envevidence.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica Morrison
Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
"The JIF emerged as the most common and most prominent impact metric reported, suggesting more efforts could be made to de-emphasize this metric in line with the goals of DORA"
Impact Metrics on Publisher Platforms: Who Shows What Where? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/11/i...
Impact Metrics on Publisher Platforms: Who Shows What Where? - The Scholarly Kitchen
A review of 12 major publishers finds that they display an average of 6 journal-level impact metrics on their platforms. The Journal Impact Factor is the only metric displayed on all 12.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"The JIF emerged as the most common and most prominent impact metric reported, suggesting more efforts could be made to de-emphasize this metric in line with the goals of DORA"
Reposted by Monica Morrison
This will kill any attempts to curb climate change.
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This will kill any attempts to curb climate change.
Reposted by Monica Morrison
🔴 The global scientific community urges continued support for scientific research and collaboration to respond to climate crisis.
Read and share the statement: https://council.science/statements/climate-science/
Read and share the statement: https://council.science/statements/climate-science/
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🔴 The global scientific community urges continued support for scientific research and collaboration to respond to climate crisis.
Read and share the statement: https://council.science/statements/climate-science/
Read and share the statement: https://council.science/statements/climate-science/
Revamping the ecosystem research agenda to tackle the challenges of the Anthropocene: Trends in Ecology & Evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Revamping the ecosystem research agenda to tackle the challenges of the Anthropocene
First defined by Arthur Tansley approximately 90 years ago, ecosystems arguably remain
less monitored and understood than other dimensions of biodiversity. While our characterisation
and understanding...
www.cell.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Revamping the ecosystem research agenda to tackle the challenges of the Anthropocene: Trends in Ecology & Evolution www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
How to shape conservation priorities that are accceptable to stakeholders? Tim Alamenciak and colleagues at @carleton.ca found that using data from a combination of experts and citizen scientists was both successful and cost effective www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@timalamenciak.bsky.social
@timalamenciak.bsky.social
Increasing the credibility of conservation plans through citizen science
Plans for protected area systems (hereafter, prioritizations) need to identify cost-effective priority areas. They must also be supported by informati…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How to shape conservation priorities that are accceptable to stakeholders? Tim Alamenciak and colleagues at @carleton.ca found that using data from a combination of experts and citizen scientists was both successful and cost effective www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@timalamenciak.bsky.social
@timalamenciak.bsky.social
And on 23 November, launch of recommended technological responses to planetary challenges by @unep.org www.unep.org/events/publi...
Launch of the Climate Technology Progress Report 2025
Launch of the Climate Technology Progress report 2025 ‘Advancing biobased technologies in the bioeconomy’Date: Thursday, 23 November 2025Time: 14:00-15:15 CEST – End time Registration Launch WebinarCO...
www.unep.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
And on 23 November, launch of recommended technological responses to planetary challenges by @unep.org www.unep.org/events/publi...
“... prolonged and intensifying water extremes, likely driven primarily by rising global temperatures, underscore growing hydroclimatic whiplash—extreme swings between wet and dry conditions" academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“... prolonged and intensifying water extremes, likely driven primarily by rising global temperatures, underscore growing hydroclimatic whiplash—extreme swings between wet and dry conditions" academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
"The digital landscape for academics is fragmented, tiring, and uncertain.... Email, newsletters, peer networks, and ‘in real life’ events are reclaiming space once ceded to social media."
Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/29/g...
Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"The digital landscape for academics is fragmented, tiring, and uncertain.... Email, newsletters, peer networks, and ‘in real life’ events are reclaiming space once ceded to social media."
On the Meteorological Service of Canada: "... a clear understanding of user needs are critical to ensuring high-quality service while also responding to threats to the integrity of an increasingly complex global hydro-meteorological ecosystem."
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On the Meteorological Service of Canada: "... a clear understanding of user needs are critical to ensuring high-quality service while also responding to threats to the integrity of an increasingly complex global hydro-meteorological ecosystem."
Reposted by Monica Morrison
What better time than #OAWeek to share 13 actions researchers can take for fairer, more sustainable publishing? From posting preprints to supporting diamond journals to refusing to review for exploitative publishers: each small action matters when we act collectively.
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What better time than #OAWeek to share 13 actions researchers can take for fairer, more sustainable publishing? From posting preprints to supporting diamond journals to refusing to review for exploitative publishers: each small action matters when we act collectively.