Kevin Stranack
@stranack.bsky.social
Director of Operations at the Public Knowledge Project at SFU (he/him). Mediocre woodworker, distracted meditator, hit-and-miss photographer, unadventurous music listener, former librarian. Regina, SK, Treaty 4.
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We've had A LOT of guests on the Queen City Improvement Bureau lately: Belle Plaine; Chris Matchett; Councillors Zachidniak, Flores & Burton; former Councillors Stevens & Stadnichuk; city hall reporters Alex Quon & Larissa Kurz; Dr Vanessa Mathews; Good Trouble Network; more! #yqrcc
Queen City Improvement Bureau Podcasts - YouTube
Episodes of the Queen City Improvement Bureau podcast. First aired on 91.3FM CJTR, Regina's community radio station. Full episode archive and more info about...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We've had A LOT of guests on the Queen City Improvement Bureau lately: Belle Plaine; Chris Matchett; Councillors Zachidniak, Flores & Burton; former Councillors Stevens & Stadnichuk; city hall reporters Alex Quon & Larissa Kurz; Dr Vanessa Mathews; Good Trouble Network; more! #yqrcc
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Interview met Jan-Willem Wijnen over het diamond #openaccess platform www.openjournals.nl en waarom het belangrijk is de handen ineen te slaan. Juist nu: www.scienceguide.nl/2025/01/univ...
"Universiteiten moeten krachten bundelen rond Diamond Open Access publicaties” - ScienceGuide
Er gebeurt al veel goeds op het gebied van Diamond Open Access, maar universiteitsuitgeverijen kunnen hun krachten beter bundelen.
www.scienceguide.nl
January 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Interview met Jan-Willem Wijnen over het diamond #openaccess platform www.openjournals.nl en waarom het belangrijk is de handen ineen te slaan. Juist nu: www.scienceguide.nl/2025/01/univ...
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As of today the national website on #openaccess is completely renewed and it now comes with an awesome new feature: the DiamondOA expertise centre. A result of the national project run by universities and their libraries. www.openaccess.nl/en/diamond-o...
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As of today the national website on #openaccess is completely renewed and it now comes with an awesome new feature: the DiamondOA expertise centre. A result of the national project run by universities and their libraries. www.openaccess.nl/en/diamond-o...
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How to flip your journal: A guide to more equitable publishing with #DiamondOA doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Colleagues from several Dutch university libraries have prepared a guide on how to flip a journal to diamond open access. It includes a lot of highly valuable advice!
Colleagues from several Dutch university libraries have prepared a guide on how to flip a journal to diamond open access. It includes a lot of highly valuable advice!
How to flip your journal: A guide to more equitable publishing with Diamond OA
Diamond Open Access is a scholar-led publishing model in which content is made freely accessible to readers, under an open licence, at no cost to authors. In recent years this model has gained increas...
doi.org
January 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
How to flip your journal: A guide to more equitable publishing with #DiamondOA doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Colleagues from several Dutch university libraries have prepared a guide on how to flip a journal to diamond open access. It includes a lot of highly valuable advice!
Colleagues from several Dutch university libraries have prepared a guide on how to flip a journal to diamond open access. It includes a lot of highly valuable advice!
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If you'd like to learn more about what @pkp.sfu.ca is working on for the Open Research Europe platform, check out this blog and/or register for the webinar we're hosting on Jan 23rd: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p... www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkp-advanc...
PKP Advancing Open Publishing Infrastructure for Open Research Europe - Public Knowledge Project
PKP introduces its plan for advancing the European Commission’s open access platform, Open Research Europe (ORE).
pkp.sfu.ca
January 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you'd like to learn more about what @pkp.sfu.ca is working on for the Open Research Europe platform, check out this blog and/or register for the webinar we're hosting on Jan 23rd: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p... www.eventbrite.ca/e/pkp-advanc...
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As of today, my university (SFU) is a signatory of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. That makes it, along with my research group (#scholcommlab) the only two Canadian organizations to have signed. #scholcomm #researchassessment barcelona-declaration.org/signatories/
Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
Organizations that wish to sign the Declaration are welcome to reach out to [email protected].
Signatories Organizations performing, funding or evaluating research
Universities and oth...
barcelona-declaration.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As of today, my university (SFU) is a signatory of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information. That makes it, along with my research group (#scholcommlab) the only two Canadian organizations to have signed. #scholcomm #researchassessment barcelona-declaration.org/signatories/
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142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason
This week we have @ahemnason.bsky.social on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/142-librar...
This week we have @ahemnason.bsky.social on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/142-librar...
142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason | librarypunk
This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
https://bsky.app/pro...
www.librarypunk.gay
December 30, 2024 at 1:26 PM
142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason
This week we have @ahemnason.bsky.social on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/142-librar...
This week we have @ahemnason.bsky.social on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
www.librarypunk.gay/e/142-librar...
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This will be worth a read over your morning coffee today folks ☕
A preprint by @rupertgatti.bsky.social, Pierre Mounier, and myself on the meaning of #DiamondOpenAccess beyond 'no fee'. zenodo.org/records/1444...
Beyond 'no fee': why Diamond Open Access is much more than a business model
Diamond Open Access (OA) is rapidly gaining momentum in the academic publishing world. Several significant initiatives and developments are driving this trend, including the cOAlition S call for propo...
zenodo.org
December 13, 2024 at 10:47 AM
This will be worth a read over your morning coffee today folks ☕
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Day 2 here in picturesque Cape Town at the #DOAsummit2024 -- thanks to the organisers for this generous @copim.bsky.social banner, and great to see such a strong focus on #SocialJustice across our discussions
December 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Day 2 here in picturesque Cape Town at the #DOAsummit2024 -- thanks to the organisers for this generous @copim.bsky.social banner, and great to see such a strong focus on #SocialJustice across our discussions
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📢Apply now to the Workshop on Open Citations and Open Scholarly Metadata 2025 (28-29 May, Bologna, Italy), the call for participation & contributions is open!
📌Deadline: 13 January 2025
👉 workshop-oc.github.io for details
🗞️https://opencitations.hypotheses.org/3700
WOOC2025 #Bologna
📌Deadline: 13 January 2025
👉 workshop-oc.github.io for details
🗞️https://opencitations.hypotheses.org/3700
WOOC2025 #Bologna
December 12, 2024 at 4:35 PM
📢Apply now to the Workshop on Open Citations and Open Scholarly Metadata 2025 (28-29 May, Bologna, Italy), the call for participation & contributions is open!
📌Deadline: 13 January 2025
👉 workshop-oc.github.io for details
🗞️https://opencitations.hypotheses.org/3700
WOOC2025 #Bologna
📌Deadline: 13 January 2025
👉 workshop-oc.github.io for details
🗞️https://opencitations.hypotheses.org/3700
WOOC2025 #Bologna
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Hello Bluesky👋
We're OAPEN, an open infrastructure service for #OAbooks.
We work with publishers to build a quality-controlled collection of peer-reviewed #OAbooks (currently 38,000+) that are free to read, and provide services for publishers, libraries, and funders.
Find out more: oapen.org.
We're OAPEN, an open infrastructure service for #OAbooks.
We work with publishers to build a quality-controlled collection of peer-reviewed #OAbooks (currently 38,000+) that are free to read, and provide services for publishers, libraries, and funders.
Find out more: oapen.org.
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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While looking up journal OA policies today I'm interested by the number of 'transformative journals' which proudly state on their webpages that they're PlanS compliant - they might be now, but they won't be in a month...
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
cOAlition S confirms the end of its financial support for Open Access publishing under transformative arrangements after 2024
<p>Transformative arrangements – including Transformative Agreements and Transformative Journals – were developed to encourage subscription journals to transition to full and immediate open access wit...
www.coalition-s.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:27 PM
While looking up journal OA policies today I'm interested by the number of 'transformative journals' which proudly state on their webpages that they're PlanS compliant - they might be now, but they won't be in a month...
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
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Bluesky is scratching that itch to be able to follow good and reliable information of fast moving international developments that twitter used to. No conspiracy theories or trolls. Quick, efficient, reliable information from reputable journalists. I missed this so much.
December 3, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Bluesky is scratching that itch to be able to follow good and reliable information of fast moving international developments that twitter used to. No conspiracy theories or trolls. Quick, efficient, reliable information from reputable journalists. I missed this so much.
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Here's a list of POSI adopters i.e. the ~20 systems that support #openresearch and have publicly committed to keeping their operations open, transparent, and sustainable, from tech to governance. bsky.app/profile/cros...
November 30, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Here's a list of POSI adopters i.e. the ~20 systems that support #openresearch and have publicly committed to keeping their operations open, transparent, and sustainable, from tech to governance. bsky.app/profile/cros...
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New no-fee OA journal “devoted to the philosophical significance of digitalization and its impact on the humanities, cultural studies, and media studies.”
Looks excellent!
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph...
Looks excellent!
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph...
P&D - Philosophy & Digitality
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de
December 2, 2024 at 6:42 PM
New no-fee OA journal “devoted to the philosophical significance of digitalization and its impact on the humanities, cultural studies, and media studies.”
Looks excellent!
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph...
Looks excellent!
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph...
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"User tracking that would be unthinkable in a physical #library setting now happens routinely through #publisher #platforms."
zenodo.org/records/1388...
#Elsevier #Privacy #Publishers #ScienceDirect #SpringerNature #SpringerLink #Surveillance
zenodo.org/records/1388...
#Elsevier #Privacy #Publishers #ScienceDirect #SpringerNature #SpringerLink #Surveillance
Navigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature's SpringerLink
Navigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature's SpringerLink documents a variety of practices that undermine library privacy standards. SpringerLink provides a case ...
zenodo.org
December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM
"User tracking that would be unthinkable in a physical #library setting now happens routinely through #publisher #platforms."
zenodo.org/records/1388...
#Elsevier #Privacy #Publishers #ScienceDirect #SpringerNature #SpringerLink #Surveillance
zenodo.org/records/1388...
#Elsevier #Privacy #Publishers #ScienceDirect #SpringerNature #SpringerLink #Surveillance
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2024, possibly the most productive publication year I have ever had in my academic life. Probably because I no longer have a full time job? And also I co-author. First off this:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Generative AI and the Automating of Academia - Postdigital Science and Education
The neoliberal transformation of higher education in the UK and an intertwined focus on the productive efficiency and prestige value of universities has led to an epidemic of overwork and precarity am...
link.springer.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:08 PM
2024, possibly the most productive publication year I have ever had in my academic life. Probably because I no longer have a full time job? And also I co-author. First off this:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-m...
“During recent consultations on a new OA policy for federally funded research, Canada’s Tri-agencies noted a high level of interest in Diamond OA. It’s clear that we cannot ignore these calls for ethical and scholar-led OA models.”
“During recent consultations on a new OA policy for federally funded research, Canada’s Tri-agencies noted a high level of interest in Diamond OA. It’s clear that we cannot ignore these calls for ethical and scholar-led OA models.”
Reclaiming open access — University Affairs
It’s time to prioritize investments in open infrastructure to realize truly transformational open access.
universityaffairs.ca
November 15, 2024 at 2:39 PM
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“During recent consultations on a new OA policy for federally funded research, Canada’s Tri-agencies noted a high level of interest in Diamond OA. It’s clear that we cannot ignore these calls for ethical and scholar-led OA models.”
“During recent consultations on a new OA policy for federally funded research, Canada’s Tri-agencies noted a high level of interest in Diamond OA. It’s clear that we cannot ignore these calls for ethical and scholar-led OA models.”
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'Diamond OA has been adopted by 62% of the active journals, and the vast majority of the journals founded during the last decade are using this model today.'
Study by Simon van Bellen and Lucía Céspedes on the Canadian journal landscape.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.05942
Study by Simon van Bellen and Lucía Céspedes on the Canadian journal landscape.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.05942
Diamond open access and open infrastructures have shaped the Canadian scholarly journal landscape since the start of the digital era
Scholarly publishing involves multiple stakeholders having various types of interest. In Canada, the implication of universities, the presence of societies and the availability of governmental support...
arxiv.org
November 17, 2024 at 11:46 AM
'Diamond OA has been adopted by 62% of the active journals, and the vast majority of the journals founded during the last decade are using this model today.'
Study by Simon van Bellen and Lucía Céspedes on the Canadian journal landscape.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.05942
Study by Simon van Bellen and Lucía Céspedes on the Canadian journal landscape.
arxiv.org/abs/2411.05942
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We can learn a lot from history on the consequenses of underfunding libraries time.com/7024056/libr...
Underfunding Our Libraries Almost Lost Us World War II
"The health of the nation’s libraries is a national security issue," writes Elyse Graham.
time.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:21 PM
We can learn a lot from history on the consequenses of underfunding libraries time.com/7024056/libr...
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New study: " #OpenAccess increases both interdisciplinary and within-discipline citations in many fields and increases only interdisciplinary citations in chemistry, computer science, and clinical medicine."
arxiv.org/abs/2411.14653
#OACA #OpenAccessCitationAdvantage
arxiv.org/abs/2411.14653
#OACA #OpenAccessCitationAdvantage
Does Open Access Foster Interdisciplinary Citation? Decomposing Open Access Citation Advantage
The existence of an open access (OA) citation advantage, that is, whether OA increases citations, has been a topic of interest for many years. Although numerous previous studies have focused on whethe...
arxiv.org
November 25, 2024 at 1:55 PM
New study: " #OpenAccess increases both interdisciplinary and within-discipline citations in many fields and increases only interdisciplinary citations in chemistry, computer science, and clinical medicine."
arxiv.org/abs/2411.14653
#OACA #OpenAccessCitationAdvantage
arxiv.org/abs/2411.14653
#OACA #OpenAccessCitationAdvantage
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Now that I'm here, happy to share this blog! Includes links to a few of our recent studies about preprints!
💥New: Preprints at a crossroads - Are we compromising openness for credibility?
✍️Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin & @fleerackers.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Preprints #SciComm
✍️Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin & @fleerackers.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Preprints #SciComm
Preprints at a crossroads – Are we compromising openness for credibility?
Bringing together a range of studies into various aspects of how preprints interact with the wider information ecosystem, Natascha Chtena, Juan Pablo Alperin, and Alice Fleerackers argue that the s…
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November 20, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Now that I'm here, happy to share this blog! Includes links to a few of our recent studies about preprints!
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Just ordered a copy for MPOW!
My next book, Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory comes out in just a few weeks (December 10th!) with @hopkinspress.bsky.social. It'll be open access.
Can't wait to share it all with you.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Can't wait to share it all with you.
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
November 24, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Just ordered a copy for MPOW!
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New preprint out today with @ekulczycki.bsky.social @jpolonen.bsky.social, @zehrataskin.bsky.social. If you are interested in better data on publishing learned societies ▶️ "Learned societies in the academic landscape: Challenges in identifying and categorizing organizations." doi.org/10.31235/osf...
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
New preprint out today with @ekulczycki.bsky.social @jpolonen.bsky.social, @zehrataskin.bsky.social. If you are interested in better data on publishing learned societies ▶️ "Learned societies in the academic landscape: Challenges in identifying and categorizing organizations." doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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The peer review system is broken - a different approach is needed 💡
Kathryn Zeiler, @stephenpinfield.bsky.social and Ludo Waltman write about how increased transparency in the review process could speed scientific progress: theconversation.com/the-peer-rev...
Kathryn Zeiler, @stephenpinfield.bsky.social and Ludo Waltman write about how increased transparency in the review process could speed scientific progress: theconversation.com/the-peer-rev...
November 22, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The peer review system is broken - a different approach is needed 💡
Kathryn Zeiler, @stephenpinfield.bsky.social and Ludo Waltman write about how increased transparency in the review process could speed scientific progress: theconversation.com/the-peer-rev...
Kathryn Zeiler, @stephenpinfield.bsky.social and Ludo Waltman write about how increased transparency in the review process could speed scientific progress: theconversation.com/the-peer-rev...