This is a guest post written by Hilary Szu Yin Shiue and Jacob Kowall, 2021 Junior Fellows in the Digital Content Management & Services (DCMS) Division under the mentorship of Kate Murray, Digital Projects Coordinator. Hilary and Jacob assisted in updating and expanding the Sustainability of Digital Formats website, which provides information and analysis on […]
Decolonising Knowledge, Featured, Global South Knowledge Production, research assessment, Research Equity, research impact
We won’t get to a more equitable knowledge ecosystem if we don’t have more equitable ways to assess research and knowledge
The ways in which research quality and research impact are defined and measured are deeply embedded in practices and concepts derived from the Global North. Drawing on examples from the Global South, Jon Harle argues that a fundamental shift is require…
COVID Tracking Project Data Now Available in Dryad
Following on the news of The COVID Tracking Project at the Atlantic (CTP)’s collaboration with UCSF and California Digital Library, Dryad is proud to announce our partnership with CTP to provide an accessible, citable, and long-term home for the data … Continue reading
Evolutionary Approaches, Featured, Meta Science, metrics, research assessment, research evaluation, Selection
Why indirect contributions matter for science and scientists (II)
In their previous post, Leo Tiokhin, Karthik Panchanathan, Paul Smaldino and Daniel Lakens argued that the predominant focus on scientists’ direct contributions has detrimental effects on collaboration, well-being, and scientific progress more broadly….
Collective Wisdom: Book Sprint to Community Review
The following is a post by Senior Innovation Specialist Meghan Ferriter about the Collective Wisdom initiative. Collective Wisdom seeks to identify and enrich networks of practitioners of crowdsourcing in cultural heritage, document current practices, and invite others to join in thoughtful consideration of future practices. Supported by an Arts & Humanities Research Council UK US-UK […]
Featured, Indirect Contributions, metrics, research assessment, research evaluation, Scientific Malpractice
Why indirect contributions matter for science and scientists (I)
The contributions of science and research to society are typically made intelligible by measuring direct individual contributions, such as number of journal articles published, journal impact factor, or grant funding acquired. Leo Tiokhin, Karthik Panc…