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ScholCom202X: an interactive fiction game about being a scholarly communication librarian

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ScholCom202X: an interactive fiction game about being a scholarly communication librarian

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In ScholCom 202X, you'll take on the role of a new scholarly communication librarian at a small public university somewhere in the US in the "distant future" of the year 202X.

You'll be given a number of scenarios derived from activities and questions a real scholarly communication librarian might expect to receive. These scenarios fall into four general areas: copyright; publishing; institutional repositories; and open access.

The game has two versions, an interactive fiction format written in Ink (located in the "Ink source" and "playable" folders) and a static PDF version (in "printables").

In the interactive fiction version, after reading each scenario you'll be given a chance to consult your "augment," a smartphone-like device which contains a very brief annotated list of some relevant sources and a calendar that tracks how busy you are. In the PDF/print version, these sources are listed below the scenario text, and are open access whenever possible.

After you've read the scenario text and consulted these sources (or not), put yourself in the place of the librarian in the game and think about how you would respond. Would you try to help just the person you're currently talking to, or would you rather build resources and develop strategies that could make the question easier to answer the next time it comes up, and potentially even reach and educate people who don't know the questions to ask in the first place?

As you think through each scenario, ask yourself how you would balance the desire to do a good job against the threat of overwork. You're welcome to write out what you would do, or just think about it. The PDF versions of the scenarios can also be used to role play in a classroom setting, with one student taking on the role of the librarian and another the role of the person who needs their help.

Playable version at https://people.wou.edu/~bakersc/ScholCom202X/index.html. Additional background available at https://lisoer.wordpress.ncsu.edu/2021/05/18/new-to-the-scn-scholcom-202x-an-interactive-fiction-game/.

Subject:: Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Game; Interactive; Simulation; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Date Added:: 03/30/2023

Science in the Media

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Science in the Media

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In small groups students give a presentation examining how the popular media reports scientific findings.

Subject:: Communication; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; English Language Arts; Information Science; Journalism; New Media and Technology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Community of Online Research Assignments
Date Added:: 03/30/2023

Secrets of the Sediments - Digital Adaptation

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Secrets of the Sediments - Digital Adaptation

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This activity is a Google Slide playlist. Students will analyze data from sediments collected off the coast of Santa Barbara, California to determine whether this information can be used to study historical climate change. This playlist is suitable for use in remote, hybrid, or in-person instruction and can easily be added to a Learning Management System.

Provenance: Molly Ludwick, Kings Mountain Middle School
Reuse: This item is offered under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ You may reuse this item for non-commercial purposes as long as you provide attribution and offer any derivative works under a similar license.

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Subject:: Applied Science; Biology; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Earth and Space Science; Environmental Science; Information Science; Life Science; Oceanography
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Teach the Earth
Date Added:: 08/07/2022

Sharing Your Work in Open Access

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Sharing Your Work in Open Access

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This is the last Module of the course on Open Access for researchers. So far you have studied about Open Access, its history, advantages, initiatives, copyrights and licensing, evaluation matrix for research – all in the context of scholarly communication. In this Module with just two units, we would like to help you share your work in Open Access though repositories and journals. At the end of this module, you are expected to be able to:
- Understand the publication process involved in dissemination of scholarly works;
- Choose appropriate Open Access journals and repositories for sharing research results;
- Use social media to promote personal research work and build reputation.
In Unit 1, we discuss the research publication process at five stages – planning stage, preparing stage, pre-publication stage, publication stage and postpublication stage. We emphasize the importance of social media in sharing and making your work visible to the target groups.
In Unit 2, we focus on sharing your research through OA repositories and Journals. First we discussed the different types of repositories to select and highlighted the steps that you may consider including deposit in your own institutional repositories or in global open repositories. We then discuss the sources of finding and deciding on OA journals. This unit also provides guidance on choosing the right OA journals, as the quality of OA journals is often questioned.
This is Module Five of the UNESCO's Open Access Curriculum for Researchers.
Full-Text is available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002322/232211E.pdf

Subject:: Career and Technical Education; Communication; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Education; Educational Technology; English Language Arts; Higher Education; Information Science
Material Type:: Full Course; Module; Textbook; Unit of Study
Author:: Anup Kumar Das; Sanjaya Mishra
Date Added:: 05/03/2023

A Short Introduction to Critical Data Studies

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A Short Introduction to Critical Data Studies

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Critical Data Studies (CDS) is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the ethical, legal, sociocultural, epistemological and political aspects of data science, big data, and digital infrastructure.

This course focuses on current topics in critical data studies scholarship. Students will develop tools and methods to think critically and engage the public in conversation about data and society.

The overall course and module are designed for asynchronous independent or group learning experiences. Instructors and students are encouraged to use the module as a whole or incorporate individual videos, discussion, writing and/or reading assignments into their course of study as desired.

[Note: The first module is available, and a second module is planned for a future release]

Subject:: Anthropology; Arts and Humanities; Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science; Mathematics; Measurement and Data; Philosophy; Political Science; Social Science; Statistics and Probability
Material Type:: Homework/Assignment; Lecture; Module; Student Guide; Syllabus
Provider:: Purdue University
Author:: Kendall Roark; Madisson Whitman
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Simmons IPI LIS-532U-OL Scientific Research Data Management

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Simmons University and academic health sciences libraries across the USA are partnering to offer a post-master’s certificate program in the area of Inter-Professional Informationist (IPI), for the purpose of bridging the gap between traditional and emergent skills in health sciences librarianship and increasing the diversity in the workforce. A small cohort of librarians in the program will complete seven IPI courses, and partner institutions will connect them with researchers and clinical leaders who will mentor their capstone. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services with the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Grant [RE-17-19-0032-19]. Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science, College of Organizational, Computational and Information Science provides cost-share of the project.

One of the courses included in the IPI program is “Scientific Research Data Management” was taught Fall 2020 by Elaine Martin and Julie Goldman. This course had been an elective in the Simmons School of Library and Information Science curriculum for many years, but underwent a redesign to include and address many of the newer emerging areas related to data services in libraries. For example, the course included “Special Topics” that included Data Curation, Data Skills, Reproducibility, and Informationists. While basic understanding of data management is critical for librarians to work with researchers, there are these emerging areas where librarians can provide even more specialized help to their communities. It is one of the IPI’s project’s goals to bridge the gap between traditional and emergent skills in health sciences librarianship.

This Open Science Framework project site includes curriculum materials for Simmons IPI LIS-532U-OL Scientific Research Data Management (course offered Fall 2020). This course serves as an introduction to the field of scientific data management, and aims to help prepare information professionals and information students for engaging with scientists.

Subject:: Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science; Mathematics; Measurement and Data
Material Type:: Homework/Assignment; Lecture; Syllabus
Author:: Elaine Martin; Julie Goldman
Date Added:: 05/11/2023

Social World Sensing via Social Image Analysis from Social Media

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Social World Sensing via Social Image Analysis from Social Media

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This work explores seven topics from various subject areas (global public health, environmentalism, human rights, political expression, and human predation) through social imagery and data from social media.

Subject:: Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: New Prairie Press Open Book Publishing
Date Added:: 11/11/2020

Spatial Data Analytics for Transportation

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Spatial Data Analytics for Transportation

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Do you know how important GIS is to the transportation industry? The spatial applications to this field are so extensive that they represent an entire sub-discipline within the GIS community. In this course, we'll learn about the primary modes of transportation and explore some of the spatial applications developed to meet the unique needs of each. We'll also take a close look at some key organizations in the industry and learn firsthand from more than a dozen transportation professionals about the role GIS plays for them. Throughout the course, we'll study GIS concepts and techniques that are fundamental to transportation and get hands-on experience with tools such as Esri's Network Analyst and Esri's Roads and Highways.

Subject:: Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Author:: JD Kronicz
Date Added:: 05/11/2023

Species distributions in response to environmental gradients in the Upper Midwest of the United States - an example using the Neotoma database

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Species distributions in response to environmental gradients in the Upper Midwest of the United States - an example using the Neotoma database

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Pollen and ostracode records are used here to examine the migration of a major ecotone (transition zone between two biomes) in the Northern Midwest known as the prairie-forest border. Using the Neotoma database, we can explore the modern geographic distribution of prairie and forest vegetation (represented by pollen data) and of saline and freshwater lakes (represented by ostracodes, microscopic aquatic crustaceans) and then track the shifting boundary of the prairie forest border over the most recent 12,000 years using a lake sediment core.

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Subject:: Applied Science; Biology; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Environmental Science; History; Information Science; Life Science; Mathematics; Measurement and Data
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Teach the Earth
Date Added:: 11/24/2020

Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship

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Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship

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Websites for scholarly publications and digital scholarship are expected to be stable for long-term access, citation, and archiving. Static websites provide a durable and low-cost solution for making and distributing scholarly works. In library and academic contexts, static websites have been used for conference websites, digitization projects, archival metadata, academic journals, edited monographs, and open textbooks. The resources presented here introduce this powerful technology for scholarly communications librarianship.

Contents include: a lesson plan for learning about static web publishing for digital scholarship projects; an annotated bibliography of articles, tutorials, and podcasts about static websites in academic contexts; a quick demonstration of GitHub as a static website hosting platform; an introduction to static site generators tutorial.

Subject:: Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan; Module; Reading
Author:: Chris Diaz
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship: Bibliography

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Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship: Bibliography

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This annotated bibliography provides an overview of how static websites can be used for scholarly purposes. It includes publications representing a variety of communities, including libraries, digital humanities, and open source software. The citations included in this bibliography –with few exceptions– focus on librarians and scholars who use static websites for their work.

Subject:: Communication; Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; English Language Arts; Information Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship: Lesson Plan

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Static Web Publishing for Digital Scholarship: Lesson Plan

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This lesson plan provides an assortment of learning modules for teaching static web technologies for digital scholarship and scholarly communications librarianship. Each topic includes a learning objective and recommended readings, viewings, or tutorials for use in workshops or seminars.

Subject:: Communication; Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; English Language Arts; Information Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Author:: Chris Diaz
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Statistics with JASP and the Open Science Framework

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Statistics with JASP and the Open Science Framework

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This webinar will introduce the integration of JASP Statistical Software (https://jasp-stats.org/) with the Open Science Framework (OSF; https://osf.io). The OSF is a free, open source web application built to help researchers manage their workflows. The OSF is part collaboration tool, part version control software, and part data archive. The OSF connects to popular tools researchers already use, like Dropbox, Box, Github, Mendeley, and now is integrated with JASP, to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.

Subject:: Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: Center for Open Science
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Sunshine Electronic Health Record Academic Simulation

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Sunshine Electronic Health Record Academic Simulation

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SEHRA (Sunshine EHR Academic), is an educational simulation of an electronic health records system using Access 2019 as the development platform. Piloted in December of 2019, SEHRA was successfully implemented in January of 2020, and became an essential part of SUNY Broome’s ability to take health science classes and clinicals online in March of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. SEHRA continues to grow and is currently used in on-campus laboratories, remote courses, and for professional practice experience.

Subject:: Applied Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Health, Medicine and Nursing; Information Science
Material Type:: Simulation
Provider:: State University of New York
Author:: Wright Sandra
Date Added:: 05/11/2023

Syllabus: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering

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Syllabus: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering

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Syllabus for the course: CIS 356 - Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering. Delivered at Lehman College in Spring 2020 by Fahad Chowdhury as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Subject:: Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Syllabus
Provider:: CUNY Academic Works
Provider Set:: Lehman College
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Systems Integration: A Project Based Approach

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Systems Integration: A Project Based Approach

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The goal of this text is to provide a practical introduction to systems integration by designing and implementing an actual system. Readers are taken through a project that builds a containerized web application using Docker and then expands it to use the Kubernetes orchestration framework. Through the practical examples topics such as version control, interchange formats, front end design, messaging frameworks, container-based virtualization, and container orchestration are covered.

Subject:: Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Homework/Assignment; Textbook
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

TED-Ed - Teacher Portal

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TED-Ed - Teacher Portal

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TED-Ed provides everything you need to spark and celebrate your students' ideas. Browse hundreds of TED-Ed animations - short, award-winning videos that will spark the curiosity of your learners. You'll also find thousands of other video-based lessons organized by the subjects you teach.

Add interactive questions, discussion topics and more to your favorite TED-Ed Animations, TED talks or any video on YouTube. Easily share lessons with your students and track the results.

Subject:: Applied Science; Arts and Humanities; Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; English Language Arts; Environmental Science; History; Information Science; Life Science; Physical Science; Social Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order: A Practical Perspective

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Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order demonstrates that even the best-laid project plans can be undone by new technologies, financial upheavals, or resource scarcity, to name just a few disruptors. It encourages project managers to focus on learning throughout a project, with the understanding that what they learn could necessitate major changes in midstream. This adaptive, flexible, living-order approach is inspired by Lean in construction projects and Agile in software development. Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order explains how today’s projects unfold in dynamic environments in response to unexpected events. With its practical tips, detailed graphics, links to additional resources, and interviews with engineering professionals, it’s an accessible introduction to the living order for aspiring project managers.

Subject:: Applied Science; Architecture and Design; Career and Technical Education; Computer Science; Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Electronic Technology; Engineering; Information Science
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: University of Wisconsin
Author:: Jeffrey Russell; John Nelson; Wayne Pferdehirt
Date Added:: 04/11/2023

Telecommunication (05:01): Foundations

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Telecommunication (05:01): Foundations

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The first video in series 5 Telecommunications. This introduction to telecommunications covers the foundations we need to know.

We look at the basics of electricity, as well as analog and digital signals.

Links from video:
-http://youtu.be/zYS9kdS56l8
-http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/

Subject:: Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: Mr. Ford's Class
Date Added:: 05/02/2023

Telecommunication (05:02): Telecommunication Media

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In this video we take a look at how devices connect to each other. We take a quick look at the Open System Interconnect Reference Model (OSI), Coaxial cable, Twisted Pair Cable, and Fiber-optic Cable.

Subject:: Computer, Networking and Telecommunications Systems; Information Science
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: Mr. Ford's Class
Date Added:: 05/02/2023