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Resources and advice for students and researchers
As the owner of perhaps the most influential academic social media tool – yes, I am talking about that guy and Twitter/X – is finally scaring away academics and most sane people off his $44bn platform, many of them are wondering where to go from there. Don’t worry, we have you covered, with an obvious focus on today’s darling social media, BlueSky.
Continue reading “On X alternatives for academics”
Slightly more than 10 years after we started collecting games (February 2014), we thought you might want to hear (with some delay) about this academic year’s additions to our collection. But first, a reminder: you can check our full collection of games on BoardGameGeek and borrow them for 7 days (renewable) from the loan desk.
Continue reading “2024 – Summer of games!”
February 12-16 is International Love Data Week 2024. This year’s theme is “My Kind of Data”. The Geneva Graduate Institute Library is organising some events for the occasion, with support from the Tech Hub and the Research Office.
Continue reading “Register for Love data week!”
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is 10 years old. As an homage, we are displaying a few titles related to the issue in the entrance of the Library this week.
Metrics-based research assessment is considered a root cause of the crisis of scholarly publishing via the famous motto “Publish or perish”. The culture in academia is slowly evolving towards more qualitative evaluation, as multiple initiatives show since then, including COARA, the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment.
Many events are organised during the 10th anniversary week from May 12 to 19. Check them out!
You can read more about metrics in scholarly publishing in our dedicated guide. If you would like some information about sustainable publishing and open access options, visit us on Tuesday at the FAB for the IHEID Book and Podcast Festival or contact library@graduateinstitute.ch.
February 13-17 is International Love Data Week 2023. This year’s theme is “Data: Agent of Change”.
Data is the fundamental component upon which research results are based. You should treat it with love and care so that it can feed and nurture your ideas and reflections. Share it with the world or keep it safe, but make sure you manage it sustainably or it could turn into an ugly mess!
Trade, communication, and the visibility or privacy of marginalised groups also depend on data handling. Check out our display at the entrance of the Library for titles on data in society, research, and visualisation.
Keep an eye out for our upcoming data management training sessions. You can also choose from a long list of online events taking place worldwide this week to learn more about research data management, open data, visualisation, Wikidata and more, including some in Swiss institutions!
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