Nullis in Verba: Advancing Research through Transparency and Openness

Nullis in verba was chosen as the motto of the Royal Society, as it embodied the culture of transparency and collaboration that were the hallmarks of the Royal Society and of the scientific method it promoted. Communication, using the tools of the day, was essential to this community of scientists as they created and shared new knowledge. Almost three hundred years later, libraries continue to advance principles relating to the importance of collaboration and transparency. This two-part article series, published jointly in International Information and Library Review and Technical Services Quarterly explores notions of transparency and collaboration in research and how these ideas are impacting the world of librarianship – from information creation, organization and access perspectives.     

A comparison of two approaches for measuring interdisciplinary research output: The disciplinary diversity of authors vs the disciplinary diversity of the reference list

This study investigates the convergence of two bibliometric approaches to the measurement of interdisciplinary research: one based on analyzing disciplinary diversity in the reference list of publications, the other based on the disciplinary diversity of authors of publications. In particular we measure the variety, balance, disparity and integrated diversity index of, respectively, single-author, multi-author single-field, and multi-author multi-field publications. We find that, in general, the diversity of the reference list grows with the number of fields reflected in a paper’s authors’ list and, to a lesser extent, with the number of authors being equal the number of fields. Further, we find that when fields belonging to different disciplines are reflected in the authors’ list, the disparity in the reference list is higher than in the case of fields belonging to the same discipline. However, this general tendency varies across disciplines, and noticeable exceptions are found at individual paper level.     

A University-Wide Collaborative Effort to Designing a Makerspace at an Academic Health Sciences Library

This article describes the planning and development of a 3D printing makerspace at an academic health sciences library. At the start of 2015, a new library Technology Team was formed consisting of a team leader, an emerging technologies librarian, and a library systems analyst. One of the critical steps in the development of the proposal and with the planning of this project was collaborating and partnering with different departments and units outside the library. These connections helped shape the design of the makerspace.     

We Are All Teachers: A Collaborative Approach to Digital Collection Development

ABSTRACT

In libraries and archives, efforts to document underrepresented communities and diversify collections can be fraught with political tension. We explore an interdepartmental collaboration to create and preserve a digital collection documenting the Urban Native Relocation Program of the mid- to late-twentieth century in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Involving the Grand Valley State University Libraries, the Kutsche Office of Local History, and the university's Native American Advisory Board, the project serves as a model not just for collaborative collection development but also for community engagement and outreach. We find that process is as important as product in developing collaborative digital collections.     

Envisioning the Academic Library: A Reflection on Roles,Relevancy and Relationships

The focus of this article is to reflect on current and near future issues and trends concerning academic libraries. This includes an overview of the literature on embedded librarianship and a focus on the need for more participatory and collaborative approaches to library services.

The core argument is that academic libraries need to continue to adapt their roles and develop stronger relationships across the university in order to maintain and promote their relevancy to all stakeholders. Embedded roles in research and teaching, and an embedded existence through collaboration and outreach will strengthen the academic library's presence within its parent institution.     

Efficiency,unused capacity and transmission power as indicators of the Triple Helix of university–industry–government relationships

In this paper, we show that an information source composed with n random variables may be split into 2ⁿ or 2ⁿ − 1 “states”; therefore, one could compute the maximum entropy of the source. We derive the efficiency and the unused capacity of an information source. We demonstrate that in more than two dimensions, the transmission's variability depends on the system configuration; thus, we determine the upper and the lower bounds to the mutual information and propose the transmission power as an indicator of the Triple Helix of university–industry–government relationships. The transmission power is defined as the fraction of the total ‘configurational information’ produced in a system; it appears like the efficiency of the transmission and may be interpreted as the strength of the variables dependency, the strength of the synergy between the system's variable or the strength of information flow within the system.     

社会化搜索研究进展综述

首先,引入互联网群体协作的思想,对社会化搜索的概念进行初步界定;随后,在宏观与微观两个层面上,重点从动因（why）、用户（who）、目标（what）、形式（how）4个维度对社会化搜索的概念进行深入解析,并分别从行为、技术、应用、资源4个视角对当前社会化搜索的主要研究内容和主题进行归纳,试图从理论上明晰社会化搜索今后的研究思路与方向;最后阐述当前社会化搜索的研究不足和发展趋势。     

知识协同及其与相关概念的关系探讨

指出知识协同作为知识管理的高级阶段已经成为知识管理领域的研究热点,但已有的研究缺乏对知识协同与相关概念关系的系统阐述。因此,在总结分析知识协同的概念、要素、运行模式的基础上,重点探讨知识协同与密切相关的概念--知识共享、知识转移、知识网络、知识整合、知识创新等的关系,进而构建知识协同与相关概念的关系结构图,给出知识协同与相关概念的系统动力学模型图,以加深对知识协同内涵的认识和理解,从而也说明其在知识管理研究领域中的意义和地位。     

学科服务3.0模式研究与实践

［目的/意义］研究提出学科服务3.0模式,为科学大数据环境下学科馆员团队创新发展提供可借鉴的理论模型和实践参考。［方法/过程］面向科学大数据环境下科学研究新范式新形势,分析学科馆员代际演进趋势,从"创新组织方式" "提高能力素质" "转变工作方式" "拓展服务内容" "提升服务层次" "完善目标追求" 6个维度设计新型组织服务模式,建立"矩阵式+网状式"学科服务团队"双协同"协作体系,创新组织方式,按照"能力专业化""工作精准化"提高能力素质,根据"团队协同化" "过程嵌入化" "合作有温度""品牌高价值"转变工作方式,围绕"四重对象"、沿着科技创新产业链拓展服务内容、提升服务层次,支撑科技管理与决策。在此基础上,以中国科学院某研究所为例开展实证研究。［结果/结论］本研究所构建的学科服务3.0模式在当前科学大数据环境发展下,能有效提升学科服务建设效果,为学科用户提供更好的研究服务与决策支撑。     

Reflective peer coaching: Crafting collaborative self-assessment in teaching

Reflective peer coaching is a formative model for improving teaching and learning by examining intentions prior to teaching, then reflecting upon the experience. The goal of reflective peer coaching is to promote self-assessment and collaboration for better teaching and ultimately better learning. There are obvious benefits to colleagues collaborating and sharing ideas, thoughts, and observations. However, many models of assessing teaching effectiveness focus on summative evaluation in which colleagues observe each other once or twice a year and fill out institutional evaluation forms. Rarely do colleagues engage in formative conversations about teaching that are guided by the instructor's personal goals and objectives. Reflective peer coaching necessitates a ten-minute planning conversation prior to the actual lesson and a ten-minute reflective conversation after the lesson. These conversations happen regularly and frequently to build self-awareness and self-assessment of the personal craft of teaching. The following article outlines the dynamics of the reflective peer coaching process as a formative assessment model that leads to better learning through improved teaching.