Kategorie: English Corner
Open Research Publisher PeerJ Joins Taylor & Francis
Millions of research papers at risk of disappearing from the Internet
Chinese map is 900 years old – how accurate is it?
Rijksmuseum Launches Online Collection Catalogue of European Sculpture
Book Résumés help teachers, librarians, parents, and community members defend books from censorship
“A negative finding can suggest promising new directions, approaches and hypotheses”
Faced with experiments that can’t be reproduced, academia seeks to improve and “future proof” research:
Could AI Disrupt Peer Review?
Crowd Sourced Review Probably Can’t Replace the Journals
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery is opening up its digital collection
US-Judge rejects most ChatGPT copyright claims from book authors
Sex in the Middle Ages
Carnival Collection at Tulane presents a vibrant chronicle of history and culture
The Complete Library of Charles Darwin
Introducing a zero-embargo Secondary Publication Right in Bulgaria
The CNRA amendment of 1st December 2023 includes the adoption of an imperative restriction to the parties’ freedom of contract, prohibiting the contractual override of the above-mentioned Right to Re-use for certain types of re-use of certain works. The mechanism sets out specific rules concerning contracting between authors and publishers and is placed in a chapter of the law entitled ‘Contracts for publishing in periodicals’. A new para 2 to art. 60 states that:
“[t]he author of a work of academic literature created on the occasion of a research, funded in whole or in part by public funding, shall retain the right to make that work or parts thereof available in educational or scientific repositories for non-commercial purposes after its acceptance for publication by a publisher, and shall be obliged to mention the publisher when doing so.”
In terms of the type of works eligible for re-use, the new regime covers works of academic literature. There are no further requirements concerning the work or its length. Although the provision is placed in a chapter of the law regulating publications in periodicals, the scope of the norm itself is not limited to articles. In contrast with provisions in other jurisdictions, the new Bulgarian SPR also contains no restriction as to the version available for a secondary publication. The mechanism can equally apply to the version of record (VoR), as well as the author accepted manuscript (AAM).
How can I get an AI to summarize a document?
Job: Archivist, National Chiefs Library, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig
“Posting on behalf of Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig, one of Ontario’s nine post-secondary Indigenous Institutes in Ontario recognized in regulation under the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017. Indigenous Institutes are Indigenous governed and operated institutions that provide opportunities for students to start and complete postsecondary education credentials in a flexible, personalized, and culturally responsive learning environment.
Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig is seeking a full-time Archivist who will be responsible for establishing, growing, and making accessible Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig’s archival collections, which comprise Indigenous created archives, records, and oral histories in all formats and private archives from researchers of Indigenous issues, with thematic emphases on leadership, governance, treaties, community development, education, and resource management. Of note, the Archivist will manage the development of the “National Chiefs Library,” the archives of the Assembly of First Nations and its predecessor, the National Indian Brotherhood in accordance with Assembly of First Nations Resolution 21/2018. The core idea of the National Chiefs library to create the official repository for First Nations-created and First Nations-related research and scholarship information across the country. The Archivist also manages and develops a reference library collection to support research and use of the archives, as well as a gallery space for exhibitions in collaboration with other staff and partners.
The position reports to the Director of Operations and has a salary range of $95,000.00 – $106,869.00 (Canadian).
Please submit your resume; letter of application and three (3) work related references to the attention of Dianne Roach, Director of Operations to careers@shingwauku.org by March 5th 2024, before 4:30pm.
For the complete job description, see: https://shingwauku.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SKG_NCL_Archivist.pdf ” (EXLIBRIS-L)
https://shingwauku.org/library-archives/archival-services
By <a href=”//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:PaulRSawa&action=edit&redlink=1″ class=”new” title=”User:PaulRSawa (page does not exist)”>PaulRSawa</a> – <span class=”int-own-work” lang=”en”>Own work</span>, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
The Helmut Kohl Transcripts: A New Resource for Post-Cold War History
DNA study reveals the origins of the medieval Picts
Witchy women
“Marion Gibson, a professor of Renaissance and magical literature at the University of Exeter, has now written eight books on the subject of witches, including “Witchcraft Myths in American Culture” and “Witchcraft: The Basics.” Her eighth book, “Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials” (Scribner), traverses seven centuries and several continents.”
Reference Chatbots in Canadian Academic Libraries
Open Access: Archival Film Curatorship
Contemporary Adventures with The Garden of Earthly Delights: Open Worlds and Hieronymus Bosch
http://doi.org/10.30687/mag/2724-3923/2023/02/007
magazén is an International Journal for Digital and Public Humanities (Open Access).
20 Open Access Books about the Middle Ages
Medieval Christmas token discovered in England
https://www.medievalists.net/2023/12/medieval-christmas-token-discovered-in-england/
“A medieval Christmas token has been found during an archaeological survey in eastern England. Dating to between 1470 and 1560, the token is believed to be depicting St Nicholas.
In the medieval and early Tudor eras, on the Feast Day of St Nicholas (6th December), a choirboy in cathedrals and churches across the country was chosen to act as ‘Boy Bishop’, a parody of the Bishop over the Christmas period. It was a tradition that was also practiced in other countries including Germany, Spain and France. They would lead certain religious services, as well as processions, and would collect money for the church and their local parish.
Boy Bishops, mostly in Suffolk, also doled out tokens to the poor typically during a procession through the town, which could be spent at the Abbey in Bury St Edmunds or in the locality on food during the period of 6 December (St Nicholas Day) to 28 December (Holy Innocents Day).
Most likely from Bury St Edmunds Abbey nearly 30 miles away in Suffolk, the token found near Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, gives us an indication of the distance people may have travelled for these festive celebrations.”
Private Libraries and their Documentation, 1665–1830
Open Access: https://brill.com/edcollbook-oa/title/64633 (Thanks to HR)
#buchgeschichte
Seven Medieval Christmas Traditions
BBC Archives – Wiped, Missing and Lost
UK plans to destroy historic wills
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/easier-access-to-historic-wills-under-new-government-plans
“The ambitious digitisation programme could see millions of wills dating back more than 150 years moved online and more easily accessible to the public in a bid to improve the current storage system.
Currently about 110 million physical documents are stored costing taxpayers £4.5 million per year. The consultation is seeking views on keeping hard copies for about 25 years, in recognition of their sentimental value to families, while saving them digitally longer term.
Where wills belong to notable individuals or have significant historical interest the physical copies would remain preserved.”
This is laughable, the idea that once digitised, archives will be 'preserved forever'. As I write, the British Library – its entire catalogue and digital deposit – has been hacked into oblivion.
Destroying a paper archive to save money in storage is completely irresponsible.
1/2 https://t.co/hlTvF0PN9P— Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 (@arthistorynews) December 16, 2023