Bibliographic Control in the Digital Ecosystem

With the contributions of international experts, the book aims to explore the new boundaries of universal bibliographic control. Bibliographic control is radically changing because the bibliographic universe is radically changing: resources, agents, technologies, standards and practices. Among the main topics addressed: library cooperation networks; legal deposit; national bibliographies; new tools and standards (IFLA LRM, RDA, BIBFRAME); authority control and new alliances (Wikidata, Wikibase, Identifiers); new ways of indexing resources (artificial intelligence); institutional repositories; new book supply chain; “discoverability” in the IIIF digital ecosystem; role of thesauri and ontologies in the digital ecosystem; bibliographic control and search engines

The Emerald handbook of research management and administration around the world

Over past decades, scholars and practitioners around the world observed an emergence of professionals, research managers and administrators (RMAs) who play an essential role in the advancement of academic research. RMAs have extensive knowledge of the research ecosystem, including funding opportunities, proposals, budgeting and pricing, ethics, open research, project management, finance, negotiation, strategy, systems, and assessment. Until now, limited efforts have been made to investigate RMAs in a cross-regional, comparative manner, or to understand the recent surge of the profession in a larger policy context. Addressing this gap, an international group of experts share diverse perspectives to provide a comprehensive account of RMA as a profession, offer an analytical framework to understand their role in higher education and academic science. Covering countries in Africa, Australasia, East Asia and India, Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North America, and South America, the work provides trans-cultural coverage of the profession. Drawing on theories from related fields, it also provides insights and understanding of RMAs as a social phenomenon. The Emerald Handbook of Research Management and Administration Around the World is the most comprehensive book about practitioners working in research management and administration. The book provides basic knowledge for students and professionals considering a career in this field, and serves as reference material for policymakers as well as academic researchers. By presenting evidence-based observations from around the world and discussing global trends, this text promotes social awareness of RMAs, shares state-of-the-art knowledge on the profession, and offers insights into the future of academic research

Weiterentwicklung und Erprobung eines Konzeptes zur Dokumentation und Evaluierung von Leistungen der Agrarforschung für Praxis und Gesellschaft

Das Projekt möchte dazu beitragen, dass gesellschaftliche Leistungen der Agrarforschung, ergänzend zu wissenschaftlicher Qualität und Impact, vermehrt honoriert werden. Dafür wurden ein Dokumentations- und ein Evaluierungskonzept mit Synergien für die Forschungsförderung entwickelt und erprobt, um mehrfachen Nutzen bei vertretbarem Aufwand zu erreichen. Die Dokumentation ergänzt wissenschaftsorientierte Informationen in etablierten Forschungsinformationssystemen (FIS). Wir entwickelten die strukturierte Erfassung von Leistungen der Forschung für Praxis und Gesellschaft mit der Zielbeschreibungen und Verwertungsplanungen in Anträgen und Berichten ersetzt werden können und über links oder uploads ein breiterer Zugang zu Outputs ermöglicht wird. Außerdem integrierten wir die Beschreibung von Zielgruppen und Rahmenbedingungen, um die Komplexität in Innovationssystemen zu berücksichtigen sowie die Arbeitsplanung in einem Balkendiagramm, um das Management und die Administration von Projekten zu unterstützen. Die Evaluierung von Projekten, 2-3 Jahre nach deren Abschluss, basiert auf Informationen der Dokumentation. Sie fokussiert auf das Projektdesign (insb. Transdisziplinarität), Prozesse und Outputs (Zielgruppenorientierung und Open Access) sowie die Anwendbarkeit (in Produkten, Dienstleistungen, Handlungen, Politik etc.) und damit verbundene (potenzielle) Auswirkungen (ökologisch, ökonomisch, sozial/kulturell). Weiterhin wird die Einbindung von Stakeholdern empfohlen, um die Informationen der Wissenschaftler zu ergänzen und eine reflexive Evaluierung zu ermöglichen. Projektevaluierungen sind nicht nur nützlich für Förderer sondern ‚ausgezeichnete Projekte‘ können (gewichtet mit der Fördersumme) auch ein einfach zu nutzender Indikator für die Evaluierung von Forschungseinrichtungen oder Wissenschaftlern sein. Die Projektergebnisse können dazu beitragen, bestehende FIS zu erweitern. Das Evaluierungskonzept ist mit und ohne erweitertes FIS nutzbar

Communicating Science

Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession—and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a sharp growth in employment of science communicators. This collection charts the emergence of modern science communication across the world. This is the first volume to map investment around the globe in science centres, university courses and research, publications and conferences as well as tell the national stories of science communication. How did it all begin? How has development varied from one country to another? What motivated governments, institutions and people to see science communication as an answer to questions of the social place of science? Communicating Science describes the pathways followed by 39 different countries. All continents and many cultures are represented. For some countries, this is the first time that their science communication story has been told

The European Space: Borders and Issues

Beyond the establishment of the European Union, in a context where nationalism of the nineteenth century continues to have real success in the twentieth century, debates about the historical past and the future of this important actor on the international scene are always present in the current political environment and the European academia and beyond. The analysis on the character of the EU, the essence of the European integration process, the many types of internal and external borders are in a constant change under the impact of numerous factors of influence of all kinds, and this is the very topic of this volume. Not coincidentally chosen by the editors, this volume titled The European Space. Borders and Issues brings together a collection of articles and studies that combine, for a scientific purpose, the authors’ concerns regarding the exceptional scientific work of Professor Ioan Horga. Complex analyzes of the European space are crowned by an overview of European realities, the capacity to see beyond the historical realities of European prospects. It took into account the historical perspective on European space, whether it was bent on present realities, Professor Ioan Horga vocation is leading the research, the ability to see both the general and the particular. Either that he has taken into account the historical perspective on the European space or he has been preoccupied with the present realities, Professor Ioan Horga’s vocation is leading the research, the ability to see both the general and the particular