Difusión de la investigación en redes sociales: ¿Cómo darle mayor visibilidad?

Se ofrecen pautas en la utilización de las redes sociales como Research.Gate, Academia. edu, etc. como plataformas para la difusión de la investigación académica. Utilizando además, el repositorio Dadun, de la Universidad de Navarra. Presentación realizada durante la mesa redonda, durante la Semana del Acceso Abierto 2014 (OAW2014) del Servicio de Bibliotecas de la Universidad de Navarra.La presentación también está disponible a través de Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/unavbiblioteca/oa2014-mesaredonda-201

La estancia en bibliotecas extranjeras como instrumento de formación bibliotecaria: la experiencia de la Universidad de Navarra (2003-2010)

En el entorno actual de continuos cambios tecnológicos y de profundas modificaciones en la docencia e investigación, es necesaria una actualización constante. La Biblioteca de la Universidad de Navarra (en adelante UN) inició un programa de estancias de profesionales en bibliotecas extranjeras del Reino Unido y de los Estados Unidos en el año 2003, que continúa en vigor. En el artículo se exponen los resultados de la encuesta llevada a cabo entre los participantes del programa y se describen las principales características del programa, tanto desde el punto de vista de su puesta en práctica, como de su financiación. Asimismo, se señalan las ventajas de esas estancias para el desarrollo profesional de los bibliotecarios y se detallan las principales mejoras aplicadas en la Biblioteca de la UN. La adecuada respuesta de las bibliotecas receptoras y la continuidad y regularidad del programa son decisivos para obtener el mayor provecho de las estancias.-------------------------------------------The changing technological environment and the new learning and research framework require constant updating. The University of Navarra (UN) Library established a professional exchange program in 2003 (still on-going). The results of a survey completed by the librarians who participated in this placement program are presented in this article, and the program’s characteristics and means of funding are explained. Moreover, the advantages for the librarians’ professional development are pointed out and the main improvements applied within UN’s Library are detailed. A suitable response from the host libraries together with the the program’s continuity and regularity are crucial for extracting greater advantage of the placements

3D numerical model of the Omega Nebula (M17): simulated thermal X-ray emission

We present 3D hydrodynamical simulations of the superbubble M17, also known as the Omega nebula, carried out with the adaptive grid code yguazu'-a, which includes radiative cooling. The superbubble is modelled considering the winds of 11 individual stars from the open cluster inside the nebula (NGC 6618), for which there are estimates of the mass loss rates and terminal velocities based on their spectral types. These stars are located inside a dense interstellar medium, and they are bounded by two dense molecular clouds. We carried out three numerical models of this scenario, considering different line of sight positions of the stars (the position in the plane of the sky is known, thus fixed). Synthetic thermal X-ray emission maps are calculated from the numerical models and compared with ROSAT observations of this astrophysical object. Our models reproduce successfully both the observed X-ray morphology and the total X-ray luminosity, without taking into account thermal conduction effects.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in MNRA

Acceso abierto y visibilidad de la investigación. El caso de Dadun, Depósito Digital de la Universidad de Navarra

Comunicación presentada en el Congreso «Humanidades digitales: visibilidad y difusión de la investigación», celebrado en Pamplona los días 23 y 24 de mayo de 2013. La presentación la realizaron Salomé Eslava y Arantxa Iturbide, del Servicio de Biblioteca de la Univeridad de Navarra

X-ray emission and dynamics from large diameter superbubbles: The case of N 70 superbubble

The morphology, dynamics and thermal X-ray emission of the superbubble N70 is studied by means of 3D hydrodynamical simulations, carried out with the {\sc{yguaz\'u-a}} code. We have considered different scenarios: the superbubble being the product of a single supernova remnant, of the stellar winds from an OB association, or the result of the joint action of stellar winds and a supernova event. Our results show that, in spite that all scenarios produce bubbles with the observed physical size, only those where the bubble is driven by stellar winds and a SN event are successful to explain the general morphology, dynamics and the X-ray luminosity of N70. Our models predict temperatures in excess of $10^8 \mathrm{K}$ at the interior of the superbubble, however the density is too low and the emission in thermal X-ray above $2 \mathrm{keV}$ is too faint to be detected.Comment: 9 pages, 11 figures, ApJ accepte

Investigating SSH Research and Publication Practices in Disciplinary and Institutional Contexts. A Survey-Based Comparative Approach in Two Universities

In this paper, we comparatively analyze, present and discuss the results from a survey on increasing the visibility of research achievements in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) that was carried out at the University of Vienna (Austria) and the University of Navarra (Spain) in 2016 and 2017. Covering four major topics—searching and finding literature, publishing, the visibility of research, and the assessment of research outputs—we ask the following questions: are there disciplinary differences to be identified, and how do they present themselves in the two institutional contexts? Discussing the results, we showcase how disciplinary and institutional traditions and contexts are important factors that influence research and publication practices in the SSH. Our results indicate that the practices of searching and finding literature as well as publication practices and behavior are shaped by disciplinary traditions and epistemic cultures. On the contrary, assessment and valuation of research outputs are influenced by institutional and national contexts in which SSH research is organized and carried out