11 research outputs found

    Capacity building to boost information and communication skills inside an institute of research

    Get PDF
    To enhance its visibility, the Library of the Istituto Superiore di SanitĂ  (ISS) along with the Scientific Communication Unit of the same institution delivered a set of informal online training sessions, or webinars, on their fields of expertise: information retrieval, publication, effective communication, and research evaluation, specifically addressed to internal users. The collaboration was extremely useful in terms of improved knowledge on skills available among the personnel of these two services. It increased trust in the competencies of internal staff and at the same time it contributed to develop awareness of the value of the services rendered. Skills to use available online resources for training were improved as well as ISS staff cohesion favouring the development of new collaborations

    "Uniform Requirements" for grey literature: proposal for the adoption of "Nancy style"

    Get PDF
    The production of a valuable and formally correct document is strictly associated with the existence and application of reference standards that should be commonly used within the community of all the possible authors. In the biomedical field everybody knows what are the Uniform requirements for Manuscript submitted to Biomedical Journals, better known as "Vancouver style". A short story of this "style" will help understanding why we are proposing a "Nancy style" for Grey Literature (GL). Vancouver was the place were a small group of editors of medical journal met in 1978 to reach an agreement for a common format of manuscripts submitted to their journals. Since then, these guidelines, which were initially based on the format of references to be included in the publication, have been developing in scope and also the number of journals using them is widely increasing. Today, the border line between grey and open literature becomes less and less clear in terms of document online availability, therefore it seems particularly important to call the attention of all producers on the necessity to draw up a reference tool for writing and editing GL that now is mainly distributed through the Internet. This is particularly relevant in the absence of a proper ISO standard for the presentation of scientific and technical reports, the best sample of GL, since the valuable but not up-date ISO 5966, produced in 1982, was withdrawn, and not replaced by a new standard. Following the red thread of both the relevant editorial issues contained in the last edition of "Vancouver style" (October 2005, http://www.icmje.org/) and the basic principles of the ISO 5966, a proposal will be presented and discussed to reach an initial consensus on what might lead to the adoption of Uniform requirements for the correct production of institutional reports. This will be particularly useful now that open access is widely shared also by the GL community. The discussion and reflections to reach a consensus should include considerations on: - publishing and editorial issues (quality and copyright, new responsibilities associated with electronic publishing, institutional budget for document production and distribution, correct use of GL by lay people and the general media, etc.); - ethical issues (authorship, editorship, appropriateness of peer review, disclosure of conflict of interest, etc.); - document preparation (items to be included in the title page, abstracts, document structure, tables and figures, references, levels of revision editing, etc.). In this period of metamorphosis of GL, an open question concludes our reflections: Will "Nancy style" contribute to change the traditional grey bug into a colourful butterfly

    Awareness and empowerment in document production and distribution as a "must" for open access: Experiences from the "Nancy style" to guarantee quality

    Get PDF
    With the objective to create major awareness on quality issues in grey literature (GL) creators, users, and policy makers, the following actions were developed: analysis of GL in the changing context; reflections on the development of the "Nancy style" that is the Guidelines for the production of scientific and technical reports, (http://www.glisc.info); comparison between "Nancy style" and ANSI/NISO Z39.18; promotion of the "Nancy style"

    La letteratura grigia nella comunicazione scientifica: il "Nancy style" per garantire la qualitĂ  editoriale dei rapporti tecnici

    Get PDF
    Grey literature in scientific communication: “Nancy style” to guarantee editorial quality of technical reports. The first part of this report contains a short outlook of the evolution of the concept of grey literature through the years and presents its role as a quick and informal means for the diffusion of scientific information. The Internet has increased the responsibilities of authors and institutions producing grey literature, therefore they should be aware of both editorial standards and ethical considerations behind a worldwide diffusion of information. This is why the “Guidelines for the production of scientific and technical reports: how to write and distribute grey literature” were produced in 2006 (they are informally known as “Nancy style” from the International Conference on grey Literature held in Nancy in that year). The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, the National Institute of Health in Italy), as promoter and active participant in their realization, has translated the Guidelines into Italian to better promote their use in Italy. The second part of the report includes the original version of the Guidelines in English and their translation into Italian. The third part includes an example of the application of “Nancy style” in the Instructions to authors of the technical reports edited by the ISS

    Quality of grey literature in the open access era: Privilege and responsibility

    No full text

    Tailored health literacy interventions for people with deafness and hearing loss: an ongoing systematic review

    No full text
    Worldwide, deafness and disabling hearing loss (DHL) are estimated to be among the five major causes of disability. Health literacy (HL) is a well- established social determinant of health. DHL people have lower HL and lower health outcomes than non-hearing disabled counterparts. To inform a pilot national-based project on appropriate HL interventions for people with DHL, we aimed to explore scholarly articles through a systematic review

    Awareness and empowerment as a "must" for open access: sharing experiences in the creation and development of the "Nancy Style" to guarantee quality in document production and distribution

    No full text
    ** BACKGROUND – The debate on Grey Literature (GL) has now a very long tradition going from uncertainty and confusion, in the last century, to new certainties and appraisal in the open access era. This implies the general acquisition of the awareness of the importance of GL as a fundamental primary source of information, hence the necessity to empower authors and issuing organization to guarantee quality both in the production and diffusion of GL. During the last international conference on GL held in Nancy in 2005, the proposal for the adoption of an ad hoc style was discussed and most welcome by the grey community. This led to the creation of the Grey Literature International Steering Committee (GLISC), which issued, in March 2006, the Guidelines for the production of scientific and technical reports (freely available from www.glisc.info) informally known as "Nancy Style". ** GOAL – The paper will point out some key points in the creation of the Guidelines with the objective to exploit and further develop them at best, according to the aims for which they were created and keeping pace with technologies and Internet requirements, mainly as regards open access and metadata. In particular, as promoters of the Guidelines and members of the GLISC, the experience of working with national and international realities will be reported to reflect on the importance of: a) creating a useful reference document applicable to different realities and contexts, b) investigating on the strategies to promote the adoption of the Guidelines involving authors and issuing organizations, c) keeping alert on the evolving necessities of the information market. Research method – The major points of discussion and difficulties encountered for the creation of the Guidelines will be analysed to reflect on the selection process required to reach consensus at international level, even within a small group of experts within a specific field. During the working process, leading to the Guidelines, the authors of this study came in touch with other standards, guidelines, house styles, etc. Comparisons will be made with such documents in view of a future updating of the Guidelines. In particular, the recent ANSI Z3918 standard on the production of scientific and technical reports (released in 2005) will be compared with the present "Nancy Style", and new items for a possible integration will be proposed. ** RESULTS – Traditionally editorial rules and ethical considerations were disregarded in the production of GL with negative implications on its quality. The Guidelines represent a basic step to improve quality in the different stages of GL production in view of a wider circulation. The results obtained after the first period of their use will be given with the expectation that they contribute to create the right awareness for a responsible production and diffusion of GL. Thus, the Guidelines shall be regularly updated with shared consensus to respond to the changing environments and host the most qualified expert advice. The members of GL community should promote their diffusion mainly within GL issuing organizations that are less aware of existing standards regulating GL production and distribution.Includes: Conference preprint, Powerpoint presentation, Abstract and Biographical notes, Pratt student commentaryXAInternationa
    corecore