tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.comments2022-12-03T07:59:23.429-07:00Nuthing But.NetJoseph Kraushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-33726569839056419722012-10-20T08:31:07.409-06:002012-10-20T08:31:07.409-06:00Here is another post that demonstrates the insidio...Here is another post that demonstrates the insidious nature of the bean counting administrators. http://www.nature.com/spoton/2012/10/when-your-opinions-conflict-your-employers-position-on-open-access/ Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-18120874917523266482012-10-12T15:00:17.654-06:002012-10-12T15:00:17.654-06:00Thanks anonymous "science librarian". V...Thanks anonymous "science librarian". Very good comments. You note that "rather than focusing so much on Open Access because you think it is a grand principle we should focus on what our faculty and students need." I agree. Our students and faculty need greater access to the literature, and with so much locked up behind paywalls, we should work towards OA. The library simply can't pay or subscribe to everything (even Harvard). I'd also like the researchers to stop giving away their research to commercial publishers that then make large profits from the free labor. Please take a look at the book, Open Access from Peter Suber. This bargain between researchers and publishers was needed for publishing the explosion of knowledge in the 50s through the 1980s, but it isn't needed now. You also noted "Or we could focus on making sure they could read a scientific paper." How could I not agree to the needs for greater education, but people need to be able to access the scientific literature first before they can learn to read it. Reading an NYTimes article about some new research without being able to examine the full text does not do the person much good.Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-42291377862169426192012-10-12T13:44:15.338-06:002012-10-12T13:44:15.338-06:00I'm not sure who the straddling anonymous is, ...I'm not sure who the straddling anonymous is, but I'll bite with my experience as someone who is currently a "science librarian" after a long faculty career in a scientific discipline. My journey to librarianship was unique, but the primary reason was the ability to cross some of those boundaries and to collaborate with scientists in different "clubs". <br /><br />I agree with "straddler" that academic librarians (only ones I know) can be very clubbish and that many of them do not have the training (or desire) to do rigorous scientific research. This is frustrating to me because done right, librarianship has so much to offer to all the "real scientists" out there. It has taken years to get faculty on my campus to realize that I actually understand them, know what pressures they are under, know how to do math, etc. The trouble now is that almost daily I have to decline an invitation to collaborate on a publication because there is only one of me. If more librarians would focus on helping people use information rather than just find it we'd all benefit.<br /><br />While I think that open access is a great idea, it is much like the idea of lower taxes for everybody. If nobody pays taxes, who is going to keep the sewer system going? Who is going to pay for the datacenter, servers and bandwidth? Who is going to pay for all the publication activities (not my area, but I know it isn't magic)? Do I think that some publishers are making a huge profit? Yes. Do I think that the cost should be shouldered by the author of a paper? No. I don't have an answer, but I don't think it is a top priority issue.<br /><br />In regard to this post I think that the push in the sciences that could be led by librarians and would have the greatest good is getting out of their own club and trying to cross pollinate between the other clubs. I'm constantly amazed that I will find two faculty members on my own campus doing almost the same thing and I'm the one who puts them together. The library isn't the physical center of campus anymore, but rather than focusing so much on Open Access because you think it is a grand principle we should focus on what our faculty and students need. The most successful librarians I see are making a difference by being involved in scientific professional organizations - not by being involved in ALA. By keeping their eyes open and having an open mind so that they could put someone in education who is working in Africa together with someone in geology and geography and start a community mapping program which eventually grows to include people from the business school helping women start small businesses and biology faculty helping promulgate policy for sustainable use of local resources. Or we could focus on making sure they could read a scientific paper about it (if they ever get Internet and enough to eat so they can relax long enough to do some reading ...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-86277964969001173032012-10-12T08:07:58.597-06:002012-10-12T08:07:58.597-06:00I would like to add that I do not fault scientists...I would like to add that I do not fault scientists for being encouraged for following social rules to get ahead in the science game. All of the clubs listed in the bullet points are fine clubs to belong to. If you read me correctly, you could tell that I am critical of bean counting administrators (some of whom may also be scientists) who want to evaluate other scientists based solely on the number of articles a scientist has published in Science/Nature/Cell/PRL/JACS. They are not evaluating research based on the quality of individual articles. I also celebrate other administrators at institutions like the NIH, Wellcome trust, RCUK, Harvard, U of Kansas, U of Oregon, etc. who are encouraging researchers to publish in OA sources (both green and gold OA) because it is better for society at large. Those are the social policies that encourage more sharing of research, and those are policies that I would like to see instituted in more and more places.Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-39765446309894340902012-10-11T21:24:42.469-06:002012-10-11T21:24:42.469-06:00I was not trying to denigrate scientists. I love ...I was not trying to denigrate scientists. I love science and I have a huge amount of respect for most scientists. I was just trying to think of a way that would describe the behavior of some scientists who do not support Open Access as much as I think they should support it. For the straddle anonymous, oh, I know that librarians can be very clubby and cliquish too. I don't remember saying that librarians are less clubby than scientists. When you say "They own nothing and produce little" I assume you are referring to librarians. I know of plenty of librarians who produce a lot of great work. This store that they are giving away is what is known as sharing a love of information and knowledge and some skills towards life-long learning. If that is what librarians are giving away, that is fine with me. These bleeding hearts are people with hearts who care about readers, researchers and library patrons. Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-79581051386484562782012-10-11T18:39:55.998-06:002012-10-11T18:39:55.998-06:00I straddle both worlds and have found librarians t...I straddle both worlds and have found librarians to be no less clique-ish or clubby (with far fewer bona fides and credentials) as those whom you denigrate here. The difference is their pretensions of gentility and professed egalitarianism. Their strident push for OA is manifestation of their ideological commitment to the most base notions of collectivism. They own nothing and produce little - which is why they don't mind giving the store away. Primarily plucked from the arts & humanities, these bleeding hearts seek -for the most part- a safe place to squat until retirement. It has been my experience that residing deep within their own "professional" associations and memberships is an abiding hatred, fear, envy, and ignorance of the pure maths and sciences and practitioners - which is reflected in their library programming, services, subject unit mergers, and collection development allotments and allocations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-69175737507238970572012-10-11T17:21:58.876-06:002012-10-11T17:21:58.876-06:00Generally an informative post, but I find statemen...Generally an informative post, but I find statements such as the following a distraction:<br /> <br />"Scientists generally try to join the clubs that are the most exclusive. ... they want to be members of groups that exclude the most number of other people, so that they look good in comparison. ... <br />Scientists like the clubs that are prestigious and are exclusive ..."<br /><br />I think the vanity you attribute to their motivation is pejorative without cause. Some scientists need the exclusive membership (publishing in a prestigious journal) to get grant funding to do research. It's part of the world they, and we, all live in. <br /><br />Denigrating them on a personal level is unfounded or at least unnecessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-31906786444454044312012-08-24T15:33:13.252-06:002012-08-24T15:33:13.252-06:00I'll see if I can make a change to the capcha ...I'll see if I can make a change to the capcha settings.Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-56724916381490010912012-08-24T13:55:43.224-06:002012-08-24T13:55:43.224-06:00Yes, I got that! :-)
Unfortunately, statements li...Yes, I got that! :-)<br /><br />Unfortunately, statements like these aren't just amusingly wrong-headed, they are poisonous, elitist and dangerous. So I wanted to throw in the link that shows why.<br /><br />(BTW., this site's CAPCHAs are vile. Making 2nd attempt now ...)<br />Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-90800090380564358212012-08-24T13:51:06.821-06:002012-08-24T13:51:06.821-06:00Thanks Mike. I hope you could see that I am makin...Thanks Mike. I hope you could see that I am making the point that these statements are just plain wrong. Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-32472668478553445712012-08-24T13:49:01.515-06:002012-08-24T13:49:01.515-06:00The full paragraph from Sandy Thatcher was "2...The full paragraph from Sandy Thatcher was "2) As I argued, "patients, ...physicians, and nurses" surely can benefit mainly from the empirical findings that are provided in research reports, not from the more abstract theoretical discussions that occur in journal articles that they are very likely not going to understand anyway." But, I shortened it to make it clear that he thinks that the general public (including "patients" won't be able to understand abstract theoretical journal articles. He knows what is best for people who don't have access to scientific journal articles.)<br />Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-45239454172442790932012-08-24T13:46:34.383-06:002012-08-24T13:46:34.383-06:00Just in case anyone visiting this site thinks ther...Just in case anyone visiting this site thinks there's any validity to the foolish statements you quote here: take a look a <a href="http://whoneedsaccess.org/" rel="nofollow">Who Needs Access? You Need Access!</a>Mike Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-49938582387179976012012-02-02T16:57:55.039-07:002012-02-02T16:57:55.039-07:00Forgot to add that I wrote a comment/blog post abo...Forgot to add that I wrote a comment/blog post about the RWA here, http://www.nuthingbut.net/2012/02/another-rwa-response-from-me-more-to.htmlJoseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-13445252469425678232012-02-02T01:25:19.885-07:002012-02-02T01:25:19.885-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.gunu kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378038097170195555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-28560519871753422132011-07-11T14:01:30.847-06:002011-07-11T14:01:30.847-06:00Thanks Walt. I did mention the book at the talk.Thanks Walt. I did mention the book at the talk.Joseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-6233635163171869272011-07-11T10:20:50.618-06:002011-07-11T10:20:50.618-06:00I would also recommend a carefully-done 30,000-wor...I would also recommend a carefully-done 30,000-word introduction to Open Access, one Peter Suber liked quite a bit: <a href="http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3281" rel="nofollow"><i>Open Access: What You Need to Know Now</i></a>, published by ALA Editions. I'm biased (I wrote it), but I think it's well worth noting.waltchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820646745646868292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-16377292722121882892011-03-25T18:16:20.386-06:002011-03-25T18:16:20.386-06:00Prezis can be embedded into a blog, providing your...Prezis can be embedded into a blog, providing your blogging platform lets you. I've got one embedded into a blog post here: http://www.andrewcolgoni.ca/2011/03/teaching-how-to-read-a-scientific-journal-article/<br />(the prezi itself isn't very good, but it does embed!)andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605842571759940593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-40103637276940062012011-01-28T12:24:28.223-07:002011-01-28T12:24:28.223-07:00Thanks for the post and tips. I'm a recent MLI...Thanks for the post and tips. I'm a recent MLIS graduate who had a classmate use Prezi to give presentations in class, but these points make it easier to think about how to use it to give a good presentation.Jennifer W. Hansonhttp://onthetrailofhcbeck.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-70589969119260044752011-01-09T08:40:08.227-07:002011-01-09T08:40:08.227-07:00The draft is very encouraging but need specific fo...The draft is very encouraging but need specific focus on quality issues and bridging imbalances in science and technology libraries.Dr. Harish Chandrahttp://www.harishchandra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-59052906169107739942010-12-09T06:49:07.908-07:002010-12-09T06:49:07.908-07:00This is a nice revision of our strategic plan. I&#...This is a nice revision of our strategic plan. I'd suggest that the following groups within Sci-Tech have a very close look at this draft and consider the impact and opportunities that it offers to their work: Membership Committee, Professional Development Committee, Student Relations Committee, Public Relations Committee, Communications Committee, Sci-Tech News Team, and Professional Development Committee. <br />--HilaryUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173131229003641828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-41163901331597105522010-09-23T05:10:13.317-06:002010-09-23T05:10:13.317-06:00No, we don't have L-B online (yet). It's s...No, we don't have L-B online (yet). It's still $$$$. Sounds like a nice trip.Christina Pikashttp://scientopia.org/blogs/christinaslisrantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-51402466900281663462010-05-05T13:16:49.651-06:002010-05-05T13:16:49.651-06:00The presentation for chapter 2 is now at http://vi...The presentation for chapter 2 is now at http://videos.ithaka.org/movies/faculty_study_2009_webinars/2010-04-29%2015.02%20Faculty%20Study%202009_%20Chapter%202.wmvJoseph Kraushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929426552639540819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-83361943518879480542010-02-10T10:36:30.646-07:002010-02-10T10:36:30.646-07:00Sorry for the long post, but I hope that helps you...Sorry for the long post, but I hope that helps you and your peers develop membership and retention strategies and how to keep your members engaged. Just think of your personal life and you will find the parallels.<br /><br />Thanks again, Joe and good luck!<br />JamesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775163748664801570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-47435130544296100292010-02-10T10:31:01.207-07:002010-02-10T10:31:01.207-07:00The 3 stages of a Relationship
1. Attraction - th...The 3 stages of a Relationship<br /><br />1. Attraction - this is that instantaneous judgement we make about someone or some thing the second we see them. It is not logical or emotional, but rather the result of an aesthetic framework that was shaped by our upbringing. In your personal life, this equates to spotting someone from across the room and instantly being attracted to them. It isn't always a physical thing, but you get the point. In a professional environment, this first stage, Attraction is equivalent to sales and marketing and membership campaigns. People will look at what you are offering or what you look like as an organization and seek things that they find attractive. It is not emotional or logical, just a visceral feeling they have where they feel comfortable and attracted to what they see. If you are trying to attract someone, you need to first understand what they are looking for and make sure you put that on display. It doesn't mean that they won't come to love all the other parts of you or your organization, it just means in that first stage they are relying on what they know and what they are familiar with. Keep that in mind when developing membership campaign ideas.<br /><br />2. Passion - Passion is the stage that occurs after the initial attraction. It is that early period in a relationship (the length of time varies) when everything looks and feels fantastic. They funny thing about the passion stage is that things aren't always what they appear to be. In a romantic relationship, it is that time when we are willing to overlook all of the flaws and annoying habits the other person has because we are just happy to be in a relationship or because we have a specific objective in mind. It could be marriage, it could be sex, it could be the comfort of knowing you have a date for Valentine's Day. You ignore the fact they they eat with their fingers, have a terrible laugh, or never read The Catcher in the Rye. All because you either want something out of the relationship or because you don't want to admit that you made a bad choice. In a professional environment, the Passion stage occurs in the first few months or even year of the relationship. (Again, the length of time can vary, much the way it does in a romantic relationship). During that time, the relationship needs to be handled very differently. Your new members, still wide-eyed and passionate of this new organization they joined, need more attention and need to be fussed over and their flaws and annoyances have to be ignored, just as they are ignoring their likely discovery that your organization is not all they thought it would be. Keeping that passion alive is what keeps your members engaged and participating, especially in those early months and years.<br /><br />3. Pair Bonding - The final stage of a relationship is pair bonding. This is when the attraction becomes less important and the passion is all but gone, but the relationship stays together because each person offers something that the other couldn't do on their own. They each make their lives better and easier. You can cook, I can't. You can hunt, I can't. You and take care of our children, I can't. This is part of our evolutionary development. In a romantic way, it is why we marry and stay together for (hopefully) the rest of our lives. Our needs, desires and expectations are very different than they were during the Attraction and Passion stages, The same is true in our professional lives. Loyalty occurs in the Pair Bonding stage and the way you treat and interact with long term members needs to be VERY different than those you are trying to attract and those who are in that early Passion stage. Pair bonding is an equal exchange where each party makes the other's life easier and better. If your organization isn't doing that for its long-term members - if it isn't making their life easier and better - than they have no reason to stay in the relationship and will start to drift away or seek someone or something else that does fulfill their needs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775163748664801570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7556790994203447077.post-59075491146536118062010-02-10T10:20:06.535-07:002010-02-10T10:20:06.535-07:00Thanks for summarizing my presentation at the SLA ...Thanks for summarizing my presentation at the SLA Leadership Summit, Joe. You guys were a great audience an I hope the information is helpful. If you or your readers have any questions about the presentation or about specific loyalty issues they are having, please forward me the posts and I will be happy to answer them.<br /><br />One other thing. I noticed in your post Membership Campaign ideas. I didn't have time to talk about this in my speech to all of you, but there is a process that humans follow when developing relationships with others - whether it be in a romantic way that ends with love, or in a professional way that ends with loyalty. I probably can’t describe it in one post, but I will post a second if it is too long.<br /><br />JamesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775163748664801570noreply@blogger.com