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Conference blog 2010
This blog is a space to post your thoughts and reflections on conference themes for 2010. Blogs and comments are welcomed from:
- presenters
- participants
- those unable to attend the conference.
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Electronic Access to PhD Theses: Balancing Open Access and Confidentiality
First of all, I’d like to thank those who participated in my discussion session. The topic provoked some very useful comments on the issues and experiences Universities have so far had with the move toward open access to PhD theses. The tradition of placing a copy of a PhD thesis in the University library following examination has caused little concern with regard to issues of confidentiality, e.g., protecting commercial interests and the privacy of individuals, or other academic interests, e.g., journal publications or research grants. However, the move toward “open access” to theses, whereby an electronic copy is made available which is potentially discoverable and accessible via the internet, changes the landscape considerably. My session was essentially exploratory, to gauge reaction to this relatively recent change. The views expressed offered a mixed picture – some had seen no evidence of change so far, no additional requests for confidentiality or concerns expressed by academics or students, though in many cases mandatory e-submission is still quite recent. However, it was generally felt that many academics and students remain unaware of the change, or (in the case of students) did not fully understand the implications. Others offered an indication of the possible problems to come, with signs that where Universities have succeeded in raising awareness, this can sometimes lead to an over-reaction. I intend to take this forward as a more formal, in-depth study that hopefully a much wider audience can benefit from. If you have a view or experiences to share, please do add your comments to this blog, I’d love to hear from you.
09 September 2010
Categories: Community
My thoughts on day 2 of the #vitae10 Researcher Development Conference
Day 2 of the #vitae10 conference began with two half plenary sessions. I attended the research staff focussed session. I attended two interesting workshops before and after lunch. I recorded my thoughts using "audioboo", a quick way to record a podcast. The direct link can be found here: http://audioboo.fm/boos/177938-closing-thoughts-on-vitae10
08 September 2010
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My introductory thoughts on the #Vitae10 Researcher Development Conference
I've sat down and drafted many versions of a blog entry only to scratch them all. So I've decided to try a new tack in recording and communicating my thoughts using "Audioboo", a smartphone application that allows users to record short audiocasts wherever you are.
06 September 2010
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Collaborating for Researcher Development
The UK Research Staff Association and Vitae are carrying out research to discover what makes a research staff association tick, and to identify the added value that they produce for researchers and institutions. In our session (A3, Book now!) we will take a brief look at emerging trends in this research. We will also discuss how researchers and researcher development professionals can collaborate by exploring shared goals and developing joint projects.
05 September 2010
Categories: Research, career, development, research staff, research staff organisation, UKRSA
Putting information literacy on the map
03 September 2010
Categories: Research, development, training
Social Credits - Lessons from Carbon Credits and the Clean Development Mechanism
Globally the world of social enterprise and social investment could learn vast amounts from the commercialisation of carbon and the creati
06 August 2010
Welcome to the Conference blog 2010
Hello and welcome to the Vitae Conference blog for 2010! This blog offers conference presenters, participants and those unable to attend t
22 July 2010
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