1. Guest Post - Pictures Worth a Thousand Words? On Visualisations of Scholarly Workflow
It is no secret that some of the major players in scholarly communications are pivoting toward offering support for research processes beyond publishing. Universities, research funders, and librarians are increasingly invested in shaping research processes as well, especially amid growing concerns over the challenges of responsible research data management. But how much do they really know about these research workflows? One way to answer this question is to examine visual depictions of scholarly processes, notes a guest post in the Scholarly Kitchen Blog.
The blog post says (quote): Scholarly workflow diagrams are a useful window into how libraries, publishers, and other stakeholders are trying to understand scholarly practices - and how they can do a better job serving researcher needs in the future. However, it is important to recognise that these kinds of modeling exercises often tell us more about the assumptions about research processes than they do about how scholars actually do their work. There is much room for growth in this genre, particularly in using research about scholarly practices to inform how models are constructed. Evidence-based workflow diagrams would be especially helpful for identifying barriers to providing optimal research support and generating solutions. The hypothetical workflows derived through the 2015-2016 survey from the Innovations in Scholarly Communication project at the University of Utrecht is a promising example in this direction. It could also be interesting to develop a more systematic analysis of how researchers visualise their own workflows, building on some of the exploratory diarying and cognitive mapping methods used in UX- and ethnography-informed library studies………(unquote)
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2. How can advances in computerized decision support systems best be used to improve antimicrobial stewardship?
Antimicrobial stewardship programs aim to ensure the responsible use of antibiotics, balancing the needs of the patient against the impact of broad spectrum antibiotic use leading to antimicrobial resistance. Recently published research in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control tests the effectiveness of computerised decision support systems in improving antimicrobial stewardship programs. In their post in the BMC On Medicine Blog, Stephen Hughes, Katie Heard & Luke Moore discuss their results and why improving stewardship is so vital.
The blog post says (quote): With one in three patients expected to be receiving systemic antimicrobials at any one time within a hospital, the scale of a hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship program (AMS) becomes problematic. AMS teams in the main do not have the resource to review all patients to ensure appropriateness of prescribing. As healthcare evolves and adapts to technological advances, AMS programs must also change. The availability of Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) systems should provide this stimulus for change; now with access to real-time prescribing information and patient specific measures (including inflammatory markers, recent microbiology & susceptibility results, and physiological observations) to make informed decisions on antimicrobial prescribing decisions. Using computerised decision support systems (CDSS), an AMS team can quickly identify patients for targeted review………(unquote)
The full entry can be read Here.
3. Advantages of Using Augmented Reality in Publishing Sectors
Using Augmented Reality in Publishing Sectors create a new business marketing dimension in digital publishing era. AR solution with augmented digital content makes the product more informative and appealing, notes Jyoti Gupta, in her post in the YourStory Blog.
The blog post says (quote): A big thanks to Augmented Reality that we can imagine completely new methods of adding AR elements to traditional print media. Advance generation of publishing products and services that is able to generate revenue streams for brands and enterprises. Therefore, Augmented Reality technology is universally accepted across the various segments of the publishing market. This technology is revolutionising the traditional publishing, multimedia content including books, magazines, newspapers, posters, educational and multimedia products. Due to the flexible and cross-media nature of this technology, a number of ideas can be better employed in the publishing industry. AR in the field of Advertisement can create special content areas, especially targeted to advertisers directly through AR magazines and AR newspapers. The visualisation of digital content, 3D models, video, audio, interactive 3D animations can be triggered in a given physical context………(unquote)
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4. The Open Tide - How openness in research and communication is becoming the default setting
Open Access to research findings is often presented as an end unto itself. However, the ethos of open access, to enable a greater sharing and utilisation of research knowledge, suggests a more complex network of scholarly communication. Presenting the findings of a recent report on the development of Open Access, Daniel Hook, in his post in the LSE Impact of Social Sciences Blog, explores how the open trajectories of the UK and the US have diverged and what this means for research collaboration and research systems in these countries.
The blog post says (quote): Internationally Collaborative papers associated with the UK increased at an average rate of 9 percent year-on-year, while Funding acknowledgement increased at an average rate of 6 percent year-on-year - both notably outpacing the overall rate of increase of the UK’s core research economy. In the context of Open Access publication, International Collaboration increased at a rate of 16 percent for UK-affiliated papers, and Funding acknowledgement increased at a rate of 15 percent. This can be interpreted as evidence that international collaboration and funder policies help propagate a virtuous cycle, whereby the UK publishes more Open Access content - making it an attractive research partner internationally - allowing it to leverage its increased reach to be associated with more content. The tying of Funding to Open Access publication, and the correct acknowledgement in publications may be conflated. However, internationalism and funding appear to have had an effect on UK publication. The US research economy also grew at 4 percent year-on-year over the same period, but Open Access publication rates grew by just 5 percent and papers acknowledging Funders grew 6 percent. In the context of Open Access publication, there was a slightly higher level of Funder acknowledgement running at 6 percent, and International Collaboration saw an average rate of growth of 9 percent year-on-year………(unquote)
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