Back in 2022, the Scholars on Twitter dataset was launched. In this new blog post, Philippe Mongeon, Timothy D Bowman (he/him), Rodrigo Costas and Wenceslao Arroyo Machado update us on how they dealt with various challenges coming from the data providers in the meantime leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/an-up…

A brand-new version of our user interface just went live, and we're excited about it! Try it out now at openalex.org

New blog post on a concept that seeks to advance responsible research assessment by developing #ScholarlyMetrics Literacies through educating the broader academic community.
Authors: Maddie Hare Heather Woods (she/her) Isabelle Dorsch (she/her) Carey Ming-Li Chen Stefanie Haustein
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The proposal 'Towards responsible publishing' by cOAlition S has just been published. Find out more in this thread🧵and stay tuned for further updates! #openscience #responsiblepublishing

'The strain of scientific publishing ' arxiv.org/abs/2309.15884…

Another #impact on #HigherEd in the USA. While it aims to be more inclusive, #metrics like this still contribute to the #MatthewEffect and maintain division

Carnegie Is Changing How It Classifies R1 Institutions. Will Your University Make the Cut? chronicle.com/article/carneg…

Now live! Using Altmetric Data Responsibly: A Guide to Interpretation and Good Practice vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/1… intro blog post here thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/int… Special thanks to Nicolás Robinson, Kim Holmberg @[email protected] Altmetric and Timothy D Bowman (he/him) for providing valuable peer review & feedback

A prompt library for experimental use in education: github.com/microsoft/prom…

Microsoft* put together a prompt library for GPT-4 for educators, students, & admin using some of our prompts as a basis. Add your own!

*We do not take any compensation from them or any other AI company

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You can give ChatGPT a picture of your team’s whiteboarding session and have it write the code for you.

This is absolutely insane.

The Retraction Watch Database becomes completely open – and RW becomes far more sustainable.
retractionwatch.com/2023/09/12/the…

Powerful journalism from The Daily Tar Heel.

'Will academics ever actually give up Twitter? It’s too soon to tell. This moment does feel different, though. And the proof may be in the scale of the retreat.'

chronicle.com/article/is-aca…

The famed Stanford Smallville is officially open-source!

25 AI agents inhabit a digital Westworld, unaware that they are living in a simulation. They go to work, gossip, organize socials, make new friends, and even fall in love. Each has unique personality and backstory.

#Academia is broken. Those of us in the game know this. It’s often hard to explain why. I like #AndyStapleton ’s YT channel and his following video is a nice explanation of what’s happening now regarding #academicpublishing #profit and #science youtu.be/5xgbRxA_7DI

They’re coming and it doesn’t look pretty… #tenure #texas #academia axios.com/local/austin/2…

What an insane day in the world of AI.

We got huge announcements from Google, HuggingFace, Scale AI, and Synthesia.

Here's the rundown on everything you need to know:

Dennis Donathan, a Data Scientist for the PKP, discusses how Reddit can act as a valuable tool in altmetrics research, assessing public engagement with research, and communicating research in a more meaningful & contextual way. #altmetrics #reddit Reddit thebibliomagician.wordpress.com/2023/03/28/red…

The professor moral panic over ChatGPT will subside when they all start using to write letters of rec.