Bibliothecaris

Bibliothecaris, 9 days ago to workersrights

Highlight from our digital collection:

"Maintaining a #Sustainable Work–Life Balance. An #Interdisciplinary Path to a Better Future"

🔗 https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781803922348/9781803922348.xml

This book offers an exploration of #work-life balance, focusing on #parents, #academics, the self-employed, and #migrants. It examines self-care, #childcare, and informal care dynamics.

#OpenAccess

Bibliothecaris, 27 days ago to philosophy

Hello, fellow #academic #libraries and #librarians, #information specialists! Are you going to #BiblioCon24
@bibliocon?

It's our first time there and we'd love connect.
Would you like to exchange best practices, tips, and/or knowledge over coffee? We are interested in #communication strategies for libraries and everything #OpenScience-related. Let us know if you want to meet up!

Bibliothecaris, 28 days ago to books

'#Sharing with minimal #regulation? Evidence from neighborhood book exchange' by Anouk Schippers and Adriaan Soetevent is April's #OpenAccess publication in the spotlight.

Their study shows that peer-to-peer book exchanges, like little free #libraries, experience minimal free riding due to strong #SocialNorms among users, with a return rate of 9 #books for every 10 taken.

Read the interview:
➡️ https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-april-sharing-with-minimal-regulation-evidence-from-n

#economy #altruism #OpenScience #economics

Bibliothecaris, 1 month ago to Pubtips

Our #university sees diamond open access as a #sustainable, affordable and #fair model for scholarly publishing.

We financially support various diamond open access initiatives and infrastructures.

Read more:
🔗 interview diamond open access experts: https://www.rug.nl/library/news/meet-our-experts-on-diamond-open-access
🔗 what our researchers say about diamond initiatives they support or work with: https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/diamond-open-access-at-the-ug/what-researchers-say-about-diamond-open-access

#diamond #diamondopenaccess #openaccess #openscience #publishing #support

Bibliothecaris, 1 month ago to journalism

👋 We are looking for a #media or #communication studies #student based in the Netherlands to work with us on a small research project on #Mastodon and #SciComm.

Collaboration could be part of a research-focused #internship or an MA-#thesis project.

Boost is much appreciated. 💜
If you're interested, please DM us for details.

#AcademicChatter #communication #SocialMedia #research

Bibliothecaris, 1 month ago to AdobePhotoshop

New in our #digital #collection

Framing Ageing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives for Humanities and Social Sciences Research.

🔗 https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350341449

This #openaccess #book provides new methods and concepts for ongoing conversations about old age as an object of analysis in contemporary #culture.

#ageing #humanities #socialsciences

Bibliothecaris, 1 month ago to Podcast

🎧Rashid Gabdulhakov developed two fully open online courses that aim to help non-Western #scholars to navigate the Western system of #academic knowledge production.

In our #podcast Rashid shares his experiences with #OpenEducationalResources and he reflects on how inclusive and diverse the #knowledge creation process is.

🔗 https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/podcast/#gabdulhakov

#OpenScience #diversity #inclusion #OpenEducation #KnowledgeProduction

Image of Rashid Gabdulhakov, assistant professor at the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen

Bibliothecaris, 1 month ago to mastodon

Yesterday, we co-hosted a webinar w/ @publicspaces on transitioning to #Mastodon from #Twitter as a public organization.

Our key points:
➡️Align your core values w/ communication strategy & reclaim control of channels.
➡️Mastodon prioritizes meaningful, value-driven communication over commercial interests.
➡️#TwitterMigration brought us into a vibrant community🦣 w/ valuable interactions.
➡️Transition should have been made sooner.

👋 Hi, fellow public organizations: What are your experiences?

Bibliothecaris, 2 months ago to Plants

🌸Happy #InternationalWomensDay 🌸

Check out the remarkable illustrations of German entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), which are kept at our #SpecialCollections.

Maria's illustrations of #plants and #insects not only captured the beauty nature but also revolutionized our understanding of it.

Her observations of insect #metamorphosis paved the way for modern #entomology and #ecology.

Colourful illustrations of a butterfly metamorphosis

Bibliothecaris, 2 months ago to mastodon Dutch

Webinar, 26 maart: Van tweets naar toots. Hoe maak je als publieke organisatie een soepele overgang naar #Mastodon?

➡️ https://publicspaces.net/2024/02/29/van-tweets-naar-toots-mastodon-webinar-op-26-maart/

In oktober zijn we gestopt met #Twitter en volledig overgestapt naar Mastodon.

Tijdens de webinar van @publicspaces delen we onze argumenten voor de transitie. Hoe is onze ervaring met Mastodon tot nu toe? Spoiler: heel goed :) #twittermigration

Bibliothecaris, 3 months ago to journalism

50th inaugural lecture published by University of Groningen Press 🥳

"Landscape naturally. Ecological landscape history in contemporary perspective" (only in Dutch) by Prof. Bert Groenewoudt is the 50th inaugural lecture published as a book by University of Groningen Press (UGP).

The printed version is included in the library collection; the digital version appears #openaccess

Overview inaugural lectures: https://books.ugp.rug.nl/index.php/ugp/catalog/series/IL

#lecture #press #landscape #ecological #history #books

Bibliothecaris, 3 months ago to random Dutch

Afgelopen vrijdag organiseerde het Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP) het congres "De toekomstbestendigheid van de politieke partij" ter ere van zijn 50-jarig bestaan.

Wetenschappers en practitioners bespraken de impact van maatschappelijke trends, technologische ontwikkelingen en institutionele aanpassingen op de Nederlandse politieke partijen.

https://www.rug.nl/research/dnpp/events/dnpp-lustrumcongres-workshop

Collecties DNPP: https://www.rug.nl/research/dnpp/collecties/

#democratie #Nederland #politiek @L_deJonge

Bibliothecaris, 3 months ago to history

Ubbo Emmius was the first rector magnificus of the University of Groningen.
In 1572, as a student in Rostock, Germany, he bought this booklet containing letters of Roman author Cicero.

The book contains quotes, drawings, comments in the margins next to the printed text, written in Ubbo’s tiny, almost illegible handwriting.

Read the full story and browse through the digitized version of the book.

➡️ https://frisia.rug.nl/en/stories/cicero-in-east-frisia

#History #histodons #heritage #digitization #DigitalHumanities

Bibliothecaris, 4 months ago to journalism

The book ‘Strange Bedfellows: An experiment in Student-directed Interdisciplinary Research’ is now available #openaccess at University of #Groningen #Press.

#Interdisciplinarity is a bit of a buzzword in the #Dutch university sector. It is also one of the most prioritized #policy goals. Yet, interdisciplinarity remains under-defined. How, then, are we supposed to adopt an interdisciplinary approach?

🔗 https://books.ugp.rug.nl/index.php/ugp/catalog/book/145

#research #education #LiberalArtsandSciences

Bibliothecaris, 4 months ago to AdobePhotoshop

🥳 All University of Groningen #dissertations from 2023 have been received in #digital format!

All dissertations can be found in our #research portal: https://research.rug.nl/

Whenever possible, dissertations are made available #openaccess without restrictions. Read more: https://www.rug.nl/library/news/24116-rug-proefschriften-digitaal

#PhD #thesis #phdstudents

Bibliothecaris, 4 months ago to history

Did you know that our first library catalogue is 405 years old?

In 1619, the first librarian of the University of Groningen Library, Nicolaus Mulerius, compiled a list of all books then available in our library.
Mulerius and his successors kept adding acquisitions to this Librorum Academicorum Syllabus. It's available online, including transcriptions.

➡️ https://syllabus.ub.rug.nl/english/index.html

#histodons #history #libraries #AcademicLibrary #heritage #collection #bookstodon #books

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to mastodon

Why do #scholars migrate to #Mastodon?

In the #Netherlands, @SURF set up a pilot server for #education and #research.
In this article by @publicspaces, Dutch scholars @MishaVelthuis, @joshornikx and @martijnkleppe share their motivations to migrate to Mastodon.

🇬🇧 (Google Translate) https://publicspaces-net.translate.goog/2023/12/21/het-digitale-binnenplein-van-onderzoek-onderwijs/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp

🇳🇱 (original text) https://publicspaces.net/2023/12/21/het-digitale-binnenplein-van-onderzoek-onderwijs

❓ We’re curious:
What motivated you to join Mastodon as a scholar?

#TwitterMigration #ScholarlyCommunication #academia #AcademicChatter

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to twitter Dutch

Als universiteitsbibliotheek zijn we toegewijd aan #OpenScience. Het uitdragen van open principes willen we ook toepassen in onze communicatiestrategie.

Bijna 2 maanden geleden zijn we gestopt met Twitter en volledig overgestapt naar Mastodon.
Met @publicspaces hebben we onze argumenten voor de transitie gedeeld. Hoe is onze ervaring op Mastodon? Spoiler: heel goed :)

Lees het artikel:
➡️https://publicspaces.net/2023/12/13/hoe-de-universiteitsbibliotheek-groningen-twitter-achter-zich-liet

#Twitter #twittermigration #Mastodon #community #communicatie #DataAutonomy

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to internet

In the 16th century, students took an album with them when visiting prestigious universities. They collected poems, personal mottos or signatures from fellow students and famous professors.

These friendship books, alba amicorum, were considered #SocialMedia before the term was even coined. They offer a glimpse into the network of the album's owner.

Read more about the alba amicorum in our #SpecialCollections:

https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/alba-amicorum

#History #histodons #heritage

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to books

We asked some visitors to our library what books they borrowed.

Here's what they said...
📽️https://youtu.be/r8XBXqH-CNM?si=Zf-cq5mZ5-V9WDSs

#library #books #ancient #masterthesis #history #socialcohesion #PhD

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to TodayILearned

"Open educational resources come in all shapes and sizes, and by starting small, you can often see that it is pretty easy to incorporate #open elements in #teaching."

Meet Martijn Blikmans, Open Educational Resources Specialist at the University of Groningen Library: https://www.rug.nl/library/news/meet-martijn-blikmans-oer-specialist

On a regular basis, our experts explain in an interview how they can help. Meet other experts: https://www.rug.nl/library/support/user-groups/staff/expertise

#openeducation #openeducationalresources #openscience #meetourexperts #library

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to Netherlands

Catchpenny prints were 18th–19th-century budget-friendly mass printings in the Netherlands, targeted at audiences in low-income classes and children.

They cover Dutch heroes, Biblical tales, and children’s games and offer a snapshot into the interests of the 18th–19th-century Netherlands. Their poor paper quality led to limited preservation.

Check out our digitized collection of catchpenny prints:

https://facsimile.ub.rug.nl/digital/collection/centsprenten

#DutchCulture
#Netherlands #Histodons #history #heritage

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to Sociology

"On the Frontline of Global #Inequalities: A #Decolonial Approach to the Study of #StreetLevel #Bureaucracies"

is this month's #OpenAccess publication in the spotlight.

Read our interview with author Flávio Eiró on what changes he would advocate for in global #KnowledgeProduction to address inequality.
Does the open science movement sufficiently consider perspectives of the Global South?

https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-september-on-the-frontline-of-global-inequalities-a-d

#OpenScience #decolonization #GlobalSouth #sociology #anthropology

Bibliothecaris, 5 months ago to random

Welcome to Mastodon, Open Science Community Groningen @oscgroningen!

The OSCG brings together people in #Groningen (NL) who are interested in #openscience, provides workshops and promotes responsible research practices.

https://groningen.osc-international.com

Bibliothecaris, 6 months ago to mastodon

Today 4 weeks ago we quit🐦. Thank you for the warm welcome here 🦣 and your interest.

We're curious to hear from you: How are we doing? What content do you expect a university library (like us) to share here? How can we (better) contribute to the community here?

#LeavingTwitter #AcademicLibrary #Mastodon #OpenScience