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Harnessing the Semantic Web for Scholarship
Research Without Borders November 2, 2011 The Semantic Web links data to other data via machine-readable information. Scholars from a wide variety of fields are applying semantic technologies to their research. At this event, panelists cover examples of the scholarly … Read More →
Data Management and Federal Funding: What Researchers Need to Know
Research Without Borders September 27, 2011 New requirements from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other federal agencies have brought data management and sharing into the spotlight. This trend will continue as more research sponsors, and the general public, demand … Read More →
Your Dissertation: What You Need to Know About Copyright and Electronic Filing
Open Access Week 2011 Wednesday, October 26 VIDEO TO COME. Students at the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) must file their dissertations electronically, and a copy of each dissertation will be deposited in Columbia's online repository … Read More →
Beyond the Copyright Wars: Fair Use, Free Speech, and Reframing the Policy Debate
Open Access Week 2011 Thursday, October 27 VIDEO TO COME. A talk by American University Professor of Film and Media Arts Patricia Aufderheide, who is author, with Peter Jaszi, of the recent book Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put … Read More →
Defining the Digital Humanities
Research Without Borders April 6, 2011 The definition of the digital humanities, or “humanities computing,” remains contested. Digital humanities scholars are a diverse group whose work is the result of cross-pollination among humanities scholarship, computer science, and digital media. Many … Read More →
Models for Campus-Based Publishing
Research Without Borders March 1, 2011 As both academic libraries and university presses struggle with budget pressures and the increasing dominance of networked technology in scholarly publishing, many institutions are establishing library-press partnerships in an effort to rethink the role … Read More →
Working with Citizen Scientists
Research Without Borders February 8, 2011 Citizen scientists are members of the public who voluntarily contribute to scientific research projects. Panelists share their experiences with citizen science initiatives and consider what factors contribute to a successful collaboration with interested amateurs. … Read More →
Crisis on Campus: Refiguring Teaching and Writing
Research Without Borders November 9, 2010 Mark Taylor, Chair of the Columbia University Department of Religion, discusses his proposals for reinventing higher education and research outlined in his recent book Crisis on Campus. Taylor argues that higher education is facing … Read More →
Radical Open Access in the Humanities
Research Without Borders October 18, 2010 Discover why open access is not only a viable option for the humanities, but a revolutionary one. Though more widely recognized in the sciences, open access publishing is well established in the humanities and … Read More →
The Promise of Peer Review
Research Without Borders September 29, 2010 In today’s networked digital environment, is the peer review system the best way to recognize quality research and scholarship? Scholars have come to rely on peer review to ensure that the research they publish … Read More →
