Marcel LaFlamme
@marcellaflamme.bsky.social
Helping research libraries support the future of scholarship. Anthro PhD, Quaker, Western Mass returner 🏳️🌈 Views my own.
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In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM (A MORPHSS Project Report)
Conceptual frameworks of 'Open Science' and their implementation by funders, journals, institutions and other organisations have been criticised on the grounds that they are tailored primarily to quan...
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
In the MORPHSS report **Openness in the arts, humanities and social sciences: Documenting open research practices beyond STEM**, we explore the narrow focus of existing frameworks of open research & propose more inclusive ways of accommodating the diversity of open practice across all disciplines.
Very excited to help bring this event to fruition over the next two years, as ARL carries forward a commitment to the production of new knowledge that goes back to legacy offerings like our SPEC Kits and Research Library Issues publication. publications.arl.org
Big news! 🚀 We're launching IMPACT: Research Library Summit in July 2028! This new multitrack experience for scholars, researchers, and practitioners will advance the role of libraries in the research enterprise.
www.arl.org/news/big-new...
#IMPACT28 #Libraries
www.arl.org/news/big-new...
#IMPACT28 #Libraries
Big News! IMPACT: Research Library Summit—July 2028 — Association of Research Libraries
For 94 years, the Association of Research Libraries has been more than an association. We have been a catalyst for innovation, a community where careers are built and flourish, and...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Very excited to help bring this event to fruition over the next two years, as ARL carries forward a commitment to the production of new knowledge that goes back to legacy offerings like our SPEC Kits and Research Library Issues publication. publications.arl.org
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ICYMI Allen Institute For #AI (Ai2) Announces Launch of Theorizer ("Turning Thousands Of Papers Into Scientific Laws") allenai.org/blog/theorizer @ai2.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
ICYMI Allen Institute For #AI (Ai2) Announces Launch of Theorizer ("Turning Thousands Of Papers Into Scientific Laws") allenai.org/blog/theorizer @ai2.bsky.social
Love how this new piece from @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's CE2 Lab brings #OpenScience to reflexive #ResearchCreation: "This protocol is offered as a (re)generative qualitative framework, open to iteration, variation, and adaptation."
www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...
www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...
Making Data From Drawing: How Step-by-Step Protocols Can Enrich Reflexive Inquiry in Qualitative Research
| Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
www.qualitative-research.net
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Love how this new piece from @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's CE2 Lab brings #OpenScience to reflexive #ResearchCreation: "This protocol is offered as a (re)generative qualitative framework, open to iteration, variation, and adaptation."
www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...
www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fq...
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See our most recent resource on how repositories can mitigate the impact of AI bots. Spoiler alert, there is no silver bullet if you want to keep your repository open!!! coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
Mitigating the impact of AI bots
Over the past few years, repositories have been encountering a growing number of bots trying to access their resources. These bots, or crawlers, navigate the internet, gathering data and indexing i…
coar-repositories.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
See our most recent resource on how repositories can mitigate the impact of AI bots. Spoiler alert, there is no silver bullet if you want to keep your repository open!!! coar-repositories.org/news-updates...
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Anyone here know of studies of think tanks & research institutes, & their publications? I’m particularly interested in finding those that sponsor open-access journals but will take anything that discusses their publishing strategies.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Anyone here know of studies of think tanks & research institutes, & their publications? I’m particularly interested in finding those that sponsor open-access journals but will take anything that discusses their publishing strategies.
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Upcoming UKSG Webinar (Feb. 5, 2026): The Open Access – #AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? www.uksg.org/events/free-... #LLMs #oa #trainingdata #scholcomm #publishing @uksg.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Upcoming UKSG Webinar (Feb. 5, 2026): The Open Access – #AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? www.uksg.org/events/free-... #LLMs #oa #trainingdata #scholcomm #publishing @uksg.bsky.social
On what would have been my dad's 83rd birthday, I'm starting a trial subscription to @theglobeandmail.com.
He would probably have preferred a French-language outlet, but it's part of my 2026 goal to deepen engagement with @arl.org's Canadian members and their national context.
He would probably have preferred a French-language outlet, but it's part of my 2026 goal to deepen engagement with @arl.org's Canadian members and their national context.
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
On what would have been my dad's 83rd birthday, I'm starting a trial subscription to @theglobeandmail.com.
He would probably have preferred a French-language outlet, but it's part of my 2026 goal to deepen engagement with @arl.org's Canadian members and their national context.
He would probably have preferred a French-language outlet, but it's part of my 2026 goal to deepen engagement with @arl.org's Canadian members and their national context.
My last piece of writing for 2025. "If the constant challenge of staying in sync leads researchers to fixate on its accomplishment, then libraries can offer paths back to the wonder of discovery."
www.arl.org/blog/reperto...
www.arl.org/blog/reperto...
Repertoires: How Researchers Struggle to Stay In Sync — Association of Research Libraries
The last few working days of a very long year are an apt moment to reflect on how we experience time within the research enterprise. A recent book by science...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My last piece of writing for 2025. "If the constant challenge of staying in sync leads researchers to fixate on its accomplishment, then libraries can offer paths back to the wonder of discovery."
www.arl.org/blog/reperto...
www.arl.org/blog/reperto...
I was already feeling like this in 2018! I’m not following the space anymore, but interesting to hear that that’s still true.
brushing up on semi-recent academic lit on drones (theory and other non-technical areas) and it is amazing how so many people publishing on the subject are still extremely locked into a *massively* out-dated US-led War on Terror mode of thinking about drone tech
December 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I was already feeling like this in 2018! I’m not following the space anymore, but interesting to hear that that’s still true.
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this, from @kevinbaker.bsky.social, is a better analysis of the intersection between LLMs and academic science than 98% of what's out there.
Context Widows
or, of GPUs, LPUs, and Goal Displacement
artificialbureaucracy.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
this, from @kevinbaker.bsky.social, is a better analysis of the intersection between LLMs and academic science than 98% of what's out there.
With downward pressure on indirect costs at research institutions, some libraries are taking a closer look at direct charging to grant budgets for specialized services.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/g...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/g...
Guest Post — Funding Research Services: How Libraries are Exploring Cost Recovery Models - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers share results of an exploratory survey of funding research services, offering a snapshot of a library community in transition.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
With downward pressure on indirect costs at research institutions, some libraries are taking a closer look at direct charging to grant budgets for specialized services.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/g...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/08/g...
When we talk about how changes in the U.S. federal funding landscape will affect the future of scholarship, this has just become my Exhibit A.
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
When we talk about how changes in the U.S. federal funding landscape will affect the future of scholarship, this has just become my Exhibit A.
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💥New: The case for preserving scholarly
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
The case for preserving scholarly blogs - Impact of Social Sciences
Poor preservation threatens the scholarly blogging ecosystem. What makes scholarly blogs sustainable and how can these practices be promoted?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
💥New: The case for preserving scholarly
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
✍️ @pampel.bsky.social & @catharinaochsner.bsky.social
#AcWri #ScholComm #OpenResearch
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📢 Excited to share that COS has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data.
📰 Read more:
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Center for Open Science Awarded Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Preserve and Safeguard Publicly Funded Scientific Data
The Center for Open Science (COS) was awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data.
www.cos.io
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📢 Excited to share that COS has been awarded a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop a community-driven strategic plan for ensuring long-term preservation, accessibility, and usability of federally-funded scientific data.
📰 Read more:
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Finding that a study can't be reproduced is just the beginning of exploring the "variable space" that might explain why.
issues.org/confidence-s...
issues.org/confidence-s...
Build Confidence in Science by Embracing Uncertainty Rather Than Chasing Reproducibility
Despite calls to fund reproducibility studies, resources would be better spent on developing tools that help researchers assess uncertainty.
issues.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Finding that a study can't be reproduced is just the beginning of exploring the "variable space" that might explain why.
issues.org/confidence-s...
issues.org/confidence-s...
An article I'm thinking with about how research libraries can support engaged scholarship and societal impact: what would it mean to lean into place, rather than a research ecosystem that's implicitly elsewhere and everywhere?
journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jc...
journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jc...
Re-Localizing the Library
| Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies
journals.litwinbooks.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
An article I'm thinking with about how research libraries can support engaged scholarship and societal impact: what would it mean to lean into place, rather than a research ecosystem that's implicitly elsewhere and everywhere?
journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jc...
journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jc...
I loved this piece on the organizational infrastructure of Sacred Harp singings. Did it all seem natural, effervescent? Systems and collective labor did that.
www.greyledger.org/the-architec...
www.greyledger.org/the-architec...
The Architecture of the Hollow Square
How Volunteers Make Sacred Harp Singing Possible
When hundreds of singers gathered at the Laurelhurst Club in Southeast Portland for the 34th Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singing Convention in mid-O...
www.greyledger.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I loved this piece on the organizational infrastructure of Sacred Harp singings. Did it all seem natural, effervescent? Systems and collective labor did that.
www.greyledger.org/the-architec...
www.greyledger.org/the-architec...
Here's the latest installment of my newsletter for @arl.org, which aims to provide library leaders with intelligence and insight on the research environment. You can also subscribe if you'd like future issues to show up in your inbox.
www.arl.org/our-prioriti...
www.arl.org/our-prioriti...
Fall 2025 — Association of Research Libraries
Subscribe to the email version of the ARL Monitor. ARL Monitor: Public Edition (Fall 2025) In the Government Affairs section of this issue, research funding on either side of the 49th parallel gets...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here's the latest installment of my newsletter for @arl.org, which aims to provide library leaders with intelligence and insight on the research environment. You can also subscribe if you'd like future issues to show up in your inbox.
www.arl.org/our-prioriti...
www.arl.org/our-prioriti...
Filling my cup today with Jan Morris's remembrance of Trieste, where I stopped off en route to Ljubljana twenty years ago this month 🧳
October 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Filling my cup today with Jan Morris's remembrance of Trieste, where I stopped off en route to Ljubljana twenty years ago this month 🧳
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The latest post in our #ARLRepertoires series by @marcellaflamme.bsky.social looks to Clay Spinuzzi’s book Triangles and Tribulations for insight on why social scientists continue to look to theory in an age of data-intensive scholarship. bit.ly/RepTheory
@mitpress.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
@mitpress.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
Repertoires: How Social Science Theory Gets Made and Remade — Association of Research Libraries
In 2008, technologist Chris Anderson famously predicted the end of theory, as massively abundant data reduced the need for researchers to develop and test explanatory models. “Who knows why people...
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The latest post in our #ARLRepertoires series by @marcellaflamme.bsky.social looks to Clay Spinuzzi’s book Triangles and Tribulations for insight on why social scientists continue to look to theory in an age of data-intensive scholarship. bit.ly/RepTheory
@mitpress.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
@mitpress.bsky.social @cossa.bsky.social
Glimmer of insight: is one reason departments resist research assessment reform because faculty governance and researcher autonomy are being eroded on so many other fronts?
September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Glimmer of insight: is one reason departments resist research assessment reform because faculty governance and researcher autonomy are being eroded on so many other fronts?
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I hope you keep writing and researching and publishing, even if it’s about distant and abstruse topics. It’s not stupid, it’s beautiful, because it’s a testament to the curiosity and care they’re trying to eradicate.
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I hope you keep writing and researching and publishing, even if it’s about distant and abstruse topics. It’s not stupid, it’s beautiful, because it’s a testament to the curiosity and care they’re trying to eradicate.
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The first time I heard the phrase "publish a dataset" I thought, "well, that doesn't apply to us. Why would an anthropologist publish their data?" It's been a minute, and now I understand why *sometimes* it's actually a great thing to do. And we did it!
Check out our new article @ plos.org one on our 1st dataset published at @maxwellsu.bsky.social's @qdr.bsky.social:
"... A new dataset of 1st-person accounts of the #COVID-19 pandemic" - @sarahwillen.bsky.social Katherine A. Mason Heather Wurtz @adam42smith.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/PJP-PLOS-ONE
"... A new dataset of 1st-person accounts of the #COVID-19 pandemic" - @sarahwillen.bsky.social Katherine A. Mason Heather Wurtz @adam42smith.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/PJP-PLOS-ONE
The Pandemic Journaling Project: A new dataset of first-person accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Background The rapid global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic affected different regions, communities, and individuals in vastly different ways that interdisciplinary social scientists are well-position...
tinyurl.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The first time I heard the phrase "publish a dataset" I thought, "well, that doesn't apply to us. Why would an anthropologist publish their data?" It's been a minute, and now I understand why *sometimes* it's actually a great thing to do. And we did it!
Five institutions explored how machine-actionable data management plans, supported by @caldiglib.bsky.social's DMPTool, could improve research support and streamline compliance. Here's what we learned.
www.arl.org/news/new-res...
www.arl.org/news/new-res...
New Resources Available from Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot — Association of Research Libraries
The Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot project is in its final phase, providing institutions with resources to enable them to explore the potential uses of machine-actionable data-management plans (...
www.arl.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Five institutions explored how machine-actionable data management plans, supported by @caldiglib.bsky.social's DMPTool, could improve research support and streamline compliance. Here's what we learned.
www.arl.org/news/new-res...
www.arl.org/news/new-res...