luqmanarian
@luqmanhayes.bsky.social
Open stuff for Tuwhera, research support at Te Mātāpuna | AUT Library, Aotearoa.
Pinned
luqmanarian
@luqmanhayes.bsky.social
· Apr 29
The time for action is now: Equity and sustainability for diamond publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Diamond open access journals make a significant contribution to scholarship globally while enduring a precarious existence due to a lack of funding. The purpose of this study was to identify the neces...
www.iastatedigitalpress.com
Craig Murdoch & I wrote this after interviewing editors from @tuwhera.bsky.social journals.
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
Reposted by luqmanarian
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
Reposted by luqmanarian
I created a zine about some of the contradictions in open access. Please print, discuss, and share!
doi.org/10.17613/9p2...
#openaccess #OA
doi.org/10.17613/9p2...
#openaccess #OA
The Contradictions of Open Access - Pocket Guide
This pocket guide is an introduction to five contradictions in open access
doi.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I created a zine about some of the contradictions in open access. Please print, discuss, and share!
doi.org/10.17613/9p2...
#openaccess #OA
doi.org/10.17613/9p2...
#openaccess #OA
‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor thespinoff.co.nz/books/25-09-...
‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor
All of this is avoidable – so how do we fix what's broken?
thespinoff.co.nz
September 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor thespinoff.co.nz/books/25-09-...
Sanctions are the minimum. End the Zionist colonial project : our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
NZ Government Sanction Israel Now
Since October 2023 the world has witnessed the state of Israel perpetrate innumerable war crimes and human rights violations against the people of Gaza [1], while the violence, repression, and forced ...
our.actionstation.org.nz
September 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Sanctions are the minimum. End the Zionist colonial project : our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/nz...
Reposted by luqmanarian
Springer Nature are increasingly trying to sell their publishing agreements with "research integrity" training in a further attempt to take away work from libraries.
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and Springer Nature partner to strengthen research integrity and open access publishing - The Tribune
New Delhi [India], August 20: The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature, a global leader in research publishing, have announced a strategic co...
www.tribuneindia.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Springer Nature are increasingly trying to sell their publishing agreements with "research integrity" training in a further attempt to take away work from libraries.
Reposted by luqmanarian
Here's the thing, we already were amongst the lowest levels of funding for research in the developed world. And these cuts & reprioritisations make this even worse.
You can't determine immediate economic implications from a lot, if not most, research. So, these decisions misunderstand science.
You can't determine immediate economic implications from a lot, if not most, research. So, these decisions misunderstand science.
August 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's the thing, we already were amongst the lowest levels of funding for research in the developed world. And these cuts & reprioritisations make this even worse.
You can't determine immediate economic implications from a lot, if not most, research. So, these decisions misunderstand science.
You can't determine immediate economic implications from a lot, if not most, research. So, these decisions misunderstand science.
Reposted by luqmanarian
August 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Here's a recording of my presentation to Research Support Community Day (the Aussie version) back in June. It's based on the paper Craig Murdoch and I wrote for the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication.
youtu.be/Y89eo1Abn4w?...
youtu.be/Y89eo1Abn4w?...
The time for action is now: Equity and sustainability for diamond publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
YouTube video by Research Support Community Day
youtu.be
August 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Here's a recording of my presentation to Research Support Community Day (the Aussie version) back in June. It's based on the paper Craig Murdoch and I wrote for the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication.
youtu.be/Y89eo1Abn4w?...
youtu.be/Y89eo1Abn4w?...
I wrote some words with Donna Coventry about @tuwhera.bsky.social for @doaj.bsky.social.
Give it a read.
Give it a read.
The value of @tuwhera.bsky.social an #OpenAccess platform supported by Research Services and Digital Development teams at Te Mātāpuna Library & Learning Services at Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa #ScholComms #DiamondOA
blog.doaj.org/2025/07/29/t...
blog.doaj.org/2025/07/29/t...
July 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I wrote some words with Donna Coventry about @tuwhera.bsky.social for @doaj.bsky.social.
Give it a read.
Give it a read.
Facts
OA policies/mandates don't regulate actual *publishers*, especially corporate publishers
And this is one of the reasons why "policy" is a flawed tactic in changing scholarly publishing
And this is one of the reasons why "policy" is a flawed tactic in changing scholarly publishing
July 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Facts
Reposted by luqmanarian
"Every science publisher pays men more than women. In 2024, the lowest median pay gap favouring men was 9.5% (Springer-Nature), followed by Sage (13.3%), Wiley (17.7%), and Informa (formerly Taylor & Francis) (22.7%)."
The world's largest science publishers - which enjoy huge power & profits - consistently pay men more than women
We analysed 8 years of #genderpaygap data & contrast staggering pay inequities w/ the warm glow publishers often get for #EDI #genderequality
Pls share our new paper & Call to Action
We analysed 8 years of #genderpaygap data & contrast staggering pay inequities w/ the warm glow publishers often get for #EDI #genderequality
Pls share our new paper & Call to Action
Gender pay gaps and inequity at science publishers
journals.plos.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Every science publisher pays men more than women. In 2024, the lowest median pay gap favouring men was 9.5% (Springer-Nature), followed by Sage (13.3%), Wiley (17.7%), and Informa (formerly Taylor & Francis) (22.7%)."
This, but make it Indigenous/Tiriti-led.
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough open.substack.com/pub/asterain...
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough open.substack.com/pub/asterain...
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough
Why we're no longer funding journal publications
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This, but make it Indigenous/Tiriti-led.
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough open.substack.com/pub/asterain...
Scientific Publishing: Enough is Enough open.substack.com/pub/asterain...
Reposted by luqmanarian
With the rise in technologies able to produce massive datasets (genomics, eDNA), good protocols for #Indigenous #data #sovereignty are essential - my latest for Plant & Food Research, with Maui Hudson, Amanda Black, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Linley Jesson et al
www.plantandfood.com/en-nz/articl...
www.plantandfood.com/en-nz/articl...
Protecting indigenous knowledge · Plant & Food Research
There are many exciting initiatives underway to uphold data sovereignty.
www.plantandfood.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
With the rise in technologies able to produce massive datasets (genomics, eDNA), good protocols for #Indigenous #data #sovereignty are essential - my latest for Plant & Food Research, with Maui Hudson, Amanda Black, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Linley Jesson et al
www.plantandfood.com/en-nz/articl...
www.plantandfood.com/en-nz/articl...
Reposted by luqmanarian
So below is on the uptake of new AI-based tools in scholarly publishing, of Oxford University Press partnering with Hum on an "AI-based editorial assistant." [And note that they are actually naming the type of job this tool is meant to be a substitute for.]
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
June 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
So below is on the uptake of new AI-based tools in scholarly publishing, of Oxford University Press partnering with Hum on an "AI-based editorial assistant." [And note that they are actually naming the type of job this tool is meant to be a substitute for.]
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
www.alpsp.org/news-publica...
I'm talking about building an equitable and sustainable shared infrastructure for diamond open access in Aotearoa (NZ) and this article doi.org/10.31274/jls... at this year's Research Support Community Day.
Get along to it, if you can www.rscday.info/about/2025
Get along to it, if you can www.rscday.info/about/2025
Event - 2025
Introducing our keynote speakers for RSC Day 2025
www.rscday.info
May 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm talking about building an equitable and sustainable shared infrastructure for diamond open access in Aotearoa (NZ) and this article doi.org/10.31274/jls... at this year's Research Support Community Day.
Get along to it, if you can www.rscday.info/about/2025
Get along to it, if you can www.rscday.info/about/2025
Reposted by luqmanarian
#5 The Tuwhera team launched AUT Library's first two OERs. Physiotherapy Otherwise is openly available here oercollective.caul.edu.au/physiotherap..., The 6Ps of Creativity is currently under student review but will be open soon!!!
#openscholarship #OER
#openscholarship #OER
Physiotherapy Otherwise Workbook – Simple Book PublishingShare on XShare on LinkedInShare via Email
oercollective.caul.edu.au
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#5 The Tuwhera team launched AUT Library's first two OERs. Physiotherapy Otherwise is openly available here oercollective.caul.edu.au/physiotherap..., The 6Ps of Creativity is currently under student review but will be open soon!!!
#openscholarship #OER
#openscholarship #OER
Looking forward to soon replacing "should" with "will".
"non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination."
doi.org/10.1590/0001...
"non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination."
doi.org/10.1590/0001...
Open access, “piracy” and Article Processing Charges (APC) in Argentina: an informed policy for the national research funding agency
Abstract The article explores the growing influence of Article Processing Charges (APCs) in...
doi.org
May 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Looking forward to soon replacing "should" with "will".
"non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination."
doi.org/10.1590/0001...
"non-commercial open access routes, like the “diamond” model, should be promoted, and research assessments should shift away from focusing on journal rankings to encourage more responsible research dissemination."
doi.org/10.1590/0001...
Reposted by luqmanarian
"It is, I think, impossible to suggest you’re for decolonization without being against colonialism, and what’s happening in Gaza has been colonialism going back as far as the Nakba of 1947/8"
It brings me no joy to share this, but here's an open letter to the leadership of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) on what is to me a very serious issue with it's autonomy and political scope. (Note: I've worked for and with PKP for decades).
ahemnason.notion.site/open-letter-...
ahemnason.notion.site/open-letter-...
An Open Letter to the Leadership of the Public Knowledge Project | Notion
Hey. My name is Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian at the University of New Brunswick and the Open Scholarly Infrastructure Advisor with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). I owe a si...
ahemnason.notion.site
May 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"It is, I think, impossible to suggest you’re for decolonization without being against colonialism, and what’s happening in Gaza has been colonialism going back as far as the Nakba of 1947/8"
Reposted by luqmanarian
Tuwhera is back on social media with a series of updates😀
#1 The International Journal of Creative Media Research joined Tuwhera ijcmr.online/2/issue/view.... The back issues were all in HTML so after much trial and error we managed to publish issues 1 to 10 in HTML making it fun and interactive!!!
#1 The International Journal of Creative Media Research joined Tuwhera ijcmr.online/2/issue/view.... The back issues were all in HTML so after much trial and error we managed to publish issues 1 to 10 in HTML making it fun and interactive!!!
Vol. 11 (2025): Everyday is Spatial (April Issue)
| International Journal of Creative Media Research
ijcmr.online
May 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Tuwhera is back on social media with a series of updates😀
#1 The International Journal of Creative Media Research joined Tuwhera ijcmr.online/2/issue/view.... The back issues were all in HTML so after much trial and error we managed to publish issues 1 to 10 in HTML making it fun and interactive!!!
#1 The International Journal of Creative Media Research joined Tuwhera ijcmr.online/2/issue/view.... The back issues were all in HTML so after much trial and error we managed to publish issues 1 to 10 in HTML making it fun and interactive!!!
Reposted by luqmanarian
As we talk about Microsoft and Amazon pulling back on data center projects, don’t ignore what’s happening in China, where “projects are failing, energy is being wasted, and data centers have become ‘distressed assets’ whose investors are keen to unload them at below-market rates.”
China built hundreds of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused.
The country poured billions into AI infrastructure, but the data center gold rush is unraveling as speculative investments collide with weak demand and DeepSeek shifts AI trends.
www.technologyreview.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
As we talk about Microsoft and Amazon pulling back on data center projects, don’t ignore what’s happening in China, where “projects are failing, energy is being wasted, and data centers have become ‘distressed assets’ whose investors are keen to unload them at below-market rates.”
Craig Murdoch & I wrote this after interviewing editors from @tuwhera.bsky.social journals.
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
The time for action is now: Equity and sustainability for diamond publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
Diamond open access journals make a significant contribution to scholarship globally while enduring a precarious existence due to a lack of funding. The purpose of this study was to identify the neces...
www.iastatedigitalpress.com
April 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Craig Murdoch & I wrote this after interviewing editors from @tuwhera.bsky.social journals.
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...
The message is clear: investing even a small percentage of the budgets that go to the commercial publishers could sustain a shared OA infrastructure for Aotearoa.
www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article...