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sal-lib.bsky.social
@sal-lib.bsky.social
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Retired academic librarian - Open Access, Open Science, Repositories. Piano, calligraphy, and gardening amongst other things :-)
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deevybee.bsky.social
Hello @springernature.com - you’ve just published another bit of nonsense in Scientific Reports 🙁
jacksonwryan.com Jack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.com · 1d
Uhh,,, Figure 1 shows you... what exactly? Trying to understand Medical fryrmbial, runctitional features and mum's legs going through concrete.

This whole article is a bit of a disaster. And it's very difficult to find other published work for the author. Strange! 🧪

(via @smutclyde.bsky.social)
Text says: This section provides a comprehensive description of the methodology employed in this study to develop an explainable XAI framework for ASD diagnosis and parental support. The proposed framework integrates the TabPFNMix regressor, a state-of-the-art machine learning (ML) model for tabular data, with SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to ensure both high predictive accuracy and interpretability. The methodology is structured into five subsections: (1) Dataset Description, (2) TabPFNMix Overview, (3) SHAP for Explainability, (4) Framework Design, and (5) Evaluation Metrics. Figure 1 shows the overall methodology. Informed consent was obtained from all participants involved in the study, and, where applicable, consent was obtained from legal guardians for minor participants as approved by the IRB. And then Figure 1 is shown with lots of AI errors on the image. An absolutely totally fine this can be published in a science journal image that purports to show how the study was carried out but instead is just AI slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Strategic Analysis of the Scholarly Communications Landscape https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/strategic-analysis-of-the-scholarly-communicationslandscape/
Strategic Analysis of the Scholarly CommunicationsLandscape
Kathleen Shearer, Executive Director, COAR November 27, 2025 This report presents a brief overview of the socio-political landscape for scholarly communications and describes some of th…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
"Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries."
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/11/court-permanently-blocks-trumps-executive-order-dismantle-federal-agency-americas

"Today Nov 21], the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island […]
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November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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deevybee.bsky.social
New blogpost. Some reflections on a @clarivate.com webinar that I attended yesterday.
deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
#evaluation #papermills #fraud
The dangers of using bibliometrics with polluted data
This week I attended a Webinar organised by Clarivate on the topic of “ Eugene Garfield Centenary Celebration: Past, Present and Future ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
sal-lib.bsky.social
Thank you @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social for an incredibly inspiring talk this afternoon in Malvern. I found your message of seeking light and decency amidst the despair and hate profoundly moving. May the BBC retain and engage more journalists like you.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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coalitions-oa.bsky.social
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
cOAlition S Strategy 2026-2030
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
sal-lib.bsky.social
Fab...u...lous!
rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Ross Mounce @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17d
Oxford and Harvard libraries now publishing their own diamond open access journals. Love it. ❤️

Paying hundreds of millions to big commercial publishers isn't the only way of supporting researchers to publish their research.

Oxford: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/shox#collapse5381526

Harvard […]
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November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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richove.bsky.social
The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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charliemaynard.bsky.social
I’m absolutely delighted to have been offered the role of Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk. I’m looking forward to supporting @libdemdaisy.bsky.social and the rest of the team, as we continue to build on the LibDem record of responsible, ambitious economic policy.
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
sal-lib.bsky.social
@richove.bsky.social John was a great fan of your book 'Burning the books' He was delighted to have met you.
johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · Oct 28
Just heard the sad news that John Osman, the doyen of BBC foreign correspondents and an inspiration to people like me, has died. A life really well lived. Farewell dear friend.
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights | Plan S https://www.coalition-s.org/blog/yes-to-transparent-service-fees-no-to-fees-that-charge-authors-to-exercise-their-rights/
“Yes” to Transparent Service Fees, “No” to Fees That Charge Authors to Exercise Their Rights
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have introduced new fees targeting authors who exercise their right to self-archive accepted manuscripts under a CC BY license. cOAlition S opposes these charges because they penalize authors for complying with open access policies. This blog post by Bodo Stern (Chief […]
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October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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eudch.bsky.social
DOAJ x Diamond Discovery Hub (ddh.diamas.org/en) 💎

Two pillars of Open Access, one shared mission.

Discover how they’re working together to make open publishing more visible, connected, and sustainable 👀 👇
doaj.bsky.social DOAJ @doaj.bsky.social · Oct 23
💎DOAJ and the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH): Working with the community to support #OpenAccess
Partnering with @craft-oa.bsky.social
➡️centralising expertise and collaboration
➡️offering greater visibility through the DDH @eudch.bsky.social
Details blog.doaj.org/2025/10/23/d...
DOAJ and the Diamond Discovery Hub: Working with the community to support open access – DOAJ Blog
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October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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lampallib.bsky.social
🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.

📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
Picture of the reading room with yellow text over the top, reading Lambeth Palace Library Career Open Day, for ages 16-18 plus undergrads and career changers, 30th October opening times 10am-4pm, 15 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7JT
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Funders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC https://sparcopen.org/impact-story/funders-roll-out-next-gen-open-policies/
Funders Roll Out Next Gen Open Policies - SPARC
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October 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
sal-lib.bsky.social
Operation Mincemeat at the Fortune Theatre. Stunning musical. Taps every emotion. Stunningly talented cast and excellent band. Highly recommend.

operationmincemeat.com

@opmincememe.bsky.social
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October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
sal-lib.bsky.social
Hear, hear. Highly recommended reading
richove.bsky.social Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · Oct 2
Ahead of a formal celebration of the 1850 Public Libraries Act in Manchester next week, I have a piece in @theobserveruk.bsky.social this weekend celebrating that forward-looking legislation (and a call to action). observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Libraries are palaces for the people. Their ramparts need...
The spirit of public improvement that led to the legislation that created free public libraries 175 years go needs to be rekindled
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October 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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lewan.bsky.social
Terrific sleuthing and deep background research by @alex23.bsky.social into the horrors of "research" on autism conducted by none other than the person RFK Jr put in charge of ... you guessed it, the (non-existent) link between autism and vaccines:
From Willowbrook to the Geiers: Families Speak Out
“Once, I went down to the Geiers’ basement to use the bathroom. I saw several ladies packaging drug bottles into boxes. And in the bathroom I saw what appeared to be equipment from a chemistry lab.”
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October 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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mellimo.bsky.social
Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today.

A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):
September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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nposegay.bsky.social
Potential workaround if you're already logged in and get prompted by the ToS notification: opening this "privacy policy" link www.academia.edu/privacytakes you to a page where you can access the drop-down menu and reach "account settings." From there I was able to delete my account without agreeing.
Academia.edu | Privacy
Academia.edu is the platform to share, find, and explore 50 Million research papers. Join us to accelerate your research needs & academic interests.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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nposegay.bsky.social
I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???

This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.
September 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
The Sorbonne's justification of its decision to leave the Times Higher Education league table game raises key issues for universities in an era of attacks on science and for UK science (SHAPE & STEM) & the escalating growth of proprietary bibliometrics. 1/4
Sorbonne University decides to withdraw from the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
As of 2026, Sorbonne University will no longer submit data to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. The decision comes as part of a wider approach to promote open science and ref...
www.sorbonne-universite.fr
September 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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robcaliff.bsky.social
Clearly stated by the Lancet

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
RFK Jr and MAHA: dangerous, emboldened, and escalating
The week beginning Aug 4, 2025 was the most dangerous and tragic week of Robert F Kennedy Jr's tenure yet: a fatal CDC shooting by a gunman distrustful of COVID-19 vaccines, the cancellation of US$500...
www.thelancet.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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brembs.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
This should have been big news!

Ten funding agencies from eight European countries have pledged to support a public infrastructure that is poised to replace academic journals:
FWF 🇦🇹
RCN 🇳🇴
Forte 🇸🇪
ARIS 🇸🇮
SRC 🇸🇪
FCT 🇵🇹
CSIC 🇪🇸
DFG 🇩🇪
Formas 🇸🇪
ANR 🇫🇷
Only two of them issued press releases in […]
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September 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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deevybee.bsky.social
Latest blogpost: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/08/gold...
This picks up on the point I made recently about very selective statements about requirements for open/transparent science in a big Senate Appropriations report.
Gold standard science isn't gold standard if it's applied selectively
In May, the White House produced a report called " Restoring Gold Standard Science ", which was followed by an NIH plan to implement this po...
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August 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM