In many posts on this site I have reflected on my attempts to work as an open scholar. In a recent post, I discussion how this is often a balancing act as I try to find a space for my blogging and open scholarship, while also navigating the requirements of tenure and promotion. A recent…
In most of my work, I strive for openness and transparency as an open researcher and educator. My purpose in this is to explore and play with possible new opportunities for scholarship in digital contexts. I’ve written in the past about how (and why) to become a digitally agile researcher. I’ve also written about how to…
I’ve experimented open scholarship or research in online and hybrid spaces over the last decade. Most of this has been motivated by initial questions about new and digital tools/spaces, and wondering why we cannot use them for research and scholarship. Across this work, I’ve tried to document my thinking and reflect on these experiences in…
In a recent blog post, Greg McVerry examines the challenges and opportunities of injecting some IndieWeb philosophies into Google Scholar, and other systems for tracking, citing, and identifying publications. His post closes with the following statement: Citations stink. Like I said a canonical link as citation is my dream but we are way off from…