Automated concept / keyword generation for journal articles in repositories
I was checking out a research paper in the ACM Digital Library: SibylFS: formal specification and oracle-based testing for POSIX and real-world file systems and spotted something interesting: a “Concepts in this article” drop-down “Powered by IBM Watson” For more on Watson, see IBM Watson: Beyond Jeopardy! Q&A I’ve been thinking what calls to action a user […]
What to ask users?
We want to make the process of depositing, finding, reading and acting on our research as simple and efficient as possible and to remove barriers to access. A good way to improve usability is to watch real users perform real tasks. To do this, we need to pick a few tasks and some sample users. We […]
Are we getting marketing wrong?
In my last post I came up with a bunch of basic rules on Spreading the word – what to do and what not to do. What if I was completely wrong? For ephemeral events, what if people mainly spot intriguing images in a sea of “stuff”? What if some of us are just […]
Spreading the word – what to do and what not to do
I regularly see notes about upcoming events, calls for papers, book launches and the like. I see many of these as do many other people. If you want to maximise my time and attention I have a few tips. Most of the time the more extra and unnecessary work I need to do, the less […]
Page numbers and preprints
An author friend flagged up some problems with Green Open Access (OA): A common and baseline important thing: referencing, and the æsthetics and readability of the text. Can the version we archive be referenced in detail in the same way as the published copy of record? Is our archived version beautiful and easy to read? I’m […]
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