Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 2: HKU Author’s Choice of Creative Commons Licenses
Post Views: 469 — by Fanny Liu Introduction In the previous post (Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 1: Which Creative Commons License Works the Best for an Author?), we discussed the different Creative Commons licenses and publishers’ licensing agreements. In this post, we will focus on the choices made by HKU (the University of Hong…
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Access, Author Rights, and Agreements 1: Which Creative Commons License Works the Best for an Author?
Post Views: 970 — by Chloe Ng As illustrated in the previous blog post (Open Access in Progress: An Overview of Participation of HKU Authors in Open Access Publishing), more and more HKU authors are publishing their research outputs open access. When an author submits manuscripts to journal publishers, one of the important decisions to…
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Flourish: Visualizing Data in an Easy and Engaging Way
Post Views: 1,964 — by Vivian Qiu Flourish is an online data visualization tool that can help turn complex datasets into engaging and informative visuals in an easy way. In this blog post, we will introduce what Flourish could do for you, its advantages and how to use it. 1. What is Flourish Flourish empowers…
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Unmasking and Combating Publishing Malpractices 2: Citation Manipulation
Post Views: 660 — by Fanny Liu In the previous post (Unmasking and Combating Publishing Malpractices 1: Paper Mills), we discussed publishing malpractices focusing on the issue of paper mills. While traditional fraud and misconduct continue to exist, “post-production” manipulations, i.e., manipulations regarding the publication process and the impact, rather than the content of the…
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From Citations to Success: Trend Analysis of HKU Research Performance with Essential Science Indicators 2024
Post Views: 1,215 — by Chloe Ng In our previous analyses of the University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) research performance using Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data in 2022 and 2023, we highlighted the strong presence of HKU scholars across various disciplines. This blog post will look into the five-year trend of HKU’s research performance, overviewing…
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Unmasking and Combating Publishing Malpractices 1: Paper Mills
Post Views: 800 — by Fanny Liu Academics are faced with a pressure to consistently and frequently publish research to sustain or advance their careers, which incentivizes quantity over quality. This “publish-or-perish” mentality has brought potential negative impacts to scholarly research, for example unethical publishing behaviour compromising scientific integrity. Misconduct in science is “fabrication, falsification,…
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The Evolving Landscape of Open Science: Where are we now?
Post Views: 603 — by Florence Ng In an age where information flows more freely than ever, the concept of Open Science has emerged as a transformation of scientific research over the past several decades. Open Science is a movement aimed at making the scientific research process and activities, including but not limited to protocols,…
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A Comparative Approach to Explore HKU Publication Trends Using Data from OpenAlex and Peer Databases
Post Views: 1,046 — by Vivian Qiu, Florence Ng The accelerating adoption of open science practices has driven the emergence of digital tools or platforms that enable openness in research. These tools greatly enhanced the accessibility and transparency of scholarly publications and relevant data. In our previous blog post released in 2022, we introduced OpenAlex,…
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Visual Discovery Tools for Digitized Primary Sources: Gale Primary Sources
Post Views: 1,020 — by Y. Y. Kwan Primary sources are original historical documents from the past. Many primary sources are available in digitized format today, including Gale Primary Sources, the online platform of the US publisher Gale. HKU Libraries has access to over 30 historical archives from Gale covering various time periods and types…
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Text Analysis II: Exploring Voyant Tools with an AI-Generated Sample
Post Views: 1,816 — by Katherine Choi, Kayla Ng, Terry Chung Last time we briefly introduced text analysis and its applications. In this post, we will explore text analysis using Voyant Tools, a web-based platform known for its analytical capabilities. We will be working with an AI-generated short novel, “A Whisper in the Wind”, as…
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