green, gold, uncle sam, and information literacy
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GREEN, GOLD, UNCLE SAM, AND INFORMATION LITERACY
S E T H M . P O R T E R M A , M L I S
Green & Gold
Green• OA repositories can be organized by discipline (e.g. arXiv for physics) or institution (e.g. DASH for Harvard). When universities host OA repositories, they usually take steps to ensure long-term preservation in addition to OA.• OA repositories do not perform peer review themselves. However, they generally host articles peer-reviewed elsewhere.• OA repositories can contain preprints, postprints, or both.• A preprint is any version prior to peer review and publication, usually the version submitted to a journal.• OA repositories can include preprints and postprints of journal articles, theses and dissertations, course materials, departmental databases, data files, audio and video files, institutional records, or digitized special collections from the library. Estimates of the costs of running a repository depend critically on how many different functions they take on. If the average cost of an institutional repository is now high, it's because the average institutional repository now does much more than merely provide OA to deposited articles.http://legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
Gold• OA journals conduct peer review.• OA journals find it easier than non-OA journals to let authors retain copyright.• OA journals find it easier than OA repositories to provide libre OA. OA repositories cannot usually generate permission for libre OA on their own. But OA journals can.• Some OA journal publishers are non-profit (e.g. Public Library of Science or PLoS) and some are for-profit (e.g. BioMed Central or BMC).• OA journals pay their bills very much the way broadcast television and radio stations do: those with an interest in disseminating the content pay the production costs upfront so that access can be free of charge for everyone with the right equipment. Sometimes this means that journals have a subsidy from a university or professional society. Sometimes it means that journals charge a publication fee on accepted articles, to be paid by the author or the author's sponsor (employer, funding agency). OA journals that charge publication fees usually waive them in cases of economic hardship. OA journals with institutional subsidies tend to charge no publcation fees. OA journals can get by on lower subsidies or fees if they have income from other publications, advertising, priced add-ons, or auxiliary services. Some institutions and consortia arrange fee discounts. Some OA publishers (such as BMC and PLoS) waive the fee for all researchers affiliated with institutions that have purchased an annual membership.http://legacy.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
•AgEcon: Agriculture and Applied Economics•Astrophysics Data System - Astrophysics•ArXiv - Physics•CiteSeer - Computer and Information Science•Dryad - Biosciences•Econstor - Economics and Business Studies•PhilPapers - Philosophy•PubMed - Medicine•RePEc - Economics•Social Science Research Network - Social Sciences
Example Exercise
1. Each student will retrieve an assignment related refereed article from a relevant subject repository. 2. The student will analyze each article research methodology, journal published, and CRAAP. 3. The student will cross reference findings with bibliometrics of journal originally published in.5. Discuss findings. 6. Student will use Green OA article in research assignment if it is high quality research
• DOAJ: https://doaj.org/• PLOS: https://www.plos.org/• Journal of Global Economics:
http://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/global-economics.php
• Biology and Medicine: http://www.omicsonline.com/open-access/biology-and-medicine.php
• Journal of Socialomics: http://www.omicsgroup.org/journals/socialomics.php
• Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology:http://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/plant-biochemistry-physiology.php
Example Exercise
1. Each student will retrieve an assignment related refereed article from a relevant OA journal. 2. The student will analyze each article research methodology, journal published, and CRAAP. 3. The student will cross reference findings with bibliometrics of journal originally published in.5. Discuss findings. 6. Student will use Gold OA article in research assignment if it is high quality research.
Government Information
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Government Documents & Information• The United States Government Publishing Office is the largest publisher in
the world, in both the number and variety of its publications. Government documents record the activities of the agencies, offices, bureaus and departments of the federal government. They include Congressional hearings, reports and documents; and the publications of presidential task forces and specially appointed commissions.
• Government documents are a great source of information about all aspects of public policy, from business, communications, and defense to health, education, and social welfare. They also contain statistical information of all kinds. Anyone interested in current topics such as family violence, aging, immigration, trade, employment, hazardous wastes, or business development may find helpful material in U.S. Government publications.
U.S. Census: http://www.census.gov/ American Fact Finder:
http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
Quick Facts: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html
FedStats: http://fedstats.sites.usa.gov/ CIA World FactBook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://bjs.gov/ Survey of Current Business (Bureau of Economic
Analysis): http://www.bea.gov/ Catalog of US Government Publications:
http://catalog.gpo.gov/F?RN=412937073 National Center for Science & Engineering
Statistics: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ FDLP: http://www.fdlp.gov/ GPO: http://www.gpo.gov/ Data.Gov: https://www.data.gov/ USA.Gov: http://www.usa.gov/ White House.Gov:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/ National Center for Health Statistics:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ Department of Defense: http://www.defense.gov/
Library of Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
National Security Archive: http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
Defense Industry information: http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/ Department of Energy Database:
https://www.osti.gov/opennet/ NASA STI: http://www.sti.nasa.gov/ Energy Information Administration:
http://www.eia.gov/ SEC Edgar:
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml#.VBiHOWMmWf4 Historical Census Browser :
http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ Social Security: http://www.ssa.gov/ Agriculture statistics: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ USDA Economic Research Service ERS:
http://www.ers.usda.gov/ Education Statistics: http://nces.ed.gov/ Bureau of Justice: http://bjs.gov/ Bureau of Transportation:
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/node/11792 State of the USA: http://www.stateoftheusa.org/
Example Exercise
1. Each student will retrieve an assignment related policy report, data set, government document, congressional report. 2. The student will analyze each article for relevant information3. Discuss findings. 4. Student will use the Government Information in research assignment if it is high quality research.
“Think tanks are public policy research analysis and engagement organizations that generate Policy oriented research, analysis, and advice on domestic and international issues, Thereby enabling policymakers and
the public to make informed decisions about public policy. Think tanks may be affiliated or independent institutions that are structured as permanent
bodies, not ad hoc commissions. These institutions often act as a bridge between the academic and policymaking communities and between states and civil society, serving in the public interest as independent voices that
translate applied and basic research into a language that is understandable, reliable, and accessible for policy makers and the public.”
McGann, James G. "2013 Global Go to Think Tanks Index Report." (2013).
• An organization or institution that conducts research and engages in advocacy in policy, politics, economics, science, business and more.
• Many are non-profit, government funded, advocacy based, or business orientated.
• Many are issue focused and are lobbying tools. • Think Tanks study and write policy, provide expert research and advice
on Capital Hill.• Often the experts you see testifying are think tank staff members and
researchers• Think Tank studies are some of the most cited research resource in
policy and social science.
What is a Think Tank?
• They are a bridge of knowledge between academia and power players.
• They are an open source, freely accessible, authoritative—some, we will get to that in a bit— research resource.• Students can access this information after graduation.
• Power players are using this information and resource to create policy that impacts your life, and if you are a scholar your data.
• An exercise in analysis of political bias, social bias, economic bias, and more.
Why do they matter to research?
There are many great Think Tanks.A great Think Tank is non-partisan—as possible—intellectually endowed, research focused, policy aware, politically relevant.How do you know which is which?• Analyze funding, language, research outcomes, and look out
for bias and outrageous language. But if that is not enough…..
• A great tool to teach students how to use information literacy concepts in academic research through think-tank policy proposals.
• There are also tools to help in source analysis.
There are many studies that rank the best Think Tanks in the world by Citation count, survey’s, funding, and more.
• University of Pennsylvania: http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=think_tanks
• Think Tank Funding & Transparency: http://static.squarespace.com/static/52e1f399e4b06a94c0cdaa41/t/536a108ee4b0e77a5729562c/1399459982820/How%20Transparent%20are%20Think%20Tanks%20%28Transparify%2007May2014%29.pdf
• Measuring Think Tank Performance: http://www.cgdev.org/publication/measuring-think-tank-performance-index-public-profile
Tools
1. Brookings Institute2. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace3. Center for Strategic and International Studies4. Council on Foreign Relations5. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars6. RAND Corporation7. Pew Research Center8. CATO Institute9. Heritage Foundation10.Center for American Progress
Top 10
Example Exercise
1. Each student will retrieve a assignment related policy proposal from two different think-tanks. 2. The student will analyze each proposal for political bias, funding, and category of think-tank.3. The student will cross reference findings with think-tank ranking/metric tools.5. Discuss findings. 6. Student will use quality policy proposal in research assignment if it is free of bias and is from a highly ranked institution.
QUESTIONS?