scholarly journals Online Sanskrit-English Glossaries of Ayurveda, Yoga and Indian Music Terminology (Survey and Critical Assessment)

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-173
Author(s):  
Agita Baltgalve ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Basic System ◽  
Online Journals ◽  
Compilation Process ◽  
Indian Music ◽  
The University ◽  
Collaboration Project

In 2017, a major Effective Collaboration Project, titled “Sanskrit-English-Latvian Online Glossary of the Basic Terminology for Indic Sciences (Ayurveda, Yoga, and Indian Music)” was launched at the University of Latvia. It is planned to include 1000 entries – Ayurveda (400), Yoga (400) and Indian Music (200). Accordingly, there are 5 expert groups – medical doctors (Ayurveda), yoga instructors and teachers, musicologists and musicians, Sanskrit language experts and linguists, and IT specialists. The program of tLex is used as a basic system for the input of words. Furthermore, several independent experts and organizations are being consulted during the compilation process, for example, State Language Centre of Latvia. This article constitutes a part the above-mentioned project. The main objective is to find out current offer of similar open-access Ayurveda, yoga or Indian music online glossaries that would use Sanskrit and English languages as bases. Printed versions, online journals or books, pdf- or xlsx-format lists and alike are not be included. The analysis consists of a description of each site, a critical assessment of advantages / disadvantages, and a com-parison with the on-going Glossary project at the University of Latvia (further in text – UL Glossary). The objective of the article is a descriptive, topical and structural analysis with an interdisciplinary approach. It does not aim at a thorough linguistic analysis. Therefore, Sanskrit words are given in simplified English transcription (mainly according to their usage in relevant webpages)

The Roman Retail Revolution

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. R. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Archaeological Material ◽  
Roman World ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Bodies Of Evidence ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

Tabernae were ubiquitous among all Roman cities, lining the busiest streets and dominating their most crowded intersections, and in numbers not known by any other form of building. That they played a vital role in the operation of the city—indeed in the very definition of urbanization—is a point too often under-appreciated in Roman studies, or at best assumed. The Roman Retail Revolution is a thorough investigation into the social and economic worlds of the Roman shop. With a focus on food and drink outlets, and with a critical analysis of both archaeological material and textual sources, Ellis challenges many of the conventional ideas about the place of retailing in the Roman city. A new framework is forwarded, for example, to understand the motivations behind urban investment in tabernae. Their historical development is also unraveled to identify three major waves—or, revolutions—in the shaping of retail landscapes. Two new bodies of evidence underpin the volume. The first is generated from the University of Cincinnati’s recent archaeological excavations into a Pompeian neighborhood of close to twenty shop-fronts. The second comes from a field survey of the retail landscapes of more than a hundred cities from across the Roman world. The richness of this information, combined with an interdisciplinary approach to the lives of the Roman sub-elite, results in a refreshingly original look at the history of retailing and urbanism in the Roman world.

First steps for a library publisher

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaly Kim Wu ◽  
Heather McCullough
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
Publishing Services ◽  
Communication Policies ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to presents the very recent development of e-journal publishing services at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte. In 2011, the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte created a new unit in the library, the Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL), which partners with faculty and graduate students in the use of digital and networked research tools to create, disseminate and store new knowledge. E-journal publishing and hosting are among the suite of services offered by the DSL, and we currently publish three journals (https://journals.uncc.edu/). Design/methodology/approach – This report provides an overview of the context of our library’s decision to begin publishing journals, including a discussion of our university’s becoming more research-intensive, our university system mandating increased efficiencies and sharing research with the state citizens, and the library’s own goals of raising awareness of and supporting open access. Also outlined are the technical and procedural choices made, important activities undertaken to develop, define and publicize the new services, campus response to the service and next steps. Findings – This report provides detailed accounting of how a large academic library implemented an electronic publishing service to support open access scholarship. Important activities such as marketing communication, policies development and technical/procedural activities are defined and results described. The report provides observation and lessons learned for academic libraries in development and support of electronic journals. Originality/value – Library as the publisher is a new concept. This report will be of interest to many libraries who are considering offering publishing services and to libraries that currently offer publishing services.

The University Rock Ensemble: Popular music learning and drumming in higher education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-262
Author(s):  
Haley J. Nutt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Ensemble Learning ◽  
North American ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The University

This article provides a descriptive study of the FSU Rock Ensemble to demonstrate the value of providing inclusive popular music-based ensemble learning and opportunities in higher education. Beginning with an autoethnographic study of my experiences as a drummer in – and eventually director of – the non-auditioned ensemble, followed by a consideration of the attitudes articulated by several other drummers who recently participated in the ensemble, I analyse how musicians learn a traditionally non-academic music in an academic space. I conclude with a critical assessment of challenges that the group faced, with the hope that such considerations are useful for universities interested in establishing similar ensembles. Overall, the inclusive nature of the Rock Ensemble facilitated interactions that I argue are advantageous within the current climate of North American higher education, allowing students, drummers and non-drummers alike, unprecedented opportunities to perform music they love, forge new relationships and engage with the local community.

scholarly journals How do future publication plans affect theses availability in UiT’s open access research archive?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Larssen
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Document Management ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Master Thesis ◽  
On Line ◽  
Future Publication ◽  
Phd Theses ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University

Watch the VIDEO of the presentation.Open access to research results is a stated aim for the University of Tromsø – The artic university of Norway. The university’s research archive, Munin, has a well-developed system to make available the university’s own research, as well as master theses written by its students. Both master and PhD theses from UiT are delivered directly through Munin and can be made openly available on-line. Despite of this, many candidates choose not to have their theses made openly available through Munin. In my master thesis in document management, I examined why some candidates opt against, or postpone, making their theses openly available through Munin. What factors influence this decision, and are the given reasons based on actual issues or on misconceptions?From Munin I was given access to metadata from previously delivered, and passed, master and PhD theses where the candidate wanted to withhold their theses from being made openly available in Munin. The metadata contained the reasons provided by the candidates for their decision. I also conducted an electronic survey among, then, current master students where the goal was to examine current students’ attitudes towards making their thesis openly available in Munin, and compare the results from this survey with reasons stated by former master and PhD candidates.The main reason provided for postponing or refusing open access to their theses, given by both former master and PhD candidates, and current master students, where the fear that it would impair their chances for future publication. My study also showed that both master and PhD candidates from the faculty of health science are less likely to make their theses openly available in Munin, than candidates from other faculties. This faculty also had more candidates than other expressing concern over the possibilities for future publication.Why do candidates from different faculties within the same university show different attitudes towards having their work openly available? Are candidates right in their concerns regarding open availability and future publication, or are these concerns based on unfounded fears? Does it matter if master and PhD candidates choses not to make their work openly available, and can candidates be encouraged to make their work available?

scholarly journals Role in Contribution to Open Access Repository by the Northeast Universities in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 448-454
Author(s):  
Manash Esh ◽  
Saptarshi Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Electronic Version ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Library Automation ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The University

Every institution needs repositories for storing, organizing, and presenting digital content, as well as maintaining digital resources for long-term digital access. The authors discussed India’s OpenDOAR status, a quality-assured listing of open-access repositories globally, with a particular emphasis on the Shodhganga repository. The focus of this paper is on universities in Northeast India that deposit Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in the Shodhganga repository. This study depicts repositories in India since their inception. The Northeastern states are given special treatment by the Central Government and INFLIBNET in the form of Planners (Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region). The study’s main goals are to disclose the knowledge outcome as well as the knowledge gap that exists in this geographical location. The study helps determine the number of universities in Northeast India that follow the “University Grants Commission (UGC) Minimum Standards & Procedure for Award of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Degree, Regulation, 2009,” which mandated that electronic version of Theses be uploaded to the Shodhganga repository for the benefit of scholars across the country.

scholarly journals Academic Orientation Programme 2021. Researcher Visibility & Sharing our work beyond the University

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Martindale
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Academic Orientation ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
The University ◽  
Researcher Identity

<p>This presentation introduces academics and researchers to the value of formal and informal technologies in promoting the visibility and discoverability of their online researcher identity. Topics covered in the presentation include Open Access, Creative Commons licensing, Institutional Repositories, Research Data Management, ORCID, Research Collaboration & Social Scholarship, Researcher impact &citation analysis, Social Media, and Altmetrics.</p>

scholarly journals A double-loop evaluation process for MOOC design and its pilot application in the university domain

2017 ◽  
pp. 433-448
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Double Loop ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Know How ◽  
The University ◽  
The Way

The diffusion of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is significantly changing the way people learn and update their knowledge and competencies. Although the benefits characterizing MOOCs, which leverage on free and open access to know-how and digitized materials, there are some challenges which call for improving and enhancing the existing methods and approaches for MOOCs design. By combining theory and practice, this paper presents a process of MOOCs design based on a double-loop phase of evaluation. Specifically, the paper provides evidences on how to take advantage of the learners’ and teachers’ feedback to redesign or rethink the course’s architecture, and especially the storyboard and blueprint. A pilot application of the proposed approach has been made to design a course dealing with entrepreneurship domain, and in particular with crowdfunding. The results of the application are presented to validate the approach and provide teachers and course’s designers with some recommendations.

scholarly journals A gestão do conhecimento e o repositório institucional da Universidade Federal do Tocantins

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Francisco Gilson Rebouças Porto Junior ◽  
Edson De Sousa Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The University

O artigo discute o projeto de criação e implantação do Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Tocantins, RIUFT. O objetivo é agrupar, armazenar, organizar, preservar, recuperar e divulgar a produção científica e acadêmica da UFT com vistas à gestão da informação cientifica, aumentando a visibilidade e o prestígio da instituição em âmbito nacional e internacional. Busca disponibilizar à comunidade universitária um espaço para armazenar e preservar a informação produzida na Instituição e ao mesmo tempo promover a transparência dos gastos públicos e apoio às atividades de pesquisa e criação do conhecimento científico no âmbito da UFT. A implantação do RIUFT será mediante adesão ao edital do Ibict, e será desenvolvido em duas fases: planejamento e implementação. Este estudo aborda também um histórico das ações implantadas pelo Ibict em prol do movimento de acesso livre ao conhecimento científico, bem como uma breve revisão de literatura sobre a sociedade do conhecimento e as tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Como técnica de pesquisa, adotamos uma abordagem qualitativa, utilizando-se de revisão bibliográfica e pesquisa exploratória. O método de coleta de dados adotado foi a partir de informações fornecidas pela universidade e seus programas de pós-graduação. Palavras-chave: Repositório Institucional; Comunicação científica; Acesso aberto. ABSTRACTThe article discusses the project of creation and implementation of the Institutional Repository of the Federal University of Tocantins, RIUFT. The goal is to gather, store, organize, preserve, retrieve and disseminate scientific and academic production of UFT with a view to the management of scientific information, increasing the visibility and prestige of the institution in the national and international levels. Search available to the university community a space to store and preserve the information produced in the institution and at the same time promoting the transparency of public spending and support for research activities and creation of scientific knowledge within the UFT. The implementation of RIUFT is through adherence to Ibict the notice, and will be developed in two phases: planning and implementation. This study also addresses a history of actions implemented by Ibict in favor of open access movement to scientific knowledge as well as a brief literature review of the knowledge society and information and communication technologies. As a research technique, we adopted a qualitative approach, using literature review and exploratory research. The data collection method adopted was based on information provided by the university and its graduate programs. Keywords: Institutional Repository; scientific communication; open access

scholarly journals Publisher's Comments

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Schnitz
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
The University

Journal of Biocommunication 41-1 represents the second issue of the JBC published within the University of Illinois Chicago's Open Journal System. This issue combines traditionally licensed and copyrighted content with other content published under open-access (OA) Creative Commons licensing.

scholarly journals YAIR (Yeshiva Academic Institutional Repository): How rethinking an open-source institutional repository is changing the visibility of faculty, students, and administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Strategic Imperative ◽  
The University

The director of libraries conceived of Yeshiva University’s institutional repository (IR) in 2018 in part as a cost-effective alternative to Digital Measures, a scholarly productivity tracking program used to determine faculty eligibility for tenure. It was mandated in Yeshiva University’s first Strategic Plan 2016-2010, under Strategic Imperative 2: Advance Faculty Development and Excellence in Teaching and Research. The IR would be a secure, prestigious, university-sanctioned platform for showcasing, documenting, and sharing intellectual output across the globe. It was important that most of the work would be open access, with accompanying Creative Commons Non-Commercial No-Derivatives licenses. In addition to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students would be given a platform to self-archive their intellectual output. Both faculty and students would have the option to opt-out from making their work public, or at least limiting the visibility to the university public only.

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