The Salubrious Air of Bognor

Romanticism ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-158
Author(s):  
Harriet Guest
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Shared Spaces ◽  
Seaside Resort

Bognor was built on air. In its early years as a seaside resort, the air, which was its principal attraction, was not simply the health-giving inhalations of convalescent beachgoers. It was also the airiness of the shared spaces of the development; the breadth of the walkways, the expanses between the buildings, the open access to sea views. It was about the distances between people; the reserve maintained by visitors, and the froideur peculiar to the elite society that its founder and developer, the hatter Sir Richard Hotham, was most willing to welcome to his pet speculation. The air of Bognor mingled health with social exclusion and a grandiose sense of space to create a unique and chilly cocktail

scholarly journals Increasing the volume of Gold Open Access journals in SSHA

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Halse ◽  
Lena Cecilie Linge
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Editorial Staff ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reference Index ◽  
Gold Open Access

Currently, there is an apparent lack of Gold Open Access journals in Social Science, Humanities and Arts (SSHA), as showcased by the open letter the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) sent to the SSHA communities 16 May 2019. DOAJ asserts in the letter that they agree 100% that DOAJ’s coverage of SSHA journals is insufficient. The implications of the lack of available outlets for research articles by SSHA grantholders in the early years of Plan S implementation may include disadvantages for researchers in the fields. A mandatory criterion for Plan S compliant OA journals is that they must be registered in the DOAJ. One consequence of the lack of coverage is when SSHA scholars seek funding from any of the research agencies or funders that are part of cOAlition S, as scholars will encounter difficulties in finding relevant quality Gold OA journals in which they can publish their research. This could impair SSHA scholars’ chances of receiving grants. Because of the ongoing and accelerated changes to the scholarly publication landscape today, there is a need to support SSHA communities with identifying quality journals which qualifies as Gold OA. To achieve ‘true’ Gold OA status a journal needs to be indexed in DOAJ, as Gold OA journals are in practice defined by their inclusion in this directory. The European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) provides a curated register of peer reviewed journals in the social sciences, arts and humanities. Today ERIH PLUS includes 7,473 scientific journals, and 2,220 of the journals are also listed by DOAJ. Furthermore, ERIH PLUS covers 1,469,204 scholarly Gold OA publications, according to data from Dimensions. However, less than half of these, 712,135 publications, are today indexed in DOAJ. Dimensions (free version) classifies Gold OA publications in the following way: “Gold – refers to articles in fully accessible open access journals that are available immediately upon publication without a license”. In this project we seek to identify DOAJ inclusion candidates from the group of journals that have published the 757,069 Gold OA publications that are not listed in DOAJ, according to Dimensions data. We will work with editors/editorial staff of journals that we identify as having the potential to be indexed by DOAJ. The goal is to increase the volume of Gold OA journals in SSHA. We will contact, present arguments and provide support to journal editors in order to convince them to apply for inclusion in DOAJ. In the poster, we will outline and describe some of the key tasks for the project in order to reach our goal. The project that we will briefly outline will center on: Describing incentives for obtaining ‘true’ Gold OA status for SSHA journals Identifying journals in ERIH PLUS for possible DOAJ inclusion Efforts to flip SSHA journals to ‘true’ Gold OA

The Role of the Early Years Librarian in Developing an Information Community: a Case Study of Effective Partnerships and Early Years Literacy within a Sure Start Project in Wakefield

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Rankin ◽  
Avril Brock ◽  
Carol Wotton ◽  
Edward Halpin
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Team Member ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Initiative ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team

Sure Start is a UK government initiative addressing social exclusion in local communities through a multi-disciplinary team approach. The Early Years Librarian can be a significant team member in responding to child development and early years literacy. A case study of the Wakefield district investigates the role of the Early Years Librarians in responding to the government agenda. Partnership work and focusing of provision based on parental consultation are key issues.Le projet « Sure Start » est une initiative du gouvernement du Royaume-Uni abordant le problème de l’exclusion sociale dans les communautés locales, à travers l’approche d’une équipe multidisciplinaire. Les bibliothécaires « Early Years » peuvent jouer un rôle important dans le développement de l’enfant et dans la première phase de culture informationnelle. Une étude de cas dans la circonscription de Wakefield explore le rôle des bibliothécaires « Early Years » œuvrant pour le plan d’action du gouvernement. Le travail de partenariat et l’utilisation de dispositions basées sur la consultation parentale sont des questions-clés. 

scholarly journals An open-access database of grape harvest dates for climate research: data description and quality assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1403-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Daux ◽  
I. Garcia de Cortazar-Atauri ◽  
P. Yiou ◽  
I. Chuine ◽  
E. Garnier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Early Years ◽  
P Value ◽  
Early 19Th Century ◽  
Temperature Correlation ◽  
Pairwise Correlation ◽  
Harvest Dates

Abstract. We present an open-access dataset of grape harvest dates (GHD) series that has been compiled from international, French and Spanish literature and from unpublished documentary sources from public organizations and from wine-growers. As of June 2011, this GHD dataset comprises 380 series mainly from France (93% of the data) as well as series from Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Luxemburg. The series have variable length (from 1 to 479 data, mean length of 45 data) and contain gaps of variable sizes (mean ratio of observations/series length of 0.74). The longest and most complete ones are from Burgundy, Switzerland, Southern Rhône valley, Jura and Ile-de-France. The most ancient harvest date of the dataset is in 1354 in Burgundy. The GHD series were grouped into 27 regions according to their location, to geomorphological and geological criteria, and to past and present grape varieties. The GHD regional composite series (GHD-RCS) were calculated and compared pairwise to assess their reliability assuming that series close to one another are highly correlated. Most of the pairwise correlations are significant (p-value < 0.001) and strong (mean pairwise correlation coefficient of 0.58). As expected, the correlations tend to be higher when the vineyards are closer. The highest correlation (R = 0.91) is obtained between the High Loire Valley and the Ile-de-France GHD-RCS. The strong dependence of the vine cycle on temperature and, therefore, the strong link between the harvest dates and the temperature of the growing season was also used to test the quality of the GHD series. The strongest correlations are obtained between the GHD-RCS and the temperature series of the nearest weather stations. Moreover, the GHD-RCS/temperature correlation maps show spatial patterns similar to temperature correlation maps. The stability of the correlations over time is explored. The most striking feature is their generalised deterioration at the late 19th–early 20th century. The possible effects on GHD of the phylloxera crisis, which took place at this time, are discussed. The median of all the standardized GHD-RCS was calculated. The distribution of the extreme years of this general series is not homogenous. Extremely late years all occur during a two-century long time window from the early 17th to the early 19th century, while extremely early years are frequent during the 16th and since the mid-19th century.

Technology in Preschool Education in Mexico

2010 ◽  
pp. 70-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge López ◽  
María Eugenia López
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Global Community ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Education In Mexico

The last nine years have seen major change in the Mexican educational system as sweeping reforms across all levels have been implemented. In particular the early years of education have become the focus of legislation to increase quality, open access, and improve curriculum. How technology shaped these sweeping reform efforts will change the future of Mexico in a global community. Early childhood education must support the use of technology if the population is to move into a techno-society.

scholarly journals Open access to Construction IT research articles – developments over the past 25 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Bo-Christer Björk
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quarter Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

The Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), was founded in 1996, using the new innovative open access business model enabled by the World wide web. A quarter century later Open Access (OA) journals have established themselves in all fields of science, in particular in biomedicine, so that around a fifth of all high quality peer reviewed articles are currently published in OA journals. In building and construction there are half a dozen active full OA journals, although ITcon remains the only one dedicated specifically to construction IT research. The development of OA has been slower than anticipated in the early years. An analysis using Michael Porter’s five forces model of the competitive environment of scholarly publishing helps to highlight the reasons for this. Particularly important as a barrier to change is the strong emphasis in academic evaluations on impact factors, which favors old established journals. Despite such hurdles OA continuously grows in importance and pioneering journals like ITcon have helped to pave the way.

scholarly journals Evolution of the scholarly mega-journal, 2006–2017

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-Christer Björk
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Longitudinal Studies ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Electronic Publishing ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Scholarly Journal ◽  
Journal Publishing ◽  
Market Shares ◽  
Publishing Services

Mega-journals are a new kind of scholarly journal made possible by electronic publishing. They are open access (OA) and funded by charges, which authors pay for the publishing services. What distinguishes mega-journals from other OA journals is, in particular, a peer review focusing only on scientific trustworthiness. The journals can easily publish thousands of articles per year and there is no need to filter articles due to restricted slots in the publishing schedule. This study updates some earlier longitudinal studies of the evolution of mega-journals and their publication volumes. After very rapid growth in 2010–2013, the increase in overall article volumes has slowed down. Mega-journals are also increasingly dependent for sustained growth on Chinese authors, who now contribute 25% of all articles in such journals. There has also been an internal shift in market shares. PLOS ONE, which totally dominated mega-journal publishing in the early years, currently publishes around one-third of all articles. Scientific Reports has grown rapidly since 2014 and is now the biggest journal.

Bridging the Gap between Policy and Implementation

2011 ◽  
pp. 242-260
Author(s):  
Jorge Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Major Change ◽  
The State ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
International Attention

The last decade brought major change to the Mexican educational system as sweeping reforms across all levels were implemented. In particular the early years of education became the focus of legislation to increase quality, open access, and improve curriculum. Mexico captured international attention when it became the first country to make it obligatory for the State to provide pre-school education services for children 3 to 6 years of age and required parents to see that their children attend a public or private pre-school. This chapter explores the gap between policy and implementation of early childhood and technology reform. This sweeping reform is one of the first international attempts to support early childhood education at this level.

‘Early years childcare

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Early Years ◽  
School Of Education

In this podcast we talk to Professor Eva Lloyd OBE, Professor of Early Childhood in the School of Education and Communities at UEL, about social exclusion and child poverty, and what looks and feels like for those who are in it.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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