Scientific tweets: Why less is more and when a tweet is perceived as being scientific
Communication within the scientific community without twitter has become hard to imagine. It was only a matter of time, then, until someone started examining...
User Experience in Libraries: Insights from the Library of the University of Amsterdam
User experience (UX) methods often lead an exotic existence in libraries. Yet they can help with simple...
Wikidata and Open Science: a Model for Open Data Work
Wikidata is a language-independent factual database belonging to the Wikimedia family which includes the...
Open Science Conference 2021: On the Way to the “New Normal”
What were the main points of focus at the Open Science Conference 2021? What are the topics currently...
One Year of Open Access: The journals Wirtschaftsdienst and Intereconomics Take Stock
The publishers of many journals that still appear behind paywalls are considering whether it is worth...
Agile Working: Kanban Offers Flexibility and Transparency for Innovation Projects and Open Science
Could more agile working in libraries and other information institutions make a contribution towards the...
Digitisation in Libraries: To What Extent has Corona Given a Boost?
The impact of the corona pandemic has been a huge challenge for libraries, institutes and...
Open Science Podcasts: 7 + 3 Tips for Your Ears
Podcasts were among the media winners of last year. Scientific podcasts in particular enjoyed great...
Science Barometer 2020: Starting Points for Open Science?
What image does the public in Germany have of science and research? The Science Barometer is dedicated...
Digital Trends 2021: Collective Displacement Leads to Relocation and Rethinking of Activities
The trends expected to have an impact in 2021 are mostly influenced by the experience of the COVID-19...