DigiCMB

Earlier this week I posted about: "Does making #openaccess publications available as pdf in institutional repositories have a negative effect on stats of publishers version?" I put the topic on my Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/digicmb/posts/10158455580315603 Twitter: @digicmb  https://twitter.com/digicmb/status/846266276968366080 Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6252032128276668416   And this blog:  http://digicmb.blogspot.nl/ Some researchers are asking librarians to make full-text pdfs of open access in our repository (Pure) invisible on the research portal, because it would affect the read/download stats on the publishers site in a negative way. In my opinion open access is about making research and publications as easy findable and accessible as possible, and not about boosting the read/download stats for publications on publisher sites.. What is your opinion? What is your library or institutions policy in making...

The  Graduate School of Medical Sciences (GSMS)  now licenses the plagiagism software tool iThenticate  with the specific goal to facilitate promotors, and  supervisors of doctoral/phd students.  Doctoral/PHD-students should turn to their promotors and supervisors if they want to scan manuscripts, as only they have access to an account in iThenticate. All other staff members in the UMCG can -as of now- turn to the Central Medical Library (CMB) of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) to have manuscripts scanned for plagiarism with iThenticate. The CMB will perform the scan in iThenticate, deliver the detailed report and offers to discuss the results with the author. Please send us an email or call us  (050) 361 6200)   to make an appointment. Students of the University of Groningen have to turn to their supervisors & teachers in NESTOR to have manuscripts scanned in Ephorus INSIDE Nestor. For more information on the use of iTh...