We are starting the next week of our course. Because of different interests and fields of research, I would like to present an article which theme is quite universal and related to the global democratization of knowledge. I also encourage you to visit SHARE, FORCE11 and OpenAIRE to increase knowledge availability. Internet development gives an excellent opportunity to participate in the global gathering of knowledge. Lifting access barriers of the researchers’ results contributes to faster learning but it also denies the commodification of knowledge.
- Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
- Which websites do you use for searching publications?
- What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
- Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteI have never heard about any of them. But I have heard multiple times about this idea and other platforms.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I don’t have any specific preferences when it comes to websites. I just google what I am looking for and check each query one after another until I will find something interesting. But for sure there are websites that offer more relying publications that others.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I know portal called Science Research and probably other very popular one is Academia.edu
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
It is hard question because when we put a lot of effort, work and time to produce some valuable you definitely deserve something in return. On the other hand if You work in university or institute and you are payed for doing that anyway why not to share. At the same time if we will just keep knowledge for ourselves and never share how we make a progress in any area of science. I think that especially people from not wealthy environment should have free access to knowledge, because most of the people are struggling with finances but they want to learn.
Thank you for your comment. Academia.edu is very friendly. Pubications posted there have very good product positioning.
Delete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteNo, to be honest I've never heard about them, but I find the idea really interesting.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
Most often I just google the item I am searching for and then I narrow down the hits to webpages I find useful and worth visiting. Sometimes I choose the option of searching for books only.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
Pubmed - portal that allows you searching for medical texts only.
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
On the one hand, it should be free and accessible to everyone, but on the other hand, many people put a lot of work and effort to research particular field of science, so why their hard work should be provided to other people for free? Don't they deserve remuneration for their contribution to the world? I think they do... So in my opinion the topic is very tricky...
Thank you for your comment. It is difficult to find a solution that will provide researchers with the benefits of their work and at the same time knowledge will be available to poor communities.
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ReplyDelete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
I've heard about OpenAIRE in the context of the Horizon2020 project, but I haven't used it.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
In my opinion, Google Scholar is the best tool for that task.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I am a fan of StackExchange portals :)
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
I think that depends. If somebody invited a cutting-edge technology from the scratch and would like to monetize it, then it is understandable to me, that he would like to take profits. Access to such articles is impeded for self-taught, however, if somebody is getting knowledge at the university, the institution commonly have access to closed data sources, because they have a prepaid fee, and everybody (authors, lecturers and students) is happy.
Thank you for your answer. It is interesting how it looks at universities in poor countries. Are there any discounts from university in less prosperous regions of the world?
DeleteI've never heard about these services and I primarily use google for articles searching as for me it's the easiest way to find all related materials, documents, tutorials, explanations etc.
ReplyDeleteAs for the last question, I have ambivalent feelings about this. As a consumer of knowledge, I wish it was freely available. I believe that it could help to speed up a broadening of that knowledge. On the other hand, it would be unfair for authors of these new ideas to force them to share these ideas for free. There is also a problem with separation of knowledge and a medium used to communicate it. Even if the access to new ideas was free and I think it basically is, most of the things related to presentation can't be free. When I pay for a book or an online course I don't think about it as paying for knowledge but rather paying for help with the understanding of that knowledge.
Thank you for your comment and correct observation which is about a part of knowledge distribution.
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE? No, I have not heard about them but often I heard about the idea of free access to knowledge.
ReplyDeleteWhich websites do you use for searching publications? Usually, I just search using google scholar. Sometimes
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know? I think that Research Gate is the most popular and extended one. It is an easy way to contact other authors. Also, you can track your progress there as they monitor your reads and citations.
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status? This is very difficult but important question. I think that it should be left to the authors and sponsors. If they want to share their research then it should be allowed. Otherwise, the access may be paid. It is their work so why force them to publish it for free. I know that now researchers have to pay for publishing their work even if it is not open access.
Thank you for your comment, Kasia. I agree with you that the authors also bear the costs of publication of articles, so do not be surprised that they wants to get some revenue from this title. Especially, if someone works alone. As far as I know, universities often use additional remuneration for points from publications - this is an interesting solution...
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I have not heard about them. But now I do and I am very thantkful for this I can search papers in them.
Which websites do you use for searching publications?
Usually I use Google Schoolar, when I know what I want to find. Before this operation I use search engine. Usually this is enough because scientists like to share their articles and they count that maybe somebody will read it.
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
This is the only one I know. Mendeley has got this kind of capability and also you can store you papers that you want to read and create your bibliography.
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
I will go with second statement, goverment data, research data and knowledge should be free for everyone. If wee look at some prices of journals and papers we can get information that knowledge is for wealthy people.
Thanks Tomek for your comment. You have noticed with the hopes of the authors that someone can read their article. A little of your statement reminds me of one Professor who says that today scientists have to write so much that they do not have time to read. The main accounting is for published articles.
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteUntil I read about it from your article and google I wasn't aware of it.
Which websites do you use for searching publications?
Scholar and RG mostly.
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
https://www.academia.edu/ is a good alternative. ResearchGate can be annoying and it sends a lot of spam.
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
It should be free or with a very little price. Currently, paying 25$ for one article is far too much.
I am very glad that the article that I proposed brings some benefits. I agree that the prices are very high, especially that we buy a pig in a poke
Delete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of them. At least I don't remember any of those names.
But it seems those may be useful, so thanks for sharing.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I usually look for the materials with standard search engines and I use Google Schoolar for publications.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I agree with one of the previous comments - StackExchange portals are nice for this.
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
Knowledge should be accessible for everyone, but I'm not a fan of the free education. Especially when it comes to the first levels of studies. In Poland we have this for "free" and because of this many guys start strange studies to make their childhood longer.
Here you are, Thanks for the answer - I remember the days when many boys started studying for fear of the army.
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ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I met the situations similar to those mentioned in the article about booking.com and it was concerning this issue. I was on the holiday, sight-seeing with three small kids in Italy. I rented a car and tried to visit the places four hundred kilometers from our base hotel (we’ve been there for two weeks). So I needed the idea of the place to spend one night. It was enough to visit booking.com only once – I started receiving messages making me to decide faster and faster. It was really stressful.
Every localization I’ve checked since then (I tried several times more, unfortunately) as a result gave me always too many back information I expected.
I am very angry, when I am conscious someone tries to use some tricks on me. For example asking me to buy something more than I need, remembering previous shopping and coming back again and again with the same suggestions.
I don’t have experience with shopping on Black Friday, I am never interested such events as exaggerated and provoking people to spend too much money.
I see that the discussion is expanding, it is a feature of good company ;-)
DeleteHi once more, sorry for pasting the answer to another article :-)
ReplyDeleteObviously, I’ve heard about such portals.
Apart from those mentioned in the post, we can also indicate “Science Publishing Group”, “Scientific American”, “Energy, Oil and Gas”, Frontiers; in Poland PAN, PWN portals.
When I search publications or information as general idea, I try to visit official scientific pages, authorized by well-known units as universities for example. Information coming from Internet sources I still treat very guardedly, even the portal seems to be trustworthy, I am still very suspicious, having much more faith case of the traditional editions.
In my opinion there is some knowledge which shall be widely shared and available for free, on the other hand the really specific scientific data shall be treated not as commodity, but as superior good and kept hidden until disclosure in exceptional justified situations. As a rule, the science shall be available for those, who are really interested in; the question is how to divide the data into those two groups – open and disclosed. I guess this is a process in progress.
I understand. Thank you for many examples of websites. Currently, there are many magazines some are more - others less prestigious. These less-prestigious magazines sometimes wait for articles to release the next edition. Sometimes we find less reliable articles there.
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ReplyDelete1) Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
No, I haven't heared about it before.
2) Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I use only one: Google Scholar.
3) What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I have heared about 'Mendeley' during classes with Mr. Wierzbicki.
4) Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
In my opinion knowledge is a commodity. Probably one of the most valueable. It becomes obvious when we think about knowledge applications not about scientific knowledge. In many companies solutions strictly based on knowledge are the highest valued asset. When we talk about scientific knowledge I also think that access to it can be restricted. In practice most of scientist have free access to books/articles provided by institution for which they work. It is also a matter of some type of economical model. It is great idea to have free public health services, but unfortunately it doesn't work properly anywhere.
Thanks for the comment and telling example ;-) I agree, knowledge in some areas is a commodity and it builds the company's value or the safety of societies. Speaking of knowledge related to health - ideation would be like knowledge in this area whichwas free and available to everyone
DeleteHi Wiesław, thanks for this interesting topic. I think I will use the presented sites in my current research.
ReplyDelete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
Unfortunately, I have not heard about them before.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I use mainly google scholar. It is a powerful searching engine and it meets my expectations so there is no need to look for any others.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I am afraid I can't indicate them. I have heard of some of them, however, I have to admit I forgot.
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
It is really hard to tell. It seems that knowledge propagated as a public good is fruitful idea and everyone and there many known people of the world of science who benefited from the public schools. On the other hand, those who have money have better access to the knowledge. How else can we (or a state) distribute the knowledge?
Thank you very much for your comment. When I read your comment, I think that individual knowledge is a wealth of societies and sometimes civilizations.
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteNo I haven't.
Which websites do you use for searching publications?
Google sholar
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I'm not having particular preferences, I'm starting with google scholar and I use whatever I find on the way to get to the paper
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
It should be free and available regardless of financial status.
Thank you for your answers. I encourage experimenting with other scientific databases...
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteI have never have opportunity to visit those pages.
Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I am using Arxiv and research gate to search publications
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
As I mention before Arxiv.
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
Yes, I agree it should be more accessible for everyone, not treated as a privilege.
Thank you Ewelina. Open scientific research - a beautiful idea.
DeleteI never heard about SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE before. In my research I only try to browse Google Scholar but I admit sometimes I need to go to university to gain access to articles behind pay-wall. There are lot of initiatives to improve access to better software, tools and scientific materials, but I am afraid that the best quality articles are going to be very expensive for the scientists.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the answer. The quality and price usually are proportional.
Delete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven’t but I would like to check them out.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I use three websites: Science Direct On Site (http://vls.icm.edu.pl/ss.html), ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/) and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.pl).
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
Unfortunately nothing else besides ResearchGate.
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
In my point of view access to knowledge should be free however it isn’t possible. First of all who will pay for infrastructure maintenance that provides knowledge? The second problem is the intellectual property. I’m not sure if it is possible to get around it.
I agree with you that access to knowledge should be free however it isn’t possible. One of the reasons is the cost of knowledge distribution.
DeleteHave you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteI have heard about OpenAIRE, but actually never dived deeper into this subject. Thank you for an article and information about two other repositories.
Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I always use GoogleScholar. Sometimes I use PubMed, but actually more for my research than for searching publications as it is the repository of medical citations.
What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
I use only ResearchGate and to be honest this is the only I know.
Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
It would be great if the knowledge could be accessible for everyone. It would benefit for the scientists looking for the information and the scientists that published their research, as there would be more opportunities for the cooperation. Also the person who is not a scientist, but is looking for an information in specific area would have found full and reliable information. I am afraid that such situation will not be possible (at least in the nearest future), because the infrastructure to store and maintain knowledge will always need funding.
Thank you Emilia, your summary is very accurate, I agree with this message completely.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard about the services you've mentioned and I have to thank you for the presenting me those. Generally, thank you for an interesting read :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I search for publications I usually use Google Scholar, but more often I just start with one article from my field and look for the others that are cited in it. I also follow some guys on ResearchGate and read their publications there. From my experience, if somebody does some interesting research he\she wants to share it with others and there is no problem accessing it. As for your question aobut RG, I don't know any other website of this kind.
For your last question - I believe that knowledge should be spread as much as possible. Keeping it in any way is acting against human race development. In big science there is no place for individuals, only international team work can lead to the real progress.
Thank you Ola for your comment, I tried to present something interesting for all of us. I really like your answer, what you wrote is very noble.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for an interesting discussion, for your comments, for your time. To sum up, we have shared websites to search for publications such as: Science Publishing Group; Scientific American; Energy, Oil and Gas; Frontiers; PAN, PWN portals; Arxiv and Science Direct On Site. Your comments include the following portals that intersect the scientific community: Academia.edu, Pubmed, StackExchange, Mendeley. The last questionis very problematic. In fact every solution has its weaknesses and strengths. For the author - high fees limit the number of citations. On the other hand the fees allow the authors to reduce the costs associated with the publication of the effects of their work, especially in renowned magazines, which probably allocate a large pool of finance to the review, caring for its prestige...
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ReplyDelete1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
Unfortunately - I am not familiar with this platforms. It is good idea to share knowledge without limitations because it increases efficiency of work. If you can get access to the results of other researchers work you can compare your results. It is a great source of ideas for further work and development of own research.
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
I use google scholar and http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ . This platforms are enough for me. I can get there a lot of interesting papers. I use references from interesting papers and try to find them using Google.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
Unfortunately ResearchGate is the only one that I use :)
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
THe answer for this question could not be Yes or No. It is very complex problem. A lot of knowledge is free, but we have to remember - without proper infrastructure and platforms we can not get access to it. I am not sure is there anybody who wants to share its private infrastructure for free. You have to spend money for instance for maintenance of your hardware, pay developers and so on.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. In my opinion from the researcher's point of view, the more people read the work, the more people can give a quote from this work. Besides, each of the readers is a potential recender. For each researcher, feedback is very important.
1. Have you heard of SHARE, FORCE11, or OpenAIRE?
ReplyDeleteNo, I did not
2. Which websites do you use for searching publications?
Mostly I refer to Research Gate but I also try to refer to other websites. To be honest the biggest problem is accessibility that is provided by the service and the level of access of my account.
3. What portals (apart from ResearchGate) science integration and collaboration portals do you know?
Web of science, Google Schoolar
4. Knowledge should be treated as a commodity or should it be free and accessible to all regardless of their financial status?
If someone is contributing to the science than such publications should be free and available for everybody. But we should leave the right to the author for selling results of his work. But this right should be available for the author, not for services that are aggregating such articles