mastodon 4.7.3News from the University of Groningen Library // Nieuws van de Universiteitsbibliotheek Groningen
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Posts from 11/2022 to 08/2023: @Bibliothecaris@akademienl.social
To stay connected and be visible in #student life we are (still) on #instagram.
But the longer we stay, the harder it becomes to defend that choice.
It clashes with what we stand for as a #library: trustworthy information, #OpenScience, #DigitalAutonomy & student wellbeing.
We want to explore alternatives and open up the conversation about what responsible (online) #communication with students could and should look like.
Read our story and share your thoughts:
https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/a-university-library-on-instagram-we-want-to-leave-but-then-what
"The university and its library have been around for much longer than #BigTech."
What role can a university library play in achieving greater #DigitalAutonomy at a university?
Our director Marjolein Nieboer and communications lead @babetteknauer@mastodon.social talk about #OpenAccess, #OpenScience and how we explore open tools like #Mastodon #PeerTube and #OpenAlex.
🔗https://www.rug.nl/jantina-tammes-school/news/2026/interview-ub-digitale-autonomie
🌟Hello #AcademicMastodon🌟
I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here.
If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you:
🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences.
RE: https://social.edu.nl/@Bibliothecaris/116560693849494475
💜 Dear people in the #Fediverse, thanks for all your feedback!
Recurring topics:
- #Mastodon share button
- #Pixelfed as #Instagram alternative
- Use Instagram to point to the Fediverse
- Why be on #SocialMedia at all? (Fair point 🙂)
Next we're taking all ideas to our local community. We're curious what they think and will report back here.
And yes, we're getting that share button!
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ Testing #Einstein: One Hundred Years of #Experimental #Relativity
🔗 https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/15746.001.0001
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #books #bookstodon #physics #science #history
As of 1 January 2027, our university will cancel its licence for the Web of #Science database. This decision follows careful consideration of rising costs, content overlap with other available databases, and a commitment to #OpenResearch information.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/news/20260420-end-web-of-science
📊First results from our #research project on the role of #Mastodon in #academia are in. n=346
1️⃣94.7% say they would increase their professional use of Mastodon if more academic peers from their field joined the platform
2️⃣71.4% report a lack of institutional support for using Mastodon
3️⃣66.1% indicate their professional Mastodon use would increase if their organizations were present on Mastodon
Stay tuned for more results.
📚️ New blog series: #Women in the Special #Collections
This third post highlights the life and impact of Aletta Jacobs (1854 - 1929), one of the Netherlands’ most prominent feminists. Jacobs was the first female student in the Netherlands who was officially registered.
She appears repeatedly throughout our special collections. Picture: The Woman: Her Build and her Internal Organs, by Aletta Jacobs.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/vrouwenindebijzonderecollectiesalettajacobs
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ Comparative #Musicology: Evolution, universals, and the #science of the world’s #music
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191872303.001.0001
#anthropology #diversity #evolution #psychology #history #books #bookstodon #OpenScience #OpenAccess
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ Neomania: how our obsession with #innovation is failing #science, and how to restore trust
🔗 https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0507
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #Books #Bookstodon #Science #Philosophy #Research
The Dutch #Research Council #NWO joined a consortium to support the #OpenAccess #publishing platform Open Research Europe (ORE).
Researchers at Dutch institutions - whether they have an NWO grant or not - can now publish on ORE for free.
ORE's aim is to promote equity, diversity, and transparency in scholarly communication, without compromising on quality. The expanded platform launches later this year.
On 30 March 2026, we will celebrate how @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl academics are making #research and #education more accessible and transparent 🥳
This year’s Celebrating Openness event focuses on #community building: how can we continue to shape #openscience in the North together? The three winners of the Open Research Award 2025 will also present their case studies in lightning talks.
🔗 Information and registration: https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/programme
New in our electronic #collection:
➡️ Human Rights in the Digital Domain. Core Questions
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009606295
#HumanRights #SocialMedia #digitalization #legislation #privacy #governance #ethics #education #OpenAccess #OpenScience #books #bookstodon
New in our electronic #collection:
➡️ Rejecting #climate doomism
🔗 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110786
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #Books #Bookstodon #ClimateScience #Sociology #Psychology #Philosophy
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ K-Pop #Fandom: Performing #Deokhu from the 1990s to Today
🔗 https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12903806
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #fan #kpop #music #popular #culture #korea #books #bookstodon #library
📚 New blog series: #Women in the Special #Collections
This second post dives into Anna van der Horst (1735-1785), a female poet. Anna was a feminist avant la lettre, who pushed boundaries and encouraged women to develop themselves.
Picture: A work from 1772 about the Siege of #Groningen written by Anna van der Horst.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/vrouwenindebijzonderecollecties-annavanderhorst
📚 New blog series: Women in the Special Collections
The first post dives into books of hours, widely read manuscripts from the late #MiddleAges, and highlights the important role #women played in their history, both as makers and as readers.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/vrouwenindebijzonderecollecties
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ Revealing Relations: #Knowledge #Infrastructures for Liveable Futures
🔗 https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.56687/9781529231540/html
The publication of this book was supported by the @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl #OpenAccess #book fund.
In 2020, we launched the Open Research Award with @oscgroningen@mastodon.social, flipping the script on traditional awards by:
➡️ reducing bias
➡️ celebrating #OpenScience practices across disciplines
➡️ moving beyond winners-vs-losers competition.
We use a modified lottery to select 3 winners. Every team member of every eligible case study receives a certificate to recognize & reward their endeavour.
🎧 Curious about the story behind it? Stay tuned for our new #OpenScience Bites season!
https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/podcast
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ #OpenScience and the future of #education: a global manifesto for open solutions through interdisciplinary collaboration
New in our electronic collection:
➡️ Healthy Ageing. Social, Behavioural and Design Innovations in Research
🔗 https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447375210
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #sociology #gerontology #psychology #cognition #policy #research #health
Vandaag: congres 'De #Cloud en de #Nederlandse #Rechtsorde' aan de @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl.
https://www.rug.nl/rechten/agenda/2026/congres-cloud
Het boek 'De cloud en de Nederlandse rechtsorde: Groningse perspectieven' is nu #OpenAccess beschikbaar bij University of Groningen Press.
Editors: Aline Klingenberg (foto) Evgeni Moyakine Evert Neppelenbroek Hans Vedder
Een must-read voor juristen en betrokkenen bij cloudgerelateerde juridische vraagstukken.
@basyl@kafeneio.social Great suggestion, thanks!
Taichi Ochi of the @oscgroningen@mastodon.social and Sabine van der Ham (Hanze University of Applied Sciences) hosting a workshop on "Toward inclusive #OpenScience: Bridging WO, hbo, and mbo for regional impact" #NOSF2025
Staff and students @universityofgroningen@social.edu.nl can now apply for the Open Education Incubator Fund!
The fund calls for project proposals that strive for more accessible, co-created, and impactful education.
Deadline for submitting: 15 May 2026.
#OpenScience #OpenEducation #OER #Education #Students #Teaching #Funding
#FollowFriday - University of #Groningen accounts
Faculty of #Arts
@facultyofartsgroningen
@facultyofartsug.bsky.social
Faculty of #Philosophy
@facultyofphilosophygroningen@social.edu.nl
#Kant Research Group
@KantinGroningen@social.edu.nl
Young Academy
@YAGroningen@akademienl.social
#OpenScience Community Groningen
@oscgroningen@mastodon.social
Medical Library
@cmbUMCG@social.edu.nl
Center for Information Technology
@CIT_RUG@social.edu.nl
Digital Competence Centre
@ug_dcc@social.edu.nl
#OpenAccess #publication in the spotlight:
➡️ The impact of mining-induced #earthquakes on #mental #health: Evidence from the #Dutch Lifelines Cohort Study and Biobank
🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629626000160?via%3Dihub
Read the interview with corresponding author Ailun Shui:
#OpenScience #economics #mining #psychology #Groningen #Netherlands
New in our electronic #collection:
➡️ Configuring Psychology. Access to Therapy and the Transformation of #Psychological #Care
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108664295
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #psychology #therapy #medicine #health #sociology #books #bookstodon
🎙"#Reproducibility isn’t just about repeating results, it’s about making the #research process transparent, so others can follow the path you took and understand how you got there."
🎧Listen to our new OpenScience podcast with Sarahanne Field @smirandafield@akademienl.social
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/podcast/#Field
⏳ In this 10 min episode, Sarahanne reimagines reproducibility for #qualitative research.
She addresses challenges in ethical #data sharing of transcripts, and the importance of clear methodological reporting.
