News reporting of preprints became commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the extent to which the public understands what preprints are is unclear. We sought to fill this …
A preprint is a version of a research manuscript posted by its authors to a preprint server before peer review. Preprints are associated with a variety of benefits, including the ability to …
As part of a research study to examine first-year college students' preparation for college- level research, students at six US institutions of higher education were surveyed in the …
E Sommerlad, Y David - COVID-19 and a world of ad hoc geographies, 2022 - Springer
With the global spread of COVID-19, various countries closed their borders, called for social distancing, and staying at home. Thus, creating digital platforms as essential means of …
C Cyr - Libraries and the Global Retreat of Democracy …, 2021 - emerald.com
This chapter examines the impact of information digitization on the rise of misinformation, and the broader implications that this has for democracy. It is based on the Researching …
Background The quality of COVID-19 preprints should be considered with great care, as their contents can influence public policy. Surprisingly little has been done to calibrate the …
Method. Student participants used simulated Google results pages to select resources for a hypothetical school project. Quantitative data on participants' selection behaviour and …
E Nelson, C Riehman-Murphy - Journal of Open Educational …, 2022 - iastatedigitalpress.com
In this study, we set out to assess undergraduate students' perceptions of and preferences for open and affordable educational resources (OAER) in courses where their faculty …