In the course of a research on xxx, I came across a reference to your thesis on “yyy”.

We are an international publisher whose aim is to make academic research available to a wider audience.

We would be especially interested in publishing your dissertation in the form of a printed book. Your reply including an e-mail address to which I can send an e-mail with further information in an attachment will be greatly appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from you.

STOP!  WAIT!  Don’t just hit reply.  Responding to such an email could do some real damage to your reputation as a researcher and to your career.  Not every publisher, and every journal, is equally scrupulous or publishes materials on the same terms.    Some may exaggerate their quality and impact; some may require exorbitant author fees; some may require that you sign over all rights to your own work, making it difficult, if not impossible, to publish portions of the material elsewhere or to control re-sale.

A summary of some of the concerns around these and similar issues appeared in “Investigating journals: The dark side of publishing” (Nature 495, 433–435 (28 March 2013) doi:10.1038/495433a; http://www.nature.com/news/investigating-journals-the-dark-side-of-publishing-1.12666).  Included in the article is a “checklist to identify reputable publishers”.  As well, librarian Jeffrey Beall, who is the subject of the Nature article, has a blog/website called Scholarly Open Access (http://scholarlyoa.com/) which contains his own “critical analysis of scholarly open access publishing” along with comments of others.

You can also confer with colleagues, explore tools such as EigenFactor (http://www.eigenfactor.org/) from the University of Washington,  and contact your liaison librarian (http://www.lib.unb.ca/faculty/liaison.php) for more information and assistance.

Written by: Linda Hansen, Librarian, UNBSJ

                 Would you like a little extra spending money? How about employment on campus in the Fall?  The Hans W. Klohn Commons is now accepting applications for Student Assistants.

If this sounds like something you are interested in, there is an application form available at:

http://www.lib.unb.ca/about/student.php

Please drop the completed form plus a copy of your resume off at the Public Services Desk of the Commons. If you have a copy of your course timetable for the Fall this would also be helpful.

Full copies of the job responsibilities and qualifications are available at the Public Services Desk in the Commons

All e-waste is to come to HH351 prior to being placed in the disposal room so it can be properly processed before disposal. If you have a large amount of e-waste, enough that would overwhelm the space available in HH351, then you should place a ticket in footprints by emailing helpline@unbsj.ca requesting assistance with the disposal of this e-waste. We will arrange a time to process the equipment and properly prepare it for disposal.

Any electronic equipment such as clock radios, VCRs, computers to scientific measurement equipment can be recycled. We will accept TVs and CRT monitors as well, however TVs and CRT monitors contain lead and as a result, they are expensive to dispose of so we would like to minimize these components as much as possible. The general rule is if it is an electronic device which has surpassed its useful life, we will recycle it. If you are not sure if we can recycle your equipment please contact us at helpline@unsbj.ca and ask before you toss it in the garbage.

Thank you for participating in this program and taking one more step towards making UNB a greener corporate citizen.

 Some examples of food items are: Canned fish, meat and stews, canned vegetables and fruit, cereal, pasta, sauces, peanut butter, rice, soups, etc.

The donations will be very appreciated by the families in our community.

Thank you from the ISS Social Committee

UNB Student Employment Centre

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Corinne for the past nine of these years and I’ve watched with great admiration her ability and willingness to take the lead on major projects, to train and mentor staff, and to liaise with her many colleagues. She has a few words about her experiences at Ward Chipman Library and the Hans W. Klohn Commons:

I’ve worked with terrific people over the years and have established many lasting friendships..I hope that I have made a contribution to the broader educational efforts of the institution by helping to establish high standards for our department. I will miss my Fredericton colleagues as well who have provided me with support, help and insights over the years.

Corinne has a long history of church and community service and I have no doubt that her service work will keep her very busy in her retirement. Her musical theatre productions are legendary in Saint John, and she plays a mean game of golf. Corinne’s four beautiful grand-daughters will be delighted to spend more time with her as well.

Written by: Janet Fraser, Librarian at the Hans W. Klohn Commons

UNB Student Employment Centre

The Qualtrics survey tool is an easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and conducting online surveys. The survey tool is available at unb.qualtrics.com, where you can create your own account.

Qualtrics is available to all UNB Saint John faculty, staff and students. Some included features are:

• A Quick Survey Builder that guides beginners through creating a survey
• Survey Library with templates that you can customize to meet your specific needs
• Tool to send and track participation invitations and reminders
• Tool to display survey results, graphically and statistically
• Export data feature, including to Excel or SPSS

Take the Qualtrics Training!

 There’s More!

• Qualtrics Homepage
• Qualtrics Tips and Tricks
• Visit the Qualtrics University Homepage for more videos, tutorials and support
• Download the Complete Research Suite guidebook
• Test your Q-knowledge with University Quizzes
• Browse the FAQs page
• Visit Research Helps to read white papers written by seasoned researchers