ACI - Intro Webinar
0 likes83 views
The document summarizes ACI Scholarly Blog Index, a discovery service that indexes over 11,000 editorially curated scholarly blogs. It provides concise summaries of blog posts to help researchers, students, and faculty stay up-to-date in their fields. ACI blogs are written by credentialed authors and cover topics beyond individual research to provide commentary on trends and developments. Subscriptions are available for libraries and pricing is based on student enrollment.
![What Librarians & Faculty Are Saying
“Students in Advanced Writing in the Disciplines,
and those in the technical professions use
[ACI] in finding models of professional blogs.
The index helps them understand how
discourse works in their discourse community
in a genre that is accessible and that allows
them to practice contributing to the body of
knowledge in their field.”
Dania Dwyer
Assistant Director, Writing Program; Doctoral Candidate in English
Northeastern University](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/02041d1b-ef3d-4f7c-8998-f6def4e56767-170103215609/85/ACI-Intro-Webinar-11-320.jpg)
ACI - Intro Webinar
- 1. ACI Scholarly Blog Index Scholarly Blog Discovery Service
- 2. Instantaneous dissemination & collaboration Web Connects Researchers & Bloggers ACI Connects Bloggers with Researchers Who Are Also Bloggers
- 3. “Blogs play a role in pre- and post- publication discussion of research outcomes.” -- OCLC Source: Stewardship of the Evolving Scholarly Record: From the Invisible Hand to Conscious Coordination by OCLC Research Scholarly Blogs Have a Role in the Research Process
- 4. Each academic player faces the same challenge. Josh College Student Sophia Grad Student Researcher Nancy Professor & Society Member Michael Scholarly Blogger & Society Member Problem Identifying Authoritative Social Media
- 5. Updated real-time Over 2 million stories and growing Over 11,000 editorially curated, authoritative blogs 5,000 to 10,000 blog posts per week Solution ACI Scholarly Blog Index
- 6. Search the Internet for scholarly blogs Review research, academic and government sites Search Original scholarship Intellectual commentary Advances in academic theories or findings Select Author credentials Author social connections Assign subject classification & authoritative indicator Compile Approve or reject blog selection Review author credentials and subject classification Approve Managing Editors Editors Researchers PhDs, MAs, and MLSs ACI Editorial Process How ACI Selects Blogs Ensure quality Balance the collection of blogs on important topics and in subject classifications Curate
- 7. ACI Scholarly Bloggers From Top Research Institutions
- 8. Scholarly Bloggers Profiled Data as of 20 Sept 2016
- 9. • The blog posts are scholarly, many written by PhDs, and cover a broader topic than an individual journal article focused on one research outcome. Bridge to Journal Literature • Since many blog posts include opinion, they are a good source to use when teaching students how to identify bias and think critically using a collection of credentialed, authoritative bloggers. Critical Thinking & Information Literacy • This blog collection covers commentary on breaking academic developments and provide insight into scholarly trends. Current Awareness • For faculty, ACI presents a concise and current list of topical resources, written by scholars, for updating a course and creating reading lists for students than can be shared with a class. Topical Resources Promote Faculty Scholarship Value for Faculty, Librarians, and Students
- 10. Audience Engagement & Analytics Data as of 20 Sept 2016 UK Germany Netherlands Japan
- 11. What Librarians & Faculty Are Saying “Students in Advanced Writing in the Disciplines, and those in the technical professions use [ACI] in finding models of professional blogs. The index helps them understand how discourse works in their discourse community in a genre that is accessible and that allows them to practice contributing to the body of knowledge in their field.” Dania Dwyer Assistant Director, Writing Program; Doctoral Candidate in English Northeastern University
- 12. What Librarians & Faculty Are Saying
- 13. What Librarians & Faculty Are Saying
- 14. We’ve seen two buying patterns emerge from ACI’s subscribers. As a Collection—Libraries are subscribing to our product to add a collection of scholarly blogs to complement their other scholarly resources. As a Discovery Service—Libraries subscribe to ACI to use as a finding aid and discovery service for scholarly blogs. You decide what’s best for your library! How ACI Fits Into Your Library
- 15. ACI Partners Discovery, Distribution, Workflow Discovery Distribution Workflow PlumX
- 18. Launched in 2015, focuses on scholarly blogs Researchers – Find, cite, share and follow blog articles from authoritative and credentialed scholars in your field of study Librarians – Bring ACI’s scholarly blog discovery service and research workflow tools to your campus Partner with your facuty and promote their research and blogs. Blog Authors– Share your research and scholarship with a global community of researchers
- 19. Subscriptions ACI Scholarly Blog Index is sold by subscriptions, one- and two-year subscriptions are available Pricing is based on FTE student enrollment, new subscriber discounts are available as well as a consortial discount NISO’s SERU is used in lieu of a license 30, 60, or 90-day trials are available. http://aci.info/scholarly-blogs/librarians/ Institutions will have own domain, access is by IP range and email Institution-specific analytics are available
- 20. How ACI Fits Into Your Library Live Demo ACI Scholarly Blog Index Search: Simple and Advanced Full Text or Abstract & Link to Original Navigation Facets Author Profiles & ORCID Links Citation Tools Export Tools Sharing Tools Bookmarks Lists Alerts via RSS Google Extension Support ACI Mobile
- 21. Contact : Pat Sabosik General Manager ACI Scholarly Blog Index 203-816-8256 psabosik@aci.info scholar.aci.infoTry it Now: ACI Scholarly Blog Index Aura Novembre Vice President ACI Information Group 212-380-1855 x7010 anovembre@aci.info