Peer Review in the Google Age Feb 23, 2006 RSS club meeting special session.

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Peer Review in the Google Age Feb 23, 2006 RSS club meeting special session

The value of peer review in finding information Before Internet -> Before Internet -> “pre-validation” saves time when searching is laborious “pre-validation” saves time when searching is laborious Fewer publications to keep track of Fewer publications to keep track of After Internet -> After Internet -> online availability is more valuable when searching is fast and easy online availability is more valuable when searching is fast and easy Many new publications - who are the peers? Many new publications - who are the peers?

The value of peer review in academia These are two separate problems: These are two separate problems: Communicating science Communicating science Justifying the value of scholarship Justifying the value of scholarship

Is the journal article the best way of communicating science? Example: using a public blog as a research notebook Example: using a public blog as a research notebookpublic blog as a research notebookpublic blog as a research notebook

Sitemeter: a better indicator of scientific usefulness?

Open science connectivity More info on open source science here