Robyn Hall

Scholarly Communications Librarian at MacEwan University. Mostly lurking.

[MacEwan Research @MacEwanResearch]

Save the date! The C2UExpo is coming to @MacEwanU from May 12-15, 2025!

See below for some important timelines. Call for proposals in fall 2024 & Registration opening in early 2025!

The C2UExpo website is now live! Check back at https://t.co/YJqbYO3v84 for more information!

[MacEwan Research @MacEwanResearch]

We are thrilled to announce that @MacEwanU, with over 30 community partners, has been selected by @CbrcResearch to host Canada’s leading community-based research conference, C2UExpo, in May 2025. Our conference theme is ‘Partners in Place’.

#C2UExpo2025

https://t.co/EwfMTKpruz

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

MacEwan University Library is hiring TWO tenure-track librarians specializing in OER/copyright or writing with liaison areas: English or Nursing. Review of applications start Feb. 1. https://t.co/k9nKPOEp7U

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@DrAlexPenney @CACBT The handle links all worked for me but do let me know of any ongoing issues. These are great, by the way! Really well done.

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

Spent the last few months exploring why there’s a lack of community-based research outputs on library-hosted digital platforms. Excited to be presenting some of this research today at #OTESSA23 #Congress23. Slides/notes available: https://t.co/Hswa8VHhob

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@average_mammal Ditto. Mind you, he’s been warned about what’s out there. 🙃

[shannon m robinson @shannonmtherese]

THIS IS LIBRARIANSHIP 💯

"a space where libraries can support strategically excluded communities toward the aim of pushing against these structural injustices, especially by providing publishing avenues to amplify social concerns + work for a more humane collective future."

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@astrobri You are the absolute best conference tweeter I know. Also really appreciated your talk and research into green OA. So important. Hope to see you again in person someday. :)

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@ACHurrell I could never actually waste a good cake. 😅🙃

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

Today’s mood #lordylordy

[Rachael Pells @RachaelPells]

I wrote a book! Plan S for Shock is a story about open access to research: what it is, why it's important, and what the future of publishing looks like. Out today! You can buy a print copy from @ubiquitypress or download via open access (for free!) here: https://t.co/mdl9zAKUHX

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

Excited to be hiring a library technician focused on scholarly communication services @MacEwanLib Closes Jan. 28. https://t.co/HBCKlKTM7p

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@DrBoulianne @karenkeiller @journalqd @CogitatioMaC What really hurts my head is that I think these accelerated publication charges are in addition to equally high OA fees. Thankfully we’re figuring out alternatives. Soo grateful for CRKN’s work. And to you for supporting our OA efforts. 🙂

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@karenkeiller a) Share pre-prints/drafts via repositories at conferences & when needing to rapidly share early results, and b) don’t buy into it. Lots of publishers offer reasonable turnaround without taking advantage of authors’ $ & unpaid reviewers time. Not a big fan of T&F these days. 👎

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@DrBoulianne 🤯🤦🏻‍♀️

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

2021… almost as painful as my musical abilities. Here’s to 2022! 🥂

[SPARC @SPARC_NA]

"The merger pushes this market to the brink of a monopoly and tilts control of the research ecosystem further toward the largest commercial players—and away from the best interests of the research community." Our statement on the Clarivate-ProQuest merger: https://t.co/KY6UYMmpgl

[Robyn Hall @robioteca]

@karenkeiller Hopefully we’re getting past the Google envy. I appreciate the expanded view on adding tools and workflows the work referenced seems to be getting at. Let’s also aim for being vendor neutral (sigh sigh).