Is There a Future for Journalism?

A functionalist perspective on the future of journalism would posit that because human society needs journalism, we will find ways to support this communications practice. Yet such a perspective, however consoling, assumes a teleology that is far from guaranteed. What will happen is far from easy to predict; nevertheless, this paper pinpoints several key issues that impact on the future of journalism. It also advances some general propositions and a broad periodisation around UNESCO’s historical role in relation to these issues. The analysis gives particular attention to political and economic matters, the safety of journalists and internet governance. Each of these dimensions entails existential threats to journalism, but some opportunities are also noted. Four paradoxes are also identified, with tensions that may lead to change in one direction or another.     

美国科技博物馆展览开发中公众参与的研究及启示

展览开发是博物馆展览的基础问题,随着公众参与逐渐被提上研究议程,也促使我们去思考展览开发过程中如何引入公众参与。美国的科技博物馆展览开发已经建立了较为完善的公众参与体系:明确的参与者角色、系统的参与理念和阶段式的参与行为,已经获得了普遍的应用。借鉴美国博物馆的经验,我国博物馆展览的开发,应在构建展览评估体系的基础上,进一步了解和认识公众,拓展公众参与的方式,并不断寻求公众的声音。     

Quality,Innovation, and Financial Sustainability

Entrepreneurial, independent digital media sites arose in response to disruption in the journalism industry brought on by emerging technologies. This study explores this trend in Latin America from the perspective of audiences. Based on surveys of readers of entrepreneurial digital news sites in Guatemala and Nicaragua, this mixed-methods study offers a snapshot of who these readers are and what they are interested in. Results showed readers of the Guatemalan and Nicaraguan news sites valued equally quality journalism and innovation, but differed when it came to the importance they placed on the sites’ business models. This study also illuminated a new dimension of innovation, one from the readers’ perspective. While some respondents associated innovation with use of new technologies, in general readers defined innovation as unique (to the region) and alternative (to mainstream media) ways of doing journalism; their definition, unlike that of journalists, was not necessarily technologically driven.     

2CUL Slavic: The View So Far

In fall 2016, the Columbia-Cornell collaboration in the area of Slavic & East European resource coordination and sharing celebrated its sixth year. The author reviews particulars of the development, implementation, and function of this program as well as some of the challenges that face such cross-institutional efforts.     

Overqualified: Changing the Culture of Hiring Practices in a Public Library Special Collections Department

All too often, applicants for low level paraprofessional positions in libraries are passed over or rejected, not because they are not qualified, but because they have professional experience or advanced degrees. The rationale behind these decisions is that the overqualified staff member in a low level position will continue to look for a better position more aligned with their skills, experience, and education; and when they find another job they will leave and their positions will have to be filled again. This essay argues that this reasoning is flawed and, regardless of the perceived inconvenience, library managers and administrators should want the best and the brightest working in all levels of their library.     

探索高校科技期刊出版模式的改革措施

在介绍了当前国际上科技期刊主流出版模式以及跨国化、集团化、规模化的发展趋势的基础上,对我国高校科技期刊的出版模式进行了探索和研究,分析其体制机制、运营方式及各模式优缺点,并对高校科技期刊的发展定位以及集约化改革措施提出了一些建议,为促进我国高校科技期刊整合资源、做大做强提供参考.     

高校科技期刊青年编辑职业发展状况问卷调查与分析

为了解中国高校科技期刊青年编辑人员的职业发展情况与需求,采用问卷法对青年编辑的“基本情况”“所处的组织制度环境”“工作情况”“学习研究情况”“对期刊改革与自我发展的看法”5个方面进行调查与分析,得出中国高校科技期刊青年编辑“职业发展现状良好但尚存在若干问题”的结论,并针对问题提出了相关建议.     

用“四四法”提升期刊学术质量 ——《煤炭学报》学术质量提升实践

针对"修后发表"的修改稿,从保证期刊学术质量、提高审稿专家积极性、提高终审效率这3个方面,讨论审稿专家再次审核修改稿的优势,进一步分析可能存在的不足及相应的处理措施.结果显示,对于涉及论文实质内容的修改稿,通过审稿专家再次审核,可以更好地保证论文和期刊的学术质量.     

科技期刊编辑新媒体出版能力的培育

分析我国科技期刊编辑现状和新时期编辑职业能力的新要求,通过对出版格局的统筹策划能力、专业领域的预研判断能力、新媒体技术的开发应用能力、出版大数据的挖掘分析能力、出版实践的组织协调能力、面向国际战略的综合拓展能力等6个方面的解析,提出了当今科技期刊编辑所应具备和培养的全媒体出版的适应能力.     

国外数据科学研究的回顾与展望

[目的/意义]随着大数据的发展,数据科学已经成为新的研究领域。厘清国外数据科学的发展与研究现状,可为我国今后的研究提供参考与借鉴。[方法/过程]利用Web of Science核心合集数据库对国外有关数据科学的文献进行检索,并对作者、研究方向等外部特征与关键词、主题等内容特征做计量分析;在此基础上,通过逐篇阅读与归类,从数据科学的内涵界定与应用方向两大方面进行综合分析。[结果/结论]最后,结合现有研究面临的问题与解决的方法,对数据科学的未来进行展望。