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How University Libraries Can Protect Data and Scientific Freedom | The Wire: Science

22/01/2022: This text has been translated from German. This article was first published by ZBW Mediatalk and has been republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Data tracking has long been a lucrative business model for many corporations.

The fact that it also takes place in science is not so well-known, however.

But here too, dangers are lurking for data protection and the freedom of science and research.

And libraries also have a role to play, as stakeholders in the scientific ecosystem, particularly if they take out any kind of contract with profit-oriented companies such as publishing houses, in which the data from researchers can also function as bargaining chips.

Julia Reda from the Society for Civil Rights (GFF) has long been dedicated to the assertion of fundamental rights in the conflict area surrounding copyright and data protection. In the interview she explains the role libraries and digital infrastructures play in this complex topic and why it is so important for these institutions to build their own infrastructure and focus on green Open Access instead of financially supporting publishing houses to build up a parallel and commercial infrastructure.

Source: How University Libraries Can Protect Data and Scientific Freedom – The Wire Science

How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker

Advertising has always been about the search for perfect targeting data, paving the way for the annihilating power of Google and Facebook.

Source: How the Math Men Overthrew the Mad Men | The New Yorker

‘Not Sitting Quietly Anymore’: How Librarians Are Fighting Trump | Broadly

“In a political climate where truth is dismissed, it can be difficult to figure out where politics end and moral, or even professional, imperatives begin.”


Though some people may think the job involves more shushing than rallying, many librarians consider “making America read again” to be a radical political proposition.

Source: ‘Not Sitting Quietly Anymore’: How Librarians Are Fighting Trump | Broadly

Data City — info we trust.

Data storytelling and the graphic novel are smashed together in one adventure through the numbers behind the city built on numbers: Las Vegas, Nevada. Explore the underside of tourism, gambling, and entertainment as we move through one exciting evening on the Strip. Alternatively, you can click through the gallery below:

via Data City — info we trust.