Why the Term '#Metadata' Is not Helpful in Discussions Around #Privacy
https://theprivacydad.com/why-the-term-metadata-is-not-helpful-in-discussions-around-privacy/
Today in #metadata #librarian tasks: training a colleague on using my scripts to prep digital assets for migration and the detested weekly turn at rush cataloging
The term 'metadata' is an inaccurate description of behavioural surplus and helps to downplay the severity of the large-scale incursion on our privacy.
https://theprivacydad.com/why-the-term-metadata-is-not-helpful-in-discussions-around-privacy/
Join us for a webinar to learn how organizations around the 
are using @datacite #OpenInfrastructure to improve visibility and recognition for #Research. Featuring Bessem Aamira CNUDST
, Imam Wahyudi Farid ITS
& Owen Iyoha Eko-Konnect
April 24, 2025
Register on https://datacite.zoom.us/webinar/register/1517453110980/WN_xR-Aa6c8TLyKRPlMUgHewQ
Crossref sponsors are local partners helping reduce barriers to participation. In 2024 alone, we welcomed new sponsors from Bangladesh (our first GEM sponsor), China, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Türkiye. These organizations help provide local language support, manage fees in local currency, and offer tailored technical help—making membership more practical and affordable. Details here: https://doi.org/10.64000/4h22q-pc287 #Metadata #equity
Your printer is snitching on you.
Most color laser printers embed tiny yellow dots—invisible to the eye—that mark the date, time, and serial number of your device.
It’s called Machine Identification Code.
It’s used to trace printed documents back to you.
Print in B&W if you can. Know what your hardware gives away.
How to Create a JavaScript EXIF Info Parser to Read Image Metadata https://jsdev.space/howto/javascript-exif-parser/ #javascript #metadata
25 years of Crossref! We now connect 170M+ #metadata records across 22,000+ members worldwide, fueling research collaboration every day. #CrossrefAt25
Immer wieder kommt die Frage, ob Signal wegen seines Sitzes in den USA noch vertrauenswürdig ist. Ich finde: ja. Denn selbst wenn Behörden anklopfen – Signal kann keine Inhalte oder Metadaten herausgeben, weil es sie schlicht nicht hat. Wer das anders sieht oder ein anderes Bedrohungsmodell hat, soll eben einen anderen Messenger wählen.
Unlock #research insights with the new #OpenAIREGraph #API!
Easily discover #publications, #datasets, & #software across #OpenScience infrastructures.
- Search with precision using linked #metadata
- Find #OpenAccess versions & related datasets
- Trace research back to funders & institutions
Start exploring today: https://graph.openaire.eu/docs/apis/graph-api/
[Veille] Le catalogue des logiciels libres de l'#ESR "is alive, ALIVE" en version bêta => https://logiciels.catalogue-esr.fr/ !
Une façon pragmatique pr les ITA et chercheuses développant des outils logiciels #opensource de vérifier l'optimisation du signalement de leurs codes...
#researchsoftwares #openscience #metadata #france #scienceouverte
"Meta laat binnenkort een 'AI-tornado' los op jouw gegevens - en zo weiger je dat"
Door er definitief weg te gaan. 
Dit is de enige juiste uitleg van bovenstaande stelling, maar die wordt zoals verwacht niet gegeven in het artikel.
Trying to find all DOIs for a journal, book, or conference? It's a common question with more than one answer. We've shared two practical approaches — and why things aren't always as complete as they seem. Read more: https://bit.ly/3EoyaKY
#crossref #metadata #restapi #ticketofthemonth
We'll provide training on how to add data to our GitHub repository & interpret radiocarbon dates. You'll also get to work with us on integrating new data into AncientMetagenomeDir! 
You can participate for as long as you'd like—every bit of help counts! 
Register by April 20th to secure your spot! 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtggNI8yBfxJmO7a9xvi4xAA1xuoQjY8nXVwE2GF9NC-h-NA/viewform
I like this idea for a #LettersToTheEditor #preprint server.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12109-025-10022-y
"Such a preprint server would offer three major benefits…: format-free ease of swift communication, increased author visibility and accountability, and avoiding the homelessness of unpublished [letters]."
PS: I've sent letters to journals that had policies not to publish them, but without saying so anywhere. Once I sent a letter to a new journal that had never received or published one and needed time to think about it. Right now #SocialMedia takes up this slack and does a pretty good job. But posting letters as preprints would give authors more space, prevent even published letters from languishing behind #paywalls, and offer better opportunities for #PIDs, #metadata, and #discoverability.
Wir arbeiten daran, die #PID-Unterstützung in Open Journal Systems (#OJS) zu verbessern. Unsere ROR-Integration hat es nun in den Core geschafft, steht also in der nächsten OJS-Version automatisch allen zur Verfügung.
Der Release Candidate 2 wurde nun vom @PublicKnowledgeProject für Tests veröffentlicht. Nun gilt es, letzte Fehler zu finden!
Weitere Infos und Links:
https://projects.tib.eu/optimeta/en/news/detail/jetzt-testen-ror-integration-in-ojs-omp-and-ops-350rc2/
NEW Journal Article: “Reference Coverage Analysis of OpenAlex Compared to Web Of Science and Scopus”https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/11/journal-article-reference-coverage-analysis-of-openalex-compared-to-web-of-science-and-scopus/ #scholcomm #metadata
DeadSwitch Protocol: 07 - The Metadata Haunts You: Strip Your Digital Trail or Be Hunted #CyberSecurity #Metadata #Privacy #Anonymity #OPSEC #NoTracking #Infosec #ZeroTrust #Encryption #DarkWeb #GhostOps #DeadSwitch #TomITCafe #EXIF #FingerprintEvasion
Shellsharks: Extending indieweb.txt With Reference Information.. “Indieweb.txt is an idea for sharing information about one’s indie site with the world. It is a proposal which resembles other plain-text, web-bourne, information-sharing documents such as humans.txt and security.txt. As initially proposed, it would contain information such as the tools one uses to implement IndieWeb […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/shellsharks-extending-indieweb-txt-with-reference-information/
The first
@crossref #metadata sprint concluded successfully! We spent two days in the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid working on different questions, problems, challenges, and gaps in the scholarly record.
Working next to a beautiful paleontological collection made me think about Dobzhanky's words about evolution; without it, biology would be a collection of isolated observations. Why do species share traits? Why do some structures persist while others disappear? Evolution ties it all together...
Similarly, without metadata, the scholarly record would be an overwhelming sea of disconnected texts, data, and ideas... who wrote this? When was it published? How does it relate to other works? Metadata provides the context and connections that realize the #ResearchNexus.
