UF Libraries Offer Help to Avoid Predatory Journals

The number of predatory journals is on the rise, and UF Libraries staff are offering assistance to faculty and students on how to avoid predatory journals.  Subject liaisons and the Academic Research Consulting & Services (ARCS) ​program provide one-on-one guidance, workshops, and classroom instruction to help identify high-quality, peer-reviewed journals, including a large number of quality open access journals across disciplines.

Excellent resources for getting started include Think.Check.Submit and an overview on the Libraries website​. You can also view a recording of a June 2019 panel, “Unpacking Predatory Publishing,” moderated by Dr. Emilio Bruna with perspectives from UF librarians.​​​ The Directory of Open Access Journals provides information about publications that have undergone a rigorous review process​; however, there are many other legitimate open access journals not included in this list.​

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Senate Committee on Appropriations Releases FY2020 Appropriations Bill

The Senate Committee on Appropriations has released its FY2020 recommendation for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations bill.

Department of Health and Human Services

The bill provides $93.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services. Some highlights include the following:

  • National Institutes of Health – $42.1 billion, an increase of $3 billion above FY2019.
  • Mental Health – $3.7 billion for mental health programs, an increase of $305 million above FY2019.
  • Head Start – $10.1 billion, an increase of $50 million above FY2019.

Department of Education

The bill provides $71.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education. Some highlights include the following:

  • Institute of Education Sciences – The bill provides $615.4 million in discretionary funding for the Institute of Education Sciences, a $0 increase above FY2019.

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Enhancing Teaching Engagement with Technology

The UF Center for Instructional Technology and Training (CITT) is offering its Teaching with Technology certificate of completion program. This fully online, asynchronous, facilitated series is comprised of two workshops that explore opportunities to increase student engagement and improve instructor presence through a technology-enhanced learning environment. This program begins October 28.

Workshop #1: Technology to Improve Instructor Presence (10/28 – 11/10)

Workshop #2: Technology to Captivate Students (11/11– 11/24)

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Awarded Projects for September 2019

Congratulations to Elizabeth “Buffy” Bondy for her award from the Alachua County School Board; Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Justin Ortagus for his Joyce Foundation Flow Through award from the University of Florida Foundation; Philip Poekert for his award from Valley of the Sun United Way; Patricia Snyder for her subcontract award California Department of Education Flow Through from Napa County; and Patricia Snyder and Darbianne Shannon for their subcontract award U.S. Department of Education/OSEP Flow Through from the University of Miami.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.

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Submitted Projects for September 2019

Best wishes to Sharon Chuyew Yee, Lynda Hayes, Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko, and Rose Pringle for their proposal to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Chris Curran for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from the University of Maryland Baltimore County; Chris Curran for his proposal to the American Educational Research Association; Nicholas Gage and Ashley MacSuga-Gage for their subcontract proposal IES Flow Through from Georgia State University; Herman Knopf and Elizabeth Shenkman for their proposal to Florida’s Office of Early Learning; Holly Lane, Paige Pullen, and Philip Poekert for their proposal to the James Patterson Foundation; Kathrin Maki for her proposal to the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America; Justin Ortagus for his subcontract proposal Arnold Ventures Flow Through from Pennsylvania State University; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Jefferson Parish Public School System; Henry Frierson, Rose Pringle, Sondra Smith, Hannah Bayne, and Jacqueline Swank for their proposal to the William T. Grant Foundation; Paige Pullen for her subcontract proposal South Carolina Education Oversight Flow Through from the Charleston County School District; Paige Pullen for her proposal to Bright from the Start Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning; and Wanli Xing for his subcontract proposal NSF Flow Through from the Concord Consortium.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.

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