Ian Gibson
iangibson.bsky.social
Ian Gibson
@iangibson.bsky.social
Librarian. University of Guelph. Not terrific but competent.
I miss my old Fit every day… there is nothing out there now that is as versatile as that car was… small but absolutely perfectly formed.
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As a former Brock employee I can tell you that it’s more 2 than 1… Brock has its fair share of older profs but BUFA is seriously good…

If anyone really cares I invite you to compare annual progress through the ranks payments at Brock compared to other schools
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The whole last season was so disappointing I lost all interest in the entire universe…
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They just wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to admire the picturesque scenery...
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Ian Gibson
The only way publishing does not cost what it costs is if people choose to publish less. And I am not seeing this happening (not to mention they should publish less for the *right* reasons).
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Wait you haven't been requesting the ability to name all your policy documents 🚨<policy name>🚨? We are obviously in different places. </sarcasm>
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Reposted by Ian Gibson
Media Coverage: Retraction Watch "Bug in Springer Nature #Metadata May Be Causing ‘Significant, Systemic’ Citation Inflation" retractionwatch.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Bug in Springer Nature metadata may be causing ‘significant, systemic’ citation inflation
Millions of researchers could be affected by a “dramatic distortion of citation counts” likely caused by flaws in how the academic publishing giant Springer Nature handles article metadata, accordi…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM