AI Will Lead Us to Need More Garbage-subtraction.
Generative AI wants to make information cheap, but will people want to read it? Are we ready for more productive writers?
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Adam Hyde of Coko
Following on from yesterday’s introduction to Kitchen Essentials, today Alice Meadows interviews Adam Hyde of Coko for the first post in this new series.
Introducing Kitchen Essentials — Interviews with the Scholarly Infrastructure Community
Today, Alice Meadows and Roger Schonfeld introduce a new interview series – Kitchen Essentials – featuring leaders of some of the key scholarly infrastructure organizations globally.
Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market
We all know the journals market has rapidly consolidated over recent years. But where’s the data? I set out to find some numbers to put behind the common sense.
Fun with Toponyms
Place names tell us all sorts of interesting things about history and people. Also, what is the longest one word place name in the world?
Can You Really Know Your Customer If You Only See Them One Silo At A Time?
Functional silos lead to customer data silos. Can you get a full view of customer engagement without re-architecting your whole organization?
Redefining “Normal” in Academia
The traditional “normal” in academia often lacks the richness and dynamism required for robust intellectual discourse and innovation. How can we cultivate a “personalized normal” that celebrates the uniqueness of researchers and empowers them to communicate their discoveries innovatively?
Chefs Panel Discusses AI, Integrity and Open Content in Frankfurt
A report of the Chef’s panel on AI, Open content, and research integrity during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Leading in a Space of Social Equality: A Personal Trajectory
Accountability is at the center of leadership. We must hold people, policies and structures to account and if we are struggling with tackling the hard questions, are we really doing the work?
This Year’s Nikon Small World in Motion Video Microscopy Winners
Some beautiful winners in this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion video microscopy competition.
Worth the Time? A Critical Look at the Value of Twitter for Journals
With yet another stumble from Twitter/X, Angela Cochran looks at the numbers and asks whether all the efforts journals have put into building and maintaining journal Twitter accounts have been worth it.
Smorgasbord: eLife and Significance vs. Accuracy, The Collapse of the Humanities, and a new NISO Draft on Retractions Standards
A mixed bag post from us — can you separate out the significance of research results from their validity? What will the collapse of the Humanities mean for scholarly publishing writ large? And a new draft set of recommended practices for communicating retractions, removals, and expressions of concern.
The Post-Covid Work Environment — We Can’t Go Back to “Normal”
The COVID pandemic brought changes in what was acceptable to working life. Should we give up those benefits for the sake of returning to the office? How does each individual person’s experience differ, and how can we create conditions that allow all to thrive?
Guest Post — Reflecting on a Decade with the Open Discovery Initiative: Insights from IEEE
Julie Zhu reflects on the IEEE’s journey with the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) and the benefits of ODI conformance statements.
The British Library: The Importance of Legal Deposit
“This library has every book ever published.” A visit to the British Library.