Friday Physics: You Spin Me Right Round, Baby Right Round
Why doesn’t a ball fly off of a spinning turntable?
Some Observations from Charleston (Open Access Edition):
Thoughts on open access (OA) from the perspectives of both the publisher and library communities at the Charleston Meeting.
Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Roy Kaufman
Welcoming Roy Kaufman on board as a Chef in The Scholarly Kitchen.
Guest Post — The Time Has Come to Start Swimming Upstream: How Meaningful Engagement with Authors Early in the Research Process Can Yield Significant Benefits to Publishers
Avi Staiman discusses how meaningful engagement with authors early in the research process can yield significant benefits to publishers and journals.
Books Are For Use and What That Means
We don’t talk very much about physical production values for books. What message does that send to readers of scholarly titles?
Unnecessary Research Bureaucracy is Killing Academic Productivity, But it IS Fixable
Research bureaucracy and administrative burden has become so overpowering that many researchers are reporting that they don’t have time to do any research anymore. Phill Jones argues that technology in the form of PIDs will go a long way to fixing this.
The Smithsonian Barbie Letter and the Samizdat of Science Humor
An amusing, if apocryphal, response from the Smithsonian offers a glimpse at the sorts of pre-internet humor scientists would share through their networks.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 3
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 3 today.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 2
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 2 today.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2022, Part 1
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.
The Predator Effect – Fraud in the Scholarly Publishing Industry: An Interview with Simon Linacre
An interview by @lisalibrarian with Simon Linacre, author of “The Predator Effect”
Off for the Thanksgiving Holiday — Some Nostalgia to Tide You Over
We’re off for the US Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, here’s an askance view of the good old days.
Important Capybara Update
The latest developments in Capybara science.
Guest Post — Charleston 2022 — Finding Paths to Open Access Book Publishing
Erich van Rijn looks at the University of California’s Luminos open access books program and reviews lessons learned and what is needed for such programs to succeed.
We All Know What We Mean, Can We Just Put It In The Policy?
Funder guidance is too vague when it comes to identifiers and metadata. It needs to get specific to be effective.