Neil Gaiman Salutes Douglas Adams: Why Books Are Sharks
Author Neil Gaiman pays tribute to the late, great Douglas Adams, and in his lecture, explains why books endure.
Elvis Has Left the Kitchen: Thanks Kent
A tip of the hat to a departing “Chef”.
Welcoming a New Chef into the Kitchen: Charlie Rapple
Charlie Rapple, cofounder of Kudos, joins The Scholarly Kitchen.
U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Announces Public Access Policy
The second public access plan from a US federal funding agency has been announced. Some first impressions…
Welcoming a New Chef into the Kitchen: Roger Schonfeld
Meet Roger Schonfeld, our newest Chef in The Kitchen.
Our Surveillance Society: If Only We'd Listened to Jim Rockford
James Garner’s television detective warned us about Google and Facebook way back in 1978. If only we’d listened…
Small Fly, Big Impact: A History of Drosophila Research (and Why It Matters)
A charming short film about the history and importance of the fruit fly Drosophila as a model organism in biomedical research.
How Wolves Change Rivers: The Complexity of Ecosystems
An extended metaphor for the complex nature of the world of scholarly publishing, and how seemingly small changes can cascade.
Compliance: The Coming Storm
The administrative burden stemming from funding agency and institutional access policies is just beginning. Can we reduce the severity of this storm with careful planning and collaboration?
CNN and the End of the World
An odd find from earlier this week — the video CNN plans to play at the end of the world.
A Look Back at 2014 in The Scholarly Kitchen
We’re off for the holidays, and offer this look back at 2014 in lieu of new posts. See you in 2015.
The Art of Making a Book
An appreciation of the book as physical object.
Altmetric’s Top 100: What Does It All Mean?
Altmetric’s annual top 100 list provides an opportunity to see what science reached the general public and to think more about what information altmetrics really provide.
"a static loop of kinetic energy…"
It’s Friday, the sky outside the window is increasingly grey and I find myself staring off into space as the year winds to a close. But if you’re going to sit mesmerized in front of a screen, then why not […]
Creative Commons Confusion Continues to Confound Content Creators
Flickr users were enraged when the company tried to reuse their CC BY licensed photographs by selling prints. This once again points out the confusion that content creators have regarding copyright and what the various CC licenses really mean.