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Chef’s Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2021, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!). Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

  • By David Crotty, Jill O'Neill, Joseph Esposito, Rick Anderson, Lettie Y. Conrad, Michael Clarke
  • Nov 22, 2021
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What (Not) to Do When Libraries Won’t Get on Board

Why aren’t libraries providing support for your open access or open science initiative? Be careful what you assume.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Nov 4, 2021
  • 14 Comments

“Positively Disrupt(ing) Research Culture for the Better”: An Interview with Alexandra Freeman of Octopus

Octopus is a new sharing platform that hopes to disrupt research culture for the better. An interview with founder Dr. Alexandra Freeman.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Aug 18, 2021
  • 17 Comments

Revisiting — The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences: Richard Poynder on Open Access and the Open Access Movement

Looking back at Richard Poynder’s in-depth analysis of the state of open access. What’s changed since then?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Aug 4, 2021
  • 14 Comments

Pearson Launches a Comprehensive Textbook Solution for Students. What Are Its Prospects?

Pearson is offering online access to its entire textbook collection for $15 a month. Will students go for it?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Aug 2, 2021
  • 34 Comments

Pluralism vs. Monoculture in Scholarly Communication, Part 2

Calls for a monoculture of scholarly communication keep multiplying. But wouldn’t a continued diversity of models be healthier?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jul 8, 2021
  • 22 Comments

Friday Video: A Quiet Place II… Study

The BYU Library’s latest humorous promotional video is out, and (if we do say so ourselves) it’s an instant classic.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 14, 2021
  • 4 Comments

Feasibility, Sustainability, and the Subscribe-to-Open Model

Like all OA funding models, subscribe-to-open solves some problems while creating others. Some of the downsides are pretty fundamental.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Apr 20, 2021
  • 39 Comments

Six Questions (with Answers!) about UC’s and Elsevier’s New Transformative Deal

Six questions and answers about the new transformative deal between Elsevier and the University of California.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Mar 25, 2021
  • 38 Comments

Watch Out for the Silent Librarian: An Interview with Crane Hassold

Silent Librarian is an international phishing organization that “angles” for university network credentials on behalf of the Iranian government. Crane Hassold gives us the lowdown on this dangerous scam.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 7 Comments
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