Steve Smith is the founder of STEM Knowledge Partners and an independent consultant with more than 25 years of experience in scholarly publishing, advising publishers and societies on strategy, partnerships, and the future of research communication.
In this AI era, establishing trust and validating article versions with persistent identifiers (PIDs) is more important than ever.
Today’s guest post asserts that trust won’t be restored by “better messaging” alone, but via better incentives, more disciplined public communication, and really listening to the people who have walked away from us.
Today’s guest bloggers call for society publishers to recognize their unique role in shaping the systems researchers use to discover and evaluate knowledge.
Today’s guest blogger shares highlights from a recent panel at the New Directions Seminar that concluded AI is simultaneously the largest challenge and the largest opportunity.
AI-enabled discovery and summarization tools seem like magic to end users, but for publishers it looks like disintermediation.