The Humanities [Are Everywhere] in American Life
The Humanities are everywhere –really. A new report shows us how Americans engage with and view the humanities in daily life, including school and work.
Ask the Community (and Chefs): How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research? – Part 2
In support of Open Access Week, we asked our community how we can achieve equitable participation in Open Research. Today, part 2. Come share your views!
Investing in Libraries is the Right Thing for Administrators To Do, Even if There Are Fewer Resources Overall
Library budgets shrank for 2 decades. They can’t shrink any further because of COVID-19. In fact, they should grow despite contracting college budgets
Guest Post — Driving Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications: The Power of an Active ERG
A look at how Employee Resource Groups can create positive change in the workplace.
Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History
John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.
Guest Post — Disclosing Disability in the Workplace
Disclosing a disability in the workplace is fraught with difficulty. In today’s guest post, Bruce Rosenblum of Inera shares his experience.
Guest Post — Is It Time to (Finally) Get Serious about Submission Charges?
Journal submission fees would reduce the continuously growing editorial and peer review burdens while allowing for better levels of rigor and oversight. Roy Kaufman makes a case for their adoption.
Ask The Interns: What Is The Value Of Internships?
Have you benefited from an internship (giving or receiving!)? This month we talk to interns and internship managers to hear what value internships have brought to them and the industry.
Revisiting — On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing
We revisit two posts from 2018. These powerful testimonies, by people of color, about their experience of racism in scholarly publishing, clearly show that we have “a great deal of powerful and humbling work to do” to address racism and the white-dominated culture of our industry.
Connecting by Reading: A Selection of Books on Race and Racism, Part 2
Today’s post includes part 2 of books about race and racism. When we read, we learn about each other and open our minds to other perspectives.
Connecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Race and Racism, Part 1
Today’s post features several guest authors reviewing books on racism and anti-racism. When we read, we learn.
We Step Aside: Indigenous Deaths in Custody in Australia
This week The Scholarly Kitchen is spotlighting research and researchers writing about systemic racism. Today’s post is about the deaths of Indigenous people in custody in Australia.
We Step Aside: “Libraries on the Frontlines”
This week The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs step off stage in order to spotlight research and researchers writing about racism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Today’s spotlight is “Libraries on the frontlines: Neutrality and social justice,” an article published in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal in 2017.
We Step Aside: Racism and Medicine
This week The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs step off stage in order to spotlight research and researchers writing about racism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Today’s spotlight is the “Racism in Medicine” issue of The BMJ.
Utility, Morality, Strategy, and Scholarly Communication
Should the library focus first on serving its local constituency, or on changing the scholarly communication ecosystem? No matter how we answer this question, the implications will be complex.