Apple’s Vision of the Future (from 1987)
A look back at a glorious Apple promotional video from 1987, as the company predicted a rosy future while just on the edge of its darkest period.
Remembering Sydney Brenner
Remembering one of the founding fathers of molecular biology and modern genetics, Sydney Brenner.
Oak Beams and Planning for the Long Term
In our day to day lives as publishers, we too often lose track of the long term. A University of Oxford plan provides a stellar example of how to think about the far future.
Guest Post — The Dissertation Publication Requirement: It’s Time for Reexamination
Guest author Rob Schlesinger encourages a rethink of the common requirement that graduate students publish their dissertations.
An Unlikely Library of Obsolete Technologies
A recycling center in New York has become the go-to library for film and television studios looking for vintage electronic props.
Content Platform Migrations Cause Headaches. Can We Avoid Some of the Pain?
Libraries and individual subscribers to journals have seen the problems that can occur when a publication moved or was sold from one publisher to another. Perhaps there would be an editorial change, leading to delayed issues. Perhaps all the subscription […]
300 Years of Element Discovery
A nice visualization showing when different elements were added to the Periodic Table.
Yes, Women Also Know: Online Resources Identify and Highlight Women Experts
Okay, 2019, it’s gotta be the end of manels (all male panels) and whanels (all white). Online projects provide resources that call attention to the problems of bias, and make locating women experts easy.
Welcoming Back The US Public Domain
January 1, 2019 marked the emergence of new works to the US Public Domain for the first time in 20 years.
The Year in Review: 2018 On The Scholarly Kitchen
A look back at the last year in The Scholarly Kitchen.
Ask The Chefs: Books That Changed Your Life
We’ve all been touched by a book, one influenced us in some profound way. This month we asked the Chefs to tell us about those books.
Andy Warhol and his Influence on Media and Culture
A new Andy Warhol retrospective offers a chance to look back at both his prescience and his influence on our current culture.
Words for Colors
How do languages develop words for colors? A fascinating look at a commonality in human language development.
Open Access: A Look Back
A look back at ten years of open access posts and ten years of progress on The Scholarly Kitchen.
Guest Post — A Long Tale: Why Book Selection is Always Up for Debate, Part 2
Part 2 of Bob Nardini’s look at the history and strategy behind library book acquisition activities.