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Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market

We all know the journals market has rapidly consolidated over recent years. But where’s the data? I set out to find some numbers to put behind the common sense.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 30, 2023
  • 26 Comments

Fun with Toponyms

Place names tell us all sorts of interesting things about history and people. Also, what is the longest one word place name in the world?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 27, 2023
  • 1 Comment

The British Library: The Importance of Legal Deposit

“This library has every book ever published.” A visit to the British Library.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 13, 2023
  • 2 Comments

Libraries, Archives, Choice and Red Envelopes: The Growth of Streaming, the Decline of Choice, and the Death of the Red Envelope

The role of libraries and archives as streaming grows, choice declines, and the death of the red envelopes arrives.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Oct 10, 2023
  • 3 Comments

Appeals Court Rules That Library of Congress Can No Longer Require Deposit of Published Works

An appeals court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the government to require deposit of published works in the Library of Congress

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Sep 5, 2023
  • 6 Comments

The Size of Things: Historical Overlaps

What else was happening during well known historical events? Where did the fax machine and the Oregon Trail overlap? What about Woolly Mammoths and the Great Pyramids?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 25, 2023
  • 1 Comment

The Size of Things: Time in Context

What does the timeline of human existence look like when physically laid out to scale? How does that compare to the timeline of the universe?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 23, 2023
  • 5 Comments

Design Matters: Critiquing US Flag Designs

How well-designed is your state’s flag?

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 7, 2023
  • 7 Comments

Is the Letter “R” a Vowel? What is a Vowel Anyway, and What Does How You Pronounce “R” Say About You?

Did your teacher lie to you when they told you that the only vowels were A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y?

  • By David Crotty
  • Mar 10, 2023
  • 1 Comment

Trust and the Personal Library

Who holds the particular book needed by a reader? What is the balance between the personal library and the institutional collection?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Jan 9, 2023
  • 6 Comments

The Year in Review: 2022 in The Scholarly Kitchen

Before we launch into 2023, a look back at 2022 in The Scholarly Kitchen.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 3, 2023
  • 4 Comments

The Smithsonian Barbie Letter and the Samizdat of Science Humor

An amusing, if apocryphal, response from the Smithsonian offers a glimpse at the sorts of pre-internet humor scientists would share through their networks.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 2, 2022
  • 0 Comments

A History of Encabulation — Advancements From the Turbo Encabulator and the Retro Encabulator Have Led to the Hyper Encabulator

Significant breakthroughs in jargon have enabled the development of the hyper encabulator, sure to serve all your encabulation needs.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 11, 2022
  • 3 Comments

Adieu to Educopia: An Interview with Katherine Skinner

Read about the history of Educopia and look ahead to its future in today’s interview with co-founder Katherine Skinner, who recently stepped down as their Executive Director

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Oct 26, 2022
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New Light on the New OSTP Memo: An Interview with Dr. Alondra Nelson

Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson interview Dr. Alondra Nelson, acting director of the White House Office on Science & Technology Policy when the new OSTP memo was published.

  • By Rick Anderson, Karin Wulf
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • 7 Comments
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