Unreachable/ Unwritable Histories: Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe
First in a series on histories made difficult or impossible though war or climate disasters, this post features two historians of Russia and Eastern Europe.
Fraud and Peer Review: An Interview with Melinda Baldwin
Robert Harington and Melinda Baldwin discuss whether peer review has a role to play in uncovering scientific fraud.
“Common Knowledge” and How False Facts Become Entrenched
Some scientific “urban legends” get debunked in today’s video. How does incorrect “common knowledge” become established?
Revisiting: Historians in Historic Times
We are always living through history. For historians, though, the current moment is always a culmination. Revisiting a post from January 2021 in preparation for a series.
The Burden of Knowledge: A Historian Reviews Popular Period Movies
How infuriating is it to watch a movie about your area of expertise and realize just how wrong it is?
Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality”
Are libraries “neutral”? That question is way too simplistic to serve as anything other than a political football.
Restoring the Version of Record
The restoration of a glorious portrait raises questions about the scholarly Version of Record.
Revisiting — Additive, Substitutive, Subtractive: Strategic Scenarios for Publishers in an OA World
Revisiting a 2008 post noting that while it is often argued that open access will reduce the overall cost of scholarly communications, this article proposed that OA will be additive to the size of the current market.
More on Checking out Library Books
More about books about libraries and librarians, with a compilation of suggested readings.
The Year in Review: 2021 in The Scholarly Kitchen
2021 was a year of rapid change in our community. Here, a look at the numbers for The Scholarly Kitchen for the past 365 days.
Let’s Take A Trip to the Circus, Courtesy of Alexander Calder
What better way to spend your Friday than a trip to the circus, as performed by one of the 20th century’s greatest artists?
Reading About Libraries and Librarians
Libraries and librarians the world over are complex, diverse, and distinctive — and they make for fascinating reading.
Some Sweet Relief for Thanksgiving
We’re off for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Hope this week brings you some sweet relief.
Dead as a Doornail
Where does the idiom “dead as a doornail” come from?
Revisiting: A 2008 Look at Open Access
A look back at Joe Esposito’s 2008 essay on Open Access — what has come to pass and what has changed since then?