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?
Celebrating 25 Years of Preserving the Web
Since 1996, the Internet Archive has been capturing the World Wide Web but also doing so much more to preserve our digital world behind the scenes.
Revisiting: Theory of the E-book
Joe Esposito revisits his 2012 post on the unstated theory of the e-book, which assumes that a book consists only of its text and can be manipulated without regard to the nature and circumstances of its creation. This is only one theory of many, but it is now the prevailing one.
From “Pandemonium” to “Meme”: Words Invented by Authors
Are you a word “nerd”? Do you know who coined the word “nerd”?
We’re Taking a (Hot) Summer Break
We’re going on Summer Break. Here’s Prince to tide you over.
Revisiting — The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences: Richard Poynder on Open Access and the Open Access Movement
Looking back at Richard Poynder’s in-depth analysis of the state of open access. What’s changed since then?