It’s high vacation season here in the United States, and a little political movement aiming to recapture the very idea of vacations caught my attention. I thought it might be worth getting a little motivated to going off-line in a […]
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I published a post containing a neologism — pablumonium — that caught people’s attention. I was pleasantly surprised by the emails and feedback since it was a long post and a wry insertion of a strangely […]
One month ago, I wrote on this blog that I would begin using Twitter for a month, and see how it worked, both technically and practically. Now, one month later, here are some reflections: Overall, I liked it. I added […]
A nice article in EContent by Heather Hedden about the just-concluded Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing is worth a glance. It was a great meeting!
My, what a week it’s been! Two people I admire greatly have agreed to join the Scholarly Kitchen, serving up hot and tasty insights for our hungry STM guests. First, Nature Publishing Group’s Howard Ratner agreed to be an occasional […]
Please join me in welcoming Howard Ratner, Chief Technology Officer and EVP for the Nature Publishing Group, as a new contributor to the Scholarly Kitchen. Howard will be writing occasionally. I’m personally thrilled to have the help, especially from such […]
Thanks to Nicole Colovos of Goris.com, the Scholarly Kitchen has a great new look! The design is meant to carry through the notion that we’re chatting in a kitchen, and Nicole captured it perfectly. Neat. Thanks!
It seems an odd name, but that’s intentional — we wanted a name that is memorable, different, and welcoming. If anything is welcoming, it’s the kitchen. It’s where we gain sustenance, socialize at parties, and set things as we come […]