Guest Post — Google, Atypon, NIH, and Information Discovery’s AI-Fueled Future: Notes from a BioASQ Panel
A report from the 9th annual BioASQ workshop discussing the ongoing development and future of AI-based tools.
More Than Just Data Citation — An Interview With DataCite
Learn how DataCite supports more than just data citation in today’s interview with Matt Buys, Helena Cousijn, and Paul Vierkant
Guest Post — Corporate Strategy and Program Management: The Key to Navigating Disruption
Laura Martin and Rashmi Verma take a look at how organizations handle change and disruption through strategic planning and structured execution.
The Other Diversity in Scholarly Publishing
After becoming a Scholarly Kitchen Chef back in July 2019, I have never stopped being amazed by the numerous dynamic issues and developments that scholarly publishing is dealing with. As a biologist by training, ‘diversity’ is the word that comes to mind.
Guest Post — Shifting Away from Yearly Accessibility Audits: How Can a Better System be Implemented?
Justin Alexander from ITHAKA discusses effective ways to continuously ensure that media meets accessibility requirements.
Life in a Liminal Space; Or, The Journey Shapes the Destination
A liminal space is the time between the ‘what was’ and the ‘next’. It is a period of transition, uncertainty, and multiple paths forward. The first wave of an open access transition is upon us, driven by the APC model, moving us to favor quantity over quality, and resulting in massive consolidation in many areas of the market. What comes next?
The Future State of Our Scholarly Publishing Vendors
When more and more societies move to commercial publisher partnerships, what happens to the vendor landscape? Angela Cochran looks at the current status and future implications.
FORCE11 Engages a Global Audience at FORCE2021
FORCE11 hosts a diverse virtual conference to build global connections to improve scholarly communications.
Guest Post: Scholarly Book Publishing Workflows and Implications for RIM Systems
The ability to harvest and reuse publications metadata at scale is good for STEM journal articles but poor for monographs, with significant implications for RIM systems. Why is this so?
Building the Social and Technical Infrastructures to Transform Research Data Sharing One Plenary at a Time
Twice a year, members of the Research Data Alliance come together for a plenary meeting that brings together active working groups, interest groups, and communities of practice. Phill Jones virtually attended the 18th plenary from the comfort and (COVID) safety of his home office. These are some of his observations about research infrastructure, data standards and persistent identifiers.
Guest Post — Seeking Feedback on a Model Digital Preservation Policy, a Project of the NASIG Digital Preservation Committee
A look at the NASIG Digital Preservation Policy and a request for comments.
Building Bridges with the Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA)
Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) committee members champion the benefits of standardizing the transfer of papers between journals.
Guest Post — Pandemic Disruptor: Canadian Perspectives on how COVID-19 is Changing Open Access in Canada (Part 2)
Part 2 of this series looking at open access developments in Canada examines the changing processes and infrastructure needs for open science.
Guest Post — Pandemic Disruptor: Canadian Perspectives on how COVID-19 is Changing Open Access (Part 1)
A look at open access policies and developments in Canada, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 1 of a 2 part post.
Guest Post — The Library Technology Market’s Failure to Support Controlled Digital Lending
Nathan Mealey, Michael Rodriguez, and Charlie Barlow look at the state of Controlled Digital Lending.