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Revisiting: Cooperstown, Ground Zero for Altmetrics

A look back at 2014’s discussion of measuring the immeasurable.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Aug 20, 2020
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The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells

Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 14, 2020
  • 9 Comments

A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting

A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here’s hoping for better times ahead.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 22, 2020
  • 6 Comments

Ritual, Process, and Social Interaction: The World’s Oldest Surviving Video Rental Store

A visit to the world’s longest running video rental store and a lesson about the value of inconvenience.

  • By David Crotty
  • Mar 6, 2020
  • 9 Comments

What’s Old is New Again: The Lost Art of Typewriting

The novelty of using a typewriter and the value in slowing down.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 21, 2020
  • 7 Comments

A Rare Shared Cultural Experience and the Value of Inconvenience

When was the last time everyone you knew experienced the same piece of culture at the same time? Is the age of shared cultural experiences over?

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 13, 2019
  • 7 Comments

Guest Post — Dard Hunter and the Last Real Book: A Cri de Coeur

Tony Sanfilippo looks at the historical books of Dard Hunter and the future of printed works in an increasingly digital and consolidated world.

  • By Tony Sanfilippo
  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 10 Comments

Whither (or Whether) the Monograph? Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson Discuss Some Recent Research

Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson discuss some implications of a recent research report on the future of the scholarly monograph.

  • By Rick Anderson, Karin Wulf
  • Oct 17, 2019
  • 9 Comments

Pencil Making

How do they get the lead in the pencil? All will be revealed in today’s video.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 11, 2019
  • 1 Comment

Ask The Chefs: Books That Changed Your Life

We’ve all been touched by a book, one influenced us in some profound way. This month we asked the Chefs to tell us about those books.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 6 Comments

The Scholarly Kitchen’s Greatest Hits — 10 Years of Top Posts

One last look back on our anniversary — what are the most viewed posts for the last decade?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 4, 2018
  • 2 Comments

Revisiting 2013’s Questions (and Answers) from the Society for Scholarly Publishing

A look back at video interviews from the 2013 SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 1, 2018
  • 0 Comments

Ask The Presidents: What Surprised You Most About SSP During Your Presidency?

As an SSP president, you get a unique view of the organization. Come hear what surprised past SSP presidents most during their terms!

  • By Ann Michael
  • May 29, 2018
  • 1 Comment

Can Handwriting Be Copyrighted?

A website that provided fonts based on the handwriting of famous songwriters has been shut down. But is there actually a legal case to answer?

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Apr 27, 2018
  • 5 Comments

Ask The Chefs: Why Do You Write For The Scholarly Kitchen?

The Scholarly Kitchen is 10 years old. A lot has changed in 10 years! Hear why the Chefs write for the blog and let us know why you read or comment.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Feb 28, 2018
  • 10 Comments
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Hearing more and more that publishers plan to route papers with the RRS to their OA (APC) journals and, if authors do not wish to be considered for the OA (APC) journals, the manuscripts will be rejected.

Wonder if we'll see a coordinated day of PRs?

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I think the majority of Institutional approaches to DORA can be most charitably described as "nudge nudge wink wink" https://twitter.com/pbeldade/status/1368916800424017922

Patrícia Beldade@pbeldade

Ah, that time of the yr when the institution adds the IF (yes, the IF, #DORA) of papers co-authored (regardless of position in author list, nr co-authors, and/or if paper is from one's lab) and decides how much institutional support one gets. <1.5 K€ for 2021. OA fees, anybody?

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