Guest Post — Research Support is an Enterprise Activity
Rebecca Bryant (OCLC) explains why cross-campus social interoperability is needed to adequately support today’s researchers.
Gaps in Academic Communication
Tao Tao looks at some surprising communication gaps in scholarly communication that hamper progress but also provide market opportunities.
Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History
John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.
Revisiting: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story: Hamiltunes and the Burden of Founding Histories
Looking back at a 2015 post on the musical “Hamilton”, which raises questions about history and historical practice that reflects what scholars are and aren’t doing.
Guest Post — Pivoting your Conference: Pandemic as the Mother of Invention
Simon Inger rethinks the online conference through the lens of product development.
[Virtual] Conference Season Is Here: Are you prepared?
This year’s conference season will look a lot different than last year’s. Here are some tips to getting the most out of attending a virtual conference.
What We’re Missing From Being in Person, or, What Will a Born Digital Conference Look Like?
In this era of COVID-19, what is the new normal for conferences in our community. Moving forward, what might a born digital conference entail?
Woking, the Doorway Effect, and Who Knew You’d Miss Your Commute So Much?
Working from home? Moving from room to room could help you cope with the endless video calls more effectively.
Living and Working Abroad: An Interview with Amanda Laverick and Adrian Stanley
Amanda Laverick and Adrian Stanley talk about their experiences living and working in countries far from home.
Community Engagement Amidst a Crisis
Recognizing the importance of community engagement, but also some of the challenges facing traditional forms of engagement and incumbent facilitators, several chefs reflect on how one facilitates a community amidst today’s crisis.
A History of Panic Buying
A humorous look at how the human brain consistently reacts to crisis in a similar manner — by hording toilet paper.
Ask The Chefs: Picking A Superpower!
With the world in chaos around us, this month we’ve asked the Chefs about superpowers! What would YOU select if you could pick any superpower? Let us know.
Revisiting in a New Light: A Conference Call in Real Life
Living in our new world of videoconferencing makes it worth reconsidering a funny video on the perils of conference calls.
Guest Post — Report: Gender Diversity in Research is Improving, But We Still Have Work To Do
Bamini Jayabalasingham, Ylann Schemm, and Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski present the takeaways of a new report by Elsevier, “The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens”.
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.