Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review
Revisiting a 2015 post to ask whether we are any closer to offering researchers credit for non-research activities?
Changing Jobs During a Pandemic
Changing jobs can be stressful in normal times, but during a global pandemic and with everyone working from home, special considerations must be made. In this post, Angela Cochran and Jennifer Regala share their recent experiences.
Beyond Publication — Increasing Opportunities For Recognizing All Research Contributions
Recognizing the many ways that researchers (and others) contribute to science and scholarship has historically been challenging but we now have options, including CRediT and ORCID.
Ask The Chefs: Do’s And Don’ts Of Data
Is the value of data in decision making all hype? How can we leverage data to server our mission, customers, and our own operational effectiveness?
Guest Post — The Covid Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science
ResearchGate’s Joseph DeBruin looks at the balance between speed and uncertainty in scholarly communication, and how technology can facilitate better information travel.
Guest Post — Pivoting your Conference: Pandemic as the Mother of Invention
Simon Inger rethinks the online conference through the lens of product development.
Guest Post — Leveraging Technology Partnerships in Times of Crisis
Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen discusses a new Silverchair report on how publishers are leveraging technology partnerships to adapt to the pandemic crisis.
The UK National PID Consortium: A Pathway to Increased Adoption
Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are an essential part of the open research infrastructure, but need widespread adoption to be effective. Learn about Jisc’s plans to increase adoption through a national PID consortium in this post by Alice Meadows.
[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.
Driving Responsibly with Identity Management (Part 1)
Few scholarly publishers make effective use of identity management, but we should — and now is a good time to consider a comprehensive identity strategy.
Guest Post – Seamless Remote Access During a Global Pandemic: An Indispensable Necessity
Ralph Youngen from the American Chemical Society discusses their efforts to provide remote access to researchers during the current pandemic and how new technologies and standards like RA21 and SeamlessAccess are helpful.
How are Academic Institutions Innovating Under Pressure
@TAC_NISO Summarizes a NISO webinar discussion on how institutions are innovating their teaching approaches because of the COVID-19 pandemic by going virtual.
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.
Parenting School Aged Children Through a Pandemic
A group of Chefs reflects the struggles we are facing, and the lessons we are learning, about parenting during the pandemic.
Building Your Remote Workforce: Including Tips & Tricks for Social Distancing
Organizations across the globe are being forced to adapt quickly, with some allowing employees to work from home the first time. But there are many reasons to shift to a remote team – learn more about why and how in today’s post.