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Variability, Irregular Publisher Metadata, and the Ongoing Evolution of Databases Complicates Reproducibility in Bibliometrics Research

Bibliometric databases are essential tools for research and publishing strategy. But the variability in how they parse publisher metadata and their constant evolution makes it difficult, if not impossible, to exactly reproduce any given piece of research.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 15, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

AI-Enabled Transformation of Information Objects Into Learning Objects

A look at how AI tools support transforming information access into information comprehension.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Jul 30, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Forget about AI, Here Comes PowerPoint

Did you know that PowerPoint is the only computing application you need to do, well, anything?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jul 26, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

A Look Under the Hood of Scopus AI: An Interview with Maxim Khan

To learn about how Scopus AI works under the hood, we interview Elsevier Sr. VP of Analytics Products and Data Platform, Maxim Khan.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 25, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

A Successful Start to a New Festival of Identifiers: PIDfest 2024

In this post by Todd Carpenter, Phill Jones, and Alice Meadows, you can read all about PIDfest, which brought together nearly 400 persistent identifier users and providers from around the world (in person in Prague, and virtually).

  • By Alice Meadows, Phill Jones, Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 18, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

The Case for Probabilistic Metadata

Moving from a binary right/wrong view of metadata to a probabilistic framework brings many benefits

  • By Tim Vines
  • Jul 10, 2024
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The World of Competitive Excel eSports

Think you’re pretty handy with Excel? Wait until you see the world of professional spreadsheet competitors.

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 21, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Towards Conversational Discovery: New Discovery Applications for Scholarly Information in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence

How is generative AI moving us towards conversational discovery and what does this mean for publishing and future trends in information discovery?

  • By Hong Zhou, Hiba Bishtawi
  • Jun 4, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Guest Post: Jagged Edges of Conversational Interfaces Over Scholarly and Professional Content

The gaps in capability of AI will narrow over time, but publishers and end users need education on those gaps to make investment decisions and to confidently utilize Generative AI tools effectively.

  • By Stuart Leitch
  • May 30, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post: The STM Integrity Hub — Connecting the Dots in a Dynamic Landscape

An update on progress from the STM Research Integrity Hub.

  • By Joris van Rossum
  • May 23, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Interplay Between Copyright Licensing and Exclusive Rights; AI Edition

In copyright law, the existence of licensing options impacts upon a rights owners exclusive rights.

  • By Roy Kaufman
  • May 14, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

A Case Study: Investing in Open Scholarly Infrastructure in Ireland Will Save Time and Money. It’ll Also Be Good for Research.

National PID strategies are on the rise. In this post, Phill Jones reports the findings of cost-benefit analysis of investment in PIDs and research infrastructure in Ireland.

  • By Phill Jones
  • May 2, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ask the Community: What Do Campus Disability Services Staff Most Want Publishers to Know?

We asked Campus Disability Services leaders, “What would you most like Publishers to know?”

  • By Nicola Poser
  • May 1, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post: The Future of Image Integrity in Scientific Research

As high profile cases about image integrity problems in scientific papers become more frequent, the community must consider how to overcome the issues with the manual image review process and the benefits of AI in rapidly detecting, and potentially preventing, these issues.

  • By Dror Kolodkin-Gal
  • Apr 23, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Tracking Research Facilities in Science: A CSIRO/CHORUS Pilot Sets Sail

A new CSIRO/CHORUS project seeks to improve tracking of the use of research faciilities and their impact.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Mar 25, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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