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Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack?

We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Roohi Ghosh, Haseeb Irfanullah, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Dianndra Roberts, Tim Vines
  • Nov 13, 2025
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

An Elaborate, But Highly Accurate, 11 Second Microsoft Office Gag

If you’ve ever tried to move a photo in a Word document, you’ll appreciate this short reenactment.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 18, 2025
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Creating the Publishing Platforms that Next-Gen Professionals Expect

Will the next generation of professions be impressed with the content platforms and workflow tools we currently have? Angela Cochran imagines a world where we meet the challenge of modernized systems.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Feb 27, 2025
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Paywalls are Not the Only Barriers to Access: Accessibility is Critical to Equitable Access

Digital accessibility to the scholarly communications process is core to providing equitable access to the literature.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Nov 7, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

What To Do Once the Paper is Retracted: NISO Issues Recommended Practice on the Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern

New NISO guidance on clear consistent display of retraction information will reduce inadvertent reuse of erroneous research.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jul 16, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — European Accessibility Act: Working Toward Compliance and Beyond

Today’s post puts the spotlight on the European Accessibility Act (EAA) directive and how different organizations are getting ready to make their publications and services EAA compliant.

  • By Maxine Aldred, Allison Belan, John Chen, Simon Holt, Miguel Ramos, Damita Snow
  • Jan 16, 2024
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Can You Really Know Your Customer If You Only See Them One Silo At A Time?

Functional silos lead to customer data silos. Can you get a full view of customer engagement without re-architecting your whole organization?

  • By Ann Michael, Laura Harvey, Andrew Smeall, Dustin Smith
  • Oct 26, 2023
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post – Was ChatGPT Set Up to Fail? Choosing the Right Tools and the Right Prompts is Essential for LLM Discovery

Was a recent Scholarly Kitchen piece analyzing the capabilities of ChatGPT a fair test? What happens if you run a similar test with an improved prompt on LLMs that are internet connected and up to date?

  • By Dustin Smith
  • Aug 30, 2023
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post — Do Libraries Still Dream Unified Dreams? Part 1

Why is the unified dream of library software still so strong among the library community? In an ever more diverse library landscape, why do we still envision and talk about THE library system? And what are the alternatives?

  • By Andreas Mace
  • May 16, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Recommendations for Digital Accessibility Best Practices

Part three of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Nicola Poser, Kasia Repeta, Damita Snow
  • Mar 3, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Building Support

Part two of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Jocelyn Dawson, Amanda Rogers, Nicola Poser
  • Mar 2, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Fostering Empathy

Part one of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

  • By Sylvia Izzo Hunter, Kasia Repeta, Amanda Rogers, Damita Snow
  • Mar 1, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Books Are For Use and What That Means

We don’t talk very much about physical production values for books. What message does that send to readers of scholarly titles?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Dec 6, 2022
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

An Action Plan for Accessible Images: Practical Solutions for Publishers, Platforms, and Providers

Accessible images deliver an inclusive reading experience and unlock the numerous benefits of data-rich accessible images. This post summarizes a 2022 SSP panel offering practical solutions for ensuring scholarly image collections and in-line graphics are fully accessible to all readers.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Caroline Desrosiers, Hannah F. Heckner, Michelle Urberg
  • Aug 1, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Q: Can You Revoke a Creative Commons License? A: No. Er… Sort Of? Maybe?

A Creative Commons license is irrevocable; it says so right in the license. But it also says you can change your mind and distribute the work differently, or not at all. What does this mean?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • May 11, 2022
  • 16 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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