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Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Susan King

Robert Harington talks to Dr. Susan King of Rockefeller University Press (RUP), in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 8, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

A Roadmap for Developing a US National PID Strategy

A new report “Developing a US PID National Strategy,” outlines the desirable characteristics of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and sets the foundation for a cohesive US national strategy.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Mar 21, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Chef de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Amy Brand

Robert Harington talks to Dr. Amy Brand of MIT Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for-profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 11, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Are Price, Value, and Openness the Most Important Scholarly Communication Priorities?

Today, Roger Schonfeld argues that there are scholarly communication priorities that merit focus beyond price, value, and openness and which require cross-sector collaboration.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • Mar 5, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Chef de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Niko Pfund

Robert Harington talks to Niko Pfund of Oxford University Press, in this series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and for- profit sectors of our industry.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 29, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

AI, Translations, and the Dominance of the English Language

AI’s potential for translation makes science fiction gadgets an increasingly likely reality. But how did English become the dominant global language, and just what do we mean by “English”?

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 23, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

What to Do with the AI Elephant in the Room: A NISO Plus Conference Report

A report from the fifth annual NISO Plus Conference, focusing on AI, metadata, and interoperability for scholarly communications.

  • By Todd A Carpenter, Alice Meadows, Tim Vines
  • Feb 22, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

How We Work, AI, and Human Engagement

In this post Robert Harington looks to Hannah Arendt, and her 1958 book, The Human Condition for help in understanding the nature of how we work, asking how an AI world may affect the nature of our work.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jan 31, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Second Digital Transformation

The scholarly publishing sector is undergoing its second digital transformation. Today, Ithaka S+R reviews this strategic landscape as part of a broader analysis of the shared infrastructure that supports scholarly communication.

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld, Oya Y. Rieger, Tracy Bergstrom
  • Jan 29, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Let’s Be Cautious As We Cede Reading to Machines

AI might help with the deluge of content, but there are problems when we rely on machines to think for us.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Jan 25, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — Society Publishers Respond to Plan S “Towards Responsible Publishing” Proposal

Three global society publishers respond to cOAlition S’s recent “Towards responsible publishing, a proposal from cOAlition S”.

  • By IOP Publishing, AIP Publishing, American Physical Society
  • Jan 17, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 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

Guest Post — Beyond Generative AI: The Indispensable Role of BERT in Scholarly Publishing

ChatGPT has popularized generative AI, but interpretive AI has quietly remained in the shadows. Interpretive AI offers profound insights into content and audience engagement, a critical tool for publishers aiming to harness the full potential of AI.

  • By Dustin Smith
  • Jan 11, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Hanging in the Balance: Generative AI Versus Scholarly Publishing

Balancing the anxiety and the excitement over the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in scholarly publishing.

  • By Gwen Weerts
  • Jan 8, 2024
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — The Truth Is in There: The Library of Babel and Generative AI

The short story “The Library of Babel” by Jorge Luis Borges provides an opportunity to consider the veracity of AI-generated information.

  • By Isaac Wink
  • Jan 4, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

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