Guest Post — Funding Research Services: How Libraries are Exploring Cost Recovery Models
Today’s guest bloggers share results of an exploratory survey of funding research services, offering a snapshot of a library community in transition.
Subscribe-to-Open Is Doomed. Here’s Why.
A scholarly communication ecosystem that relies on voluntary support rather than charging for access to content becomes radically less capable of keeping money in the system.
Defending the “Walled Garden”: Yes, Academic Libraries Actually Should Focus on the Needs of Their Host Institutions
Academic libraries’ first and most fundamental obligation is to support the work of their host institutions. This doesn’t preclude global engagement, but may put constraints upon it.
Friday Video: A Quiet Place II… Study
The BYU Library’s latest humorous promotional video is out, and (if we do say so ourselves) it’s an instant classic.
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.
“Little Deals” Everywhere: Is Demand-driven Collection Development Catching Fire?
As the big deal falls, we are witnessing a shift in academic library purchasing power closer to the point of need.
Academic Library Response to COVID-19: Real-Time Data Gathering and Dissemination
The story behind the survey for and from the academic library community as it responds to COVID-19 by @lisalibrarian + @cwolffeisenberg.
Will the Future of Scholarly Communication Be Pluralistic and Democratic, or Monocultural and Authoritarian?
One way or another, the #scholcomm community is going to choose either a diversity of publishing models or a monoculture, because it can’t have both. How will this choice be made, and by whom?
A New Academy to Train Librarians and Researchers about Data Management Has Launched. RDMLA Answers Our Questions.
A new set of courses in research data management is being offered to librarians. Todd Carpenter talks with the founders of the RDMLA to find out more.
They Know We Know They Know: Does Sci-Hub Affect Library Subscriptions?
So does Sci-Hub lead libraries to cancel journals, or doesn’t it? Maybe the answer isn’t a simple yes or no.
Privacy in User Research: Can You?
Can you prioritize privacy in user research? Simply put – yes.