Ask The Chefs: The US Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
We asked the Chefs for their thoughts on the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.”
Ask The Chefs: cOAlition S’s “Towards Responsible Publishing”
We asked the Chefs to weigh in with their thoughts on the new “Towards Responsible Publishing” manifesto from cOAlition S.
Measuring Metadata Impacts on Discoverability: A Conversation at the 2023 AUPresses Meeting
A panel attending the 2023 AUPresses Meeting hosted a conversation about optimizing books metadata and measuring its impact on search experiences in the mainstream web.
Guest Post — Towards Global Equity for Open Access Books
The Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, a great opportunity to reflect on how far we have come with open infrastructures for the distribution and discoverability of open access books (monographs, edited collections, and other long-form publications).
The State of Scholarly Metadata: 2023
A new interactive report on the research lifecycle designed to offer a deeper understanding of the state of scholarly metadata in 2023 is presented.
Measuring Metadata Impacts: Books Discoverability in Google Scholar
Although Google Scholar claims to not use DOI metadata in its search index, a recent study finds that books with DOIs are generally more discoverable than those without DOIs.
We All Know What We Mean, Can We Just Put It In The Policy?
Funder guidance is too vague when it comes to identifiers and metadata. It needs to get specific to be effective.
Web-scale Library Search: Where Are We Today?
Eleven years after the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) launched, I wonder: How are ODI conformance statements helping to drive transparency and cross-sector improvements to web-scale library discovery services?
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.
Let the Metadata Wars Begin
Two giants in the library technology market move the battle over who controls library catalog records to court.
The Experience of Good Metadata: Linking Metadata to Research Impacts
What do we really know about the linkages between good metadata and positive, productive user experiences with scholarly journals?
Why Publishers Should Care About Persistent Identifiers
Today’s post is the first of two in which we look at the state of persistent identifiers and what they mean for publishers—to coincide with the first meeting, on June 21, of the new UK Research Identifier National Coordinating Council (RINCC) and publication the same day of a Cost Benefit Analysis Report, funded by the UK Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for Open Access project.
Guest Post — Scholarly Communication, Plumbing, and JATS4R
Like a home renovation, content standards, like JATS4R, involve surprises & inter-dependencies, demanding our teamwork & flexibility.
Guest Post — Building Pipes and Fixing Leaks: Demystifying and Decoding Scholarly Information Discovery & Interchange
Guest blogger Julie Zhu discusses publisher strategies and industry standards for tending to the “plumbing” of content discovery and access.
Better Metadata Could Help Save The World!
Widely available high-quality, up-to-date, complete metadata could significantly speed up the dissemination of scholarly research. Metadata 2020 is working to make this a reality. Learn how and why in this post by Alice Meadows.