Animal Sounds Around the World
Some fun Friday language explorations — why do animal make different sounds in different languages?
Yes, We Can Provide Single Sign On and Protect Privacy at the Same Time — RA21 Moves to a Beta Phase
How can an authentication system be granular and protect privacy? @TAC_NISO describes RA21 and attribute release for single sign on systems and how it supports privacy.
Guest Post: Plan S Version 2 and the Cost of Quality
EMBO’s Bernd Pulverer looks at the revised Plan S Implementation Guidelines.
50 Years Later, What Neil Armstrong Saw Out His Window
A simulation of what Neil Armstrong saw as he guided the lunar module in for a landing made via NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.
Ask The Chefs: New Skills
In a world of face-paced constant change, individual development and evolution is critical. What new skills have you developed in the past 5 years and why?
Guest Post — Transitioning to a New Peer Review System: From Scary to Successful
The idea of starting over with new peer review management system can make you break out in a cold sweat. Karen Stanwood offers her experience and lessons learned for those considering making a move.
Diverting Leakage to the Library Subscription Channel
Springer Nature is leading in the effort to preserve library subscriptions by syndicating its content and, in doing so, would establish ResearchGate as perhaps the foremost service for the distribution of scholarly content. Analysis by @lisalibrarian and @rschon.
Guest Post — Library Publishers Convene in Vancouver to Discuss Open Platforms and Open Educational Resources
Heather Staines shares highlights of this year’s Library Publishing Coalition Forum, especially the focus on open platforms and tools.
Things Called “American” in Different Countries
A Friday video showing different things around the world that are called, “American”.
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.
Agile isn’t Always Cheaper, But it Should Mitigate Risk
A lot of people talk about Agile project management and how effective it can be. They also talk about how hard it is to get executive buy-in. The disconnect is caused by a lack of understanding of how Agile reduces risk.
The Academy Mobilizes – Unizin Tackles Learning Analytics
Judy Luther takes an in-depth look at Unizin, a consortial effort by universities to build open source digital learning systems.
Regional Accents of the United States
A Friday video offering 50 different regional accents from 50 states in America.
What is the Blockchain Really, and Should You Care? A Guide for the Perplexed Scholarly Publishing Citizen.
Here’s your 12 point guide to blockchain. Written for non-technically minded scholarly publishing folk
Peer Review Week Is Five!
The fifth annual Peer Review Week will take place from September 16-20, 2019. In this post, co-founder Alice Meadows reflects on its history and achievements, and looks forward to this year’s celebrations.