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?
Twelve years after the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) launched, I wonder: How are scholarly content providers leveraging ODI conformance statements to drive transparency and usage via web-scale library discovery services?
Revisiting a post from 2017: Several services aim to gather all publications comprehensively. Who has all the content?
A new interactive report on the research lifecycle designed to offer a deeper understanding of the state of scholarly metadata in 2023 is presented.
At Ithaka S+R, we are examining the shared infrastructure that supports scholarly communication. Today, we provide background about the project and announce the publication this week of a landscape review on shared infrastructure.
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?
Robert Harington reviews Fred Dylla’s book, Scientific Journeys: A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science, a collection of prose pieces that portray the author’s approach to a world of science and the science of the world.
A look back at Julie Zhu’s 2019 post that discusses publisher strategies and industry standards for tending to the “plumbing” of content discovery and access.
A new conference explores ways research can turn the scientific method onto improving its own results.
Two giants in the library technology market move the battle over who controls library catalog records to court.
Professional conferences, it’s been a while, but we’re ready for you – or are we? This week we ask the chefs what did you forgot while we were home for 2 years? What’s changed and how are you adjusting?
A look at the results from the SSP’s survey on travel, returning to the office, and attending in-person events.
Mark Hahnel looks at the progress that’s been made toward open research data — what’s been achieved, what still needs work, and what happens next?
Richard de Grijs comes to grips with his field’s use of potentially offensive language.
A report from the 9th annual BioASQ workshop discussing the ongoing development and future of AI-based tools.