Articles Summaries that “Spoil” the Paper to Save Reader Time
As there is too little time to read all the papers, Paper Digest automatically lists out the key sentences of a paper.
Guest Post — The Problem Solvers You Don’t Know About Yet: Valuing Disability in the Publishing Industry
In this guest post, Katy Alexander (Digital Science), Becky Degler (Wiley) and Simon Holt (Elsevier) explain why the scholarly communications industry would benefit from being more inclusive in its recruitment and development of people with disabilities, highlighting the particular skills they bring to our industry
Welcoming A New Chef in the Kitchen, Haseeb Irfanullah
Welcoming a new Chef in the Kitchen, Haseeb Irfanullah.
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.
Guest Post — Open Research in Practice: Moving from Why to How?
This guest post about training and other resources for open research is authored by Fiona Murphy, Nicky Agate, Amy Price, and Stephanie Hagstrom, members of the Steering Committee for Force 11 Scholarly Communications Institute.
Leaving Behind the Outrage Economy
Some thoughts about using social media in a more intentional and humane manner, and video presentation by Dan Harvey on why outrage and anger are so prevalent (and valuable) online.
Guest Post: STEM Fellowship — Providing High School and Undergraduate Students Opportunities to Publish
High School and Undergrad student conduct research all the time, and yet student run journals can come and go. Today’s guest post highlights the STEM Fellowship, which provides a sustainable support structure for student lead journals as well as challenges to inspire research outside the box.
Gone Fishing
We’re off for the US and UK holiday and this week’s SSP Meeting. A musical interlude to move you into summer…
Guest Post: The Surprisingly Low Burden of Subscriptions at Institutions
Analyzing subscription expenditures at the institutional level suggests that for US institutions, subscriptions represent a very slight burden on university budgets, while delivering value to many stakeholders.
A Hidden Diversity in Scholarly Publishing
An awareness of how neurodiverse people in academia and scholarly publishing perceive the world can improve working relationships and help them achieve their potential.
Challenges and Opportunities in Pre-published Research
Sharing and evaluating early stage research findings can be challenging, but that’s starting to change. Learn more in this guest post by Sami Benchekroun and Michelle Kuepper of Morressier
Guest Post – How a Conference Comes Together: The SSP 2019 Annual Meeting
SSP’s Annual Meeting is upon us soon. What goes into putting together a scholarly communications conference?
Scholarly Kitchen Webinar: The Future of Independent and Society Publishing
The scholarly communications marketplace has become increasingly difficult for the smaller independent and the society publisher. Here we preview our upcoming webinar looking at the future for these publishers.
ACRL 2019: Recasting the Narrative
See what Scholarly Kitchen Chef @lisalibrarian is looking forward to at #acrl2019 and sessions where you can find Scholarly Kitchen Chefs presenting.