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Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:30:22 GMT

Today we suggest taking time this weekend to consider the life and legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Here we look at his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail", which remains urgently relevant more than 50 years after it was written.

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Historians in Historic Times

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:30:18 GMT

Historians have been working overtime to contextualize the ongoing pandemic and the political crises. Read the reflections of scholars who published major projects on how their work intersects with and informs and is informed by the history we're living.

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Guest Post — Evaluating Publishers as Partners with Libraries and Higher Education

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:30:54 GMT

Rachel Caldwell presents PAPPI, a proposed matrix for determining how well a publisher or vendor aligns with the mission of libraries.

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Pandemic Perspectives: Volunteer Projects Continue Progress

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:30:49 GMT

2020 looked like a year where volunteer-driven projects were likely to be put on hold. The good news is that so many continued to thrive and progress, despite the pandemic.

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Wiley Acquires Hindawi: An Interview with Judy Verses and Liz Ferguson

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:30:23 GMT

Last week Wiley acquired Hindawi for $298M or a multiple of 7.45 based on 2020 Hindawi revenue. Hear why and what comes next from Wiley's EVP of Research, Judy Verses, and VP of Open Research, Liz Ferguson.

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The View from Above

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:30:19 GMT

NASA's top twenty images of the Earth, taken in 2020 from the International Space Station.

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Don’t Bust Silos When a Little Remodeling Will Do

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:30:55 GMT

Financial uncertainty of 2021 may inspire organizations to do some silo busting. Angela Cochran explores opportunities to meet those goals while leaving silos intact.

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Can Publishers Maintain Control of the Scholarly Record?

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:30:37 GMT

The journal brand has proven to be the great intangible asset of the scholarly publisher. Can publishers extend the reach and value of journal brands by supporting research materials beyond the version of record?

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Pandemic Perspectives: Updating Talking About — and Maybe Even Selling — Books in a Pandemic

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:30:47 GMT

What have we learned over the course of the COVID pandemic? Our authors revisit earlier posts with updates, now that we have a longer view. First, Karin Wulf revisits her post on selling books in a pandemic.

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The Year in Review: 2020 In The Scholarly Kitchen

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:30:57 GMT

What a strange year 2020 was, in so many ways. Here, a look at the numbers for The Scholarly Kitchen for the past 365 days.

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Goodbye 2020, See You On The Other Side

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 10:30:36 GMT

John Oliver offers us all some catharsis at the end of a difficult year.

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Guest Post — Publishing in a Pandemic: 5 Factors Limiting Scholarly Research

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:30:48 GMT

Survey results on COVID pandemic impacts on researchers and educators across the disciplines, and implications for scholarly publishers.

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The Failure of the US Government to Fund Science Infrastructure is Causing Things to Literally ...

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:30:34 GMT

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.

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The Senior Research Officer and the Academic Research Enterprise

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:30:35 GMT

The latest from Ithaka S+R on the academic research enterprise -- how it is managed by universities, their strategic priorities for it, and the pandemic's disruptions to it. A video of a CNI presentation by Jane Radecki, Oya Y. Rieger, and Roger C. Schonfeld.

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The Humanities [Are Everywhere] in American Life

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:30:13 GMT

The Humanities are everywhere --really. A new report shows us how Americans engage with and view the humanities in daily life, including school and work.

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Transformative Agreements, Funders and the Publishing Ecosystem: a Lack of Focus on Equity

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:30:51 GMT

Robert Harington argues that funders, be they national, or private, should consider directly funding their field through funding societies and institutions, with a focus on equitable distribution of funds across scholarly communities.

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The State of Not-for-Profit Publishing Today

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:30:18 GMT

In periods of disruption, commercial publishers have traditionally found opportunities to make capital investments that ultimately strengthen their relative position in the market -- opportunities that are not necessarily available to their not-for-profit counterparts. With this in mind, we offer up the beginnings of an analysis of the state of not-for-profit publishing today.

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Journalism, Preprint Servers, and the Truth: Allocating Accountability

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 10:30:06 GMT

Journalists are increasingly flagging unsupported claims and blatant falsehoods--it's time for preprint platforms to do the same.

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X-Ray Bat Flight

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:30:17 GMT

Ever wanted to see an x-ray film of a bat in flight? Now's your chance, courtesy of the BBC.

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Towards a Shared Peer-Review Taxonomy: An interview with Joris van Rossum and Lois Jones

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:30:09 GMT

Phill Jones interviews Joris van Rossum and Lois Jones about the STM working group on peer review taxonomy. What is it for and how will it work?

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