What’s Old is New Again: The Lost Art of Typewriting
The novelty of using a typewriter and the value in slowing down. The post What’s Old is New Again: The Lost Art of Typewriting appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleRitual, Process, and Social Interaction: The World’s Oldest Surviving Video...
A visit to the world's longest running video rental store and a lesson about the value of inconvenience. The post Ritual, Process, and Social Interaction: The World’s Oldest Surviving Video Rental...
View ArticleA Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting
A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here's hoping for better times ahead. The post A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleThe Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After...
Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture. The post The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells appeared...
View ArticleRevisiting: Cooperstown, Ground Zero for Altmetrics
A look back at 2014's discussion of measuring the immeasurable. The post Revisiting: Cooperstown, Ground Zero for Altmetrics appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleRevisiting: Theory of the E-book
Joe Esposito revisits his 2012 post on the unstated theory of the e-book, which assumes that a book consists only of its text and can be manipulated without regard to the nature and circumstances of...
View ArticleCelebrating 25 Years of Preserving the Web
Since 1996, the Internet Archive has been capturing the World Wide Web but also doing so much more to preserve our digital world behind the scenes. The post Celebrating 25 Years of Preserving the Web...
View ArticleRevisiting: The Multifarious Book
Revisiting a 2017 post: The book is asked to perform many tasks, some of which are not necessarily the best use of the book format, whether in print or electronically. The long-form text, which may be...
View ArticleWordle, The 1980s Version
What exactly is Wordle, and more importantly, what would it have looked like on a computer in the 1980s? The post Wordle, The 1980s Version appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleThe Ghost of Publishing Past: George Gissing’s “New Grub Street”
A lesson in publishing's past is provided by George Gissing's Victorian Era novel. The post The Ghost of Publishing Past: George Gissing’s “New Grub Street” appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleAsk The Chefs: It’s Travel Time Again!
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...
View ArticleAsk the Community: What Did SSP 2022 Mean to You?
In the last of this series of posts about this year's Annual Meeting, SSP's Marketing & Communications Committee cochairs ask members of our community what the conference meant to them The post Ask...
View ArticleLibraries, Archives, Choice and Red Envelopes: The Growth of Streaming, the...
The role of libraries and archives as streaming grows, choice declines, and the death of the red envelopes arrives. The post Libraries, Archives, Choice and Red Envelopes: The Growth of Streaming, the...
View ArticleMusic Paralysis as We Age
When do we stop making the effort to find new music? The post Music Paralysis as We Age appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleIs it Over Now (Social Media Version)?
In 2023 we twice assessed the social media landscape and with the explosion of Bluesky over the last weeks it seemed a good time to reassess. How do Chefs use social media differently now, and what are...
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