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The Death of the Collection and the Necessity of Library-Publisher...
Applicants for a recent conference scholarship wrote essays that tended strongly to depict the traditional collection as dead and collaboration between librarians and publishers as essential to the...
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It's easy to think that scientific ethics are straightforward and that results that aren't robust end up in the literature because some people give into the temptation to cheat. The reality is more...
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Making a Book from Scratch
If you tried to make a book from scratch, how would you do it? Continue reading →
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The Man Behind Schoolhouse Rock!
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Hollywood Takes on Peer Review
This summer's blockbuster movie "Ghostbusters" is, amazingly, about academic peer review and the quality of scholarly publishing. Is it possible that the specialized world of scholarly communications...
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Of all the gin joints in all the world, a smokey little dive bar in Frankfurt became the focal point of the STM publishing social scene. How on earth did that happen? More importantly, is there a wider...
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How Wrong Is Greta Van Susteren about Libraries?
Is Greta Van Susteren right in taking universities to task for building "huge libraries" and in characterizing them as "vanity projects" that have been obviated by the growing online availability of...
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A recent book took aim at accelerating administrative demands and the internalized expectation of measurable productivity that have eroded the quality of academic life and work. Is there a corollary...
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Over the past decade, the Kitchen has flourished, with more great things to come as we celebrate this important milestone. The post Celebrating a Decade — It’s Been 10 Years of the Scholarly Kitchen...
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The Scholarly Kitchen is 10 years old. A lot has changed in 10 years! Hear why the Chefs write for the blog and let us know why you read or comment. The post Ask The Chefs: Why Do You Write For The...
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A website that provided fonts based on the handwriting of famous songwriters has been shut down. But is there actually a legal case to answer? The post Can Handwriting Be Copyrighted? appeared first on...
View ArticleAsk The Presidents: What Surprised You Most About SSP During Your Presidency?
As an SSP president, you get a unique view of the organization. Come hear what surprised past SSP presidents most during their terms! The post Ask The Presidents: What Surprised You Most About SSP...
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A look back at video interviews from the 2013 SSP Annual Meeting. The post Revisiting 2013’s Questions (and Answers) from the Society for Scholarly Publishing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
View ArticleThe Scholarly Kitchen’s Greatest Hits — 10 Years of Top Posts
One last look back on our anniversary -- what are the most viewed posts for the last decade? The post The Scholarly Kitchen’s Greatest Hits — 10 Years of Top Posts appeared first on The Scholarly...
View ArticleAsk The Chefs: Books That Changed Your Life
We've all been touched by a book, one influenced us in some profound way. This month we asked the Chefs to tell us about those books. The post Ask The Chefs: Books That Changed Your Life appeared first...
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How do they get the lead in the pencil? All will be revealed in today's video. The post Pencil Making appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
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Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson discuss some implications of a recent research report on the future of the scholarly monograph. The post Whither (or Whether) the Monograph? Karin Wulf and Rick Anderson...
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Tony Sanfilippo looks at the historical books of Dard Hunter and the future of printed works in an increasingly digital and consolidated world. The post Guest Post — Dard Hunter and the Last Real Book:...
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