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Guest Post — The Paradox of Hyperspecialization and Interdisciplinary Research
August 29, 2023 at 5:30 am

How does the shift to interdisciplinary research reshape the very foundation of how knowledge is generated and applied across various fields and what do the different stakeholders in academia need to do to balance the depth of specialized knowledge with the breadth of interdisciplinary understanding? The post Guest Post — The Paradox of Hyperspecialization and…

Fashionable Goodness: Authors’ Choices in Publication
August 28, 2023 at 5:30 am

Authors can choose from a number of publication options. What drives an author to self-publish their book? What do they give up when they do? The post Fashionable Goodness: Authors’ Choices in Publication appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Size of Things: Historical Overlaps
August 25, 2023 at 5:30 am

What else was happening during well known historical events? Where did the fax machine and the Oregon Trail overlap? What about Woolly Mammoths and the Great Pyramids? The post The Size of Things: Historical Overlaps appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Critical Archives
August 24, 2023 at 5:30 am

Studying the way we've studied the past is mutual work. Archivists and librarians, and scholars using their collections, have each been producing critical archives scholarship that too often remains within disciplinary and professional siloes. The post Critical Archives appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

AI Beyond the Publishing Workflow
August 23, 2023 at 5:30 am

What uses for artificial intelligence (AI) might we expect outside of the publication workflow? Some answers to this question can be found through the lenses of sustainability, justice, and resilience. The post AI Beyond the Publishing Workflow appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Bambi for the Serious Reader
August 22, 2023 at 5:30 am

The Disney film may be considered a classic, but Princeton University Press has more successfully delivered Felix Salton's original message. The post Bambi for the Serious Reader appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: An Interview with Neil Pakenham-Walsh of HIFA
August 21, 2023 at 5:30 am

Coinciding with the launch of Healthcare Information for All's global community survey, Alice Meadows interviews their Global Coordinator, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, about his organization's work to ensure equitable access to reliable healthcare information for everyone. The post Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: An Interview with Neil Pakenham-Walsh of HIFA appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Size of Things: How Big is the Milky Way?
August 18, 2023 at 5:30 am

Ah the joy of a good scale bar. Here we find out how big the earth would be if the Milky Way was the size of the US. The post The Size of Things: How Big is the Milky Way? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.