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Guest Post – AI and Scholarly Publishing: A View from Three Experts
January 18, 2023 at 5:30 am

A recap of a recent SSP webinar on artificial intelligence (AI) and scholarly publishing. How can this set of technologies help or harm scholarly publishing, and what are some current trends? What are the risks of AI, and what should we look out for? The post Guest Post – AI and Scholarly Publishing: A View…

Measuring Metadata Impacts: Books Discoverability in Google Scholar
January 17, 2023 at 5:30 am

Although Google Scholar claims to not use DOI metadata in its search index, a recent study finds that books with DOIs are generally more discoverable than those without DOIs. The post Measuring Metadata Impacts: Books Discoverability in Google Scholar appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Did ChatGPT Just Lie To Me?
January 13, 2023 at 5:30 am

After making up a false claim about a nonexistent study done by the AAAS, the AI software admitted that it made a mistake and then apologized. The post Did ChatGPT Just Lie To Me? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Guest Post — Publishers Should Be Transparent About the Capabilities and Limitations of Software They Use to Detect Image Manipulation or Duplication
January 10, 2023 at 5:30 am

The STM Integrity Hub will include software to detect image manipulation and duplication. It is important that the effectiveness of the software be evaluated in a transparent process. The post Guest Post — Publishers Should Be Transparent About the Capabilities and Limitations of Software They Use to Detect Image Manipulation or Duplication appeared first on…

Trust and the Personal Library
January 9, 2023 at 5:30 am

Who holds the particular book needed by a reader? What is the balance between the personal library and the institutional collection? The post Trust and the Personal Library appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

GitHub is Sued, and We May Learn Something About Creative Commons Licensing
January 5, 2023 at 5:30 am

GitHub and Microsoft are being sued for using open source software without creator attribution in alleged violation of open licensing requirements. What implications does this have for the scholarly literature and Creative Commons licenses? The post GitHub is Sued, and We May Learn Something About Creative Commons Licensing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Return of the Big Deal: Developments in Texas and India
January 4, 2023 at 5:30 am

New arrangements planned in Texas and India move us away from a universal transition to OA, and back towards the Big Deal. The post Return of the Big Deal: Developments in Texas and India appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.