Scholarly

The Need to Simplify Indexing and Data Sharing
December 11, 2019 at 5:30 am

Indexing and metadata sharing are the lifeblood of scholarly journals. Even with services and infrastructure available to all journals, the effort needed to participate is not small. Journals that are self-published and on their own platforms need significant resources to implement metadata sharing and depositing. This guest post serves as a case study and provides…

Why are Librarians Concerned about GetFTR? 
December 10, 2019 at 5:30 am

Some were surprised GetFTR wasn't immediately welcomed by the library community. @lisalibrarian analyzes why. The post Why are Librarians Concerned about GetFTR?  appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Room For One More? (Conference, That Is)
December 9, 2019 at 5:30 am

The last five years have seen a new wave of scholarly communications meetings and events. Read this roundup of some key ones and why they're proving successful - by Alice Meadows. The post Room For One More? (Conference, That Is) appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 2
December 6, 2019 at 5:30 am

Episode 2 of the Early Career Podcast from the Society for Scholarly Publishing. Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme speak with Laura Ricci and Ian Mulvany about career progression. The post SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 2 appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

TL;DR (That is, Too Long; Didn’t Read)
December 5, 2019 at 5:30 am

Do I really have to read all of that essay or monograph? Can't artificial intelligence do the heavy lifting for me? The post TL;DR (That is, Too Long; Didn’t Read) appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Are You Ready to ROR? An Inside Look at this New Organization Identifier Registry
December 4, 2019 at 5:30 am

What is the Research Organization Registry (ROR) and why do we need it? Learn more from the team behind it (CDL, Crossref, DataCite, and Digital Science) in this interview with Alice Meadows. The post Are You Ready to ROR? An Inside Look at this New Organization Identifier Registry appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Publishers Announce a Major New Service to Plug Leakage
December 3, 2019 at 7:30 am

Today, a group of leading publishers is announcing a major new service to plug leakage, improve discovery and access, fight piracy, compete with ResearchGate, and position their platform for the OA ecosystem. This new service shows that publishers are finally beginning to address digital strategy in an environment that has steadily eroded their ability to…

China Strives to Catch Up on STM Publishing: An Interview with Dr. Zong-Ming Cheng and Dr. Xiaofeng Wang
December 2, 2019 at 5:31 am

China is making great official strides in developing a system of scholarly communications. Tao Tao interviews two experts for their opinions on how international collaborations and internal developments are happening. The post China Strives to Catch Up on STM Publishing: An Interview with Dr. Zong-Ming Cheng and Dr. Xiaofeng Wang appeared first on The Scholarly…