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In 2011, Marc Andreessen said that software is eating the world. Since then, publishers have embraced technology. Specifically, the internet - an infrastructure and platform set dominated by open source software. As some academics start to see open source as necessary part of modern, open scholarship. do publisher need to seriously consider changing how we…

Mikaela Jade and the Indigital app inspire us to question our privileged assumptions of "the user" in information design. The post Questioning Our Assumptions in Publishing Innovations: Inspiration from the Story of Indigital appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

It turns out clouds are really heavy. So how do they float? The post Why Clouds Don’t Fall Out of the Sky appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

SSP and the Charleston Library Conference have partnered to offer a scholarship program to attend each organization's annual meetings. Here, the winning essay from Lynnee Argabright offers thoughts on how the needs of emerging professionals/academics change scholarly communications in the future. The post Guest Post — How Will the Needs of Emerging Professionals/Academics Change Scholarly…

Former scientist, turned publisher, turned research program director, Milka Kostic is uniquely placed to look at publishing from a researcher and a publisher perspective. In this interview with Alice Meadows, she shares her thoughts on both. The post What Do Researchers Want from Publishers? An Interview with Dr Milka Kostic appeared first on The Scholarly…

Can a library/publisher transformative agreement attract funder spend? @lisalibrarian unpacks the SAGE/UNC-Chapel Hill pilot program. The post Leveraging a Transformative Agreement to Incentivize Funder Spend appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

How many articles from predatory journals are being cited in the legitimate (especially medical) literature? Some disturbing findings. The post Citation Contamination: References to Predatory Journals in the Legitimate Scientific Literature appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Hanover, PA — Akadémiai Kiadó is relaunching their AKJournals publishing program―60+ peer-reviewed STM titles―on Sheridan PubFactory’s online hosting platform. Balázs Réffy, CEO, Akadémiai Kiadó said: “As the most prestigious STM publishing organization in Central and Eastern Europe, we are driven to invest in our scientific communities and in technologies that enable us to increase global…

McGraw-Hill and Cengage announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, will bring together two premier learning companies that will deliver significant benefits for students, educators, professionals and institutions worldwide.

It's Friday -- take a break with this glorious high school stage production of a famous science fiction movie. The post Alien, the Stage Play appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.