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Continuing our efforts to benefit from this year's reader survey, today we share some stratified analysis by gender, race/ethnicity, and age and an update on efforts to diversify our contributors and perspectives. The post The Scholarly Kitchen’s Readership Survey: Demographic Analysis appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

As publishers increasingly lose control of the final stage of the publishing process, they are looking elsewhere to extract economic value. They are finding it upstream, in the various linked processes that lead to the (erstwhile) final document. The post Upstreaming: The Migration of Economic Value in Scholarly Publishing appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Over 1,400 researchers signed an open letter expressing concern about Plan S. Then Twitter came for them -- and, more particularly, for the woman who organized the letter. The post Do You Have Concerns about Plan S? Then You Must be an Irresponsible, Privileged, Conspiratorial Hypocrite appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Today brings Part 2 of the list. The post Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2018 Part 2 appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow. The post Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2018 Part 1 appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

At the Charleston conference this year, a panel on the library's role in providing affordable textbooks showed the way to great savings and innovation in instructional materials. The post The Coming Wave of Affordable Textbooks appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

More vintage textbook covers brought to life. The post More Mesmerizing Animated Vintage Book Covers appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Code Ocean's Pierre Montagano talks about expanding our concept of what the research article can offer. The post Guest Post: Transforming the Research Paper into a Functional Tool appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The deadline for proposing sessions for next year's SSP Meeting is approaching. Get your ideas in this week! The post Last Chance — Invitation to Participate in the SSP 41st Annual Meeting appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A not-for-profit library collaborative, the Digital Public Library of America, laid off six members of its small team and is announcing a strategic pivot. What are some of the broader lessons that we can learn about innovation and collaboration in the scholarly communications sector? The post Learning Lessons from DPLA appeared first on The Scholarly…