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Designing a Lasting Symbol
February 9, 2018 at 6:43 am

Designing a symbol for the long term. Can your design last 10,000 years? The post Designing a Lasting Symbol appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Getting the PID Word Out — At PIDapalooza and Beyond…
February 8, 2018 at 5:30 am

Outreach was the word of the moment at PIDapalooza 2018. So how can we improve persistent identifier adoption and usage by researchers? The post Getting the PID Word Out — At PIDapalooza and Beyond… appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Myth Busting: Five Commonly Held Misconceptions About RA21 (and One Rumor Confirmed)
February 7, 2018 at 5:30 am

RA21 aims to promote a modern, standards-based access management system that preserves patron privacy & control. It is important to dispel some myths about RA21 so we can move on from the outdated world of IP-authentication. The post Myth Busting: Five Commonly Held Misconceptions About RA21 (and One Rumor Confirmed) appeared first on The Scholarly…

Stage Two Disruption in Scholarly Communications
February 5, 2018 at 5:30 am

Popular opinion to the contrary, scholarly publishing has not been disrupted. But only superior management can navigate the many challenges ahead. The post Stage Two Disruption in Scholarly Communications appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The 36 Letters of the English Alphabet
February 2, 2018 at 5:30 am

Learn about our alphabet, all the letters from A through Yogh. The post The 36 Letters of the English Alphabet appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Crossref: How Stakeholders Across the Publishing Industry Collaborate
January 31, 2018 at 5:30 am

Robert Harington talks to Ed Pentz, Executive Director of Crossref, exploring the past, present and future of Crossref, a fabulous example of how for-profit and non-profit organizations alike may collaborate when needs must. The post Crossref: How Stakeholders Across the Publishing Industry Collaborate appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Two — The Subscription Model
January 30, 2018 at 5:30 am

Business models that exploit vulnerabilities are unfair. Can a model that aligns producer and consumers help fix the Internet? The post Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part Two — The Subscription Model appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part One — Open Citations
January 29, 2018 at 5:30 am

With so much broken by the Internet, we may be moving into a mode of fixing things. Are open citations part of the solution, or more of the problem? The post Fixing Instead of Breaking, Part One — Open Citations appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.