Scholarly
January 24, 2017 at 5:30 am
What, if anything, should be done about the fact that the Open Access movement embraces not only a variety of definitions of the term "open access," but also a diversity of visions as to what constitutes an acceptable future for access to scholarship? The post Diversity in the Open Access Movement, Part 2: Differing Goals…
January 23, 2017 at 5:30 am
Fifteen years after the term was coined, we still don't have a single agreed-upon definition of Open Access (OA). What are the implications of this diversity of views within the OA movement, and how much does it really matter? The post Diversity in the Open Access Movement, Part 1: Differing Definitions appeared first on The…
January 20, 2017 at 5:30 am
A short video from the University of Oxford explains the concept of machine learning. The post Machine Learning Explained appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
January 19, 2017 at 7:30 am
President Obama has published three articles in six months in three of the world's most prestigious scholarly journals. Is it appropriate? With these precedents, what happens when the politics of the President conflicts with the politics of science? The post Journals and Politicians — A Marriage for Mutual Benefit? Or a Temporary Alignment of Interests?…
January 18, 2017 at 7:30 am
Welcome to our new website. Let us know what you think. The post Welcome to the New Scholarly Kitchen appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
January 13, 2017 at 5:30 am
Dominic Walliman offers a visual map of the field of physics. The post The Map of Physics appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
January 12, 2017 at 5:30 am
As a follow-up to the chef’s best books read during 2016, I’m happy to present a selection of our favorite university press reads of 2016 (and thanks to one of our commenters for the suggestion!). We tend to think of […] The post University Press Books We Loved in 2016 appeared first on The Scholarly…
January 11, 2017 at 5:30 am
Elsevier's new CiteScore service is a carefully thought-out element in the company's competitive strategy, but it reinforces the widespread error that bibliometrics can be use as proxies for the quality of a publication. The post The Measure of All Things: Some Notes on CiteScore appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
January 10, 2017 at 5:30 am
There's not a need to re-design the scholarly monograph itself. There's a need for tools that can better facilitate a connection between author and reader. The post Intellectual Craftsmanship and Scholarly Engagement — JSTOR’s Ideas for Redesigning the Digital Monograph appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
January 9, 2017 at 5:30 am
What makes Annette Gordon-Reed's recent NYRB essay such a powerful example of the book review genre? The post The Art and Craft of Review appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.
