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How We Work, AI, and Human Engagement
January 31, 2024 at 5:30 am

In this post Robert Harington looks to Hannah Arendt, and her 1958 book, The Human Condition for help in understanding the nature of how we work, asking how an AI world may affect the nature of our work. The post How We Work, AI, and Human Engagement appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Maria Gould of ROR
January 30, 2024 at 5:30 am

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Research Organization Registry (ROR), Alice Meadows interviewed Director Maria Gould for today's Kitchen Essentials post. The post Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Maria Gould of ROR appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Second Digital Transformation
January 29, 2024 at 5:30 am

The scholarly publishing sector is undergoing its second digital transformation. Today, Ithaka S+R reviews this strategic landscape as part of a broader analysis of the shared infrastructure that supports scholarly communication. The post The Second Digital Transformation appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Reading: It Can’t Be About the Numbers
January 26, 2024 at 5:30 am

How many books do we read in a year? Wouldn't a better question be how well, how thoughtfully we had engaged with long-form content? The post Reading: It Can’t Be About the Numbers appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Let’s Be Cautious As We Cede Reading to Machines
January 25, 2024 at 5:30 am

AI might help with the deluge of content, but there are problems when we rely on machines to think for us. The post Let’s Be Cautious As We Cede Reading to Machines appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

#PIDfest – Bringing the PID Community Back Together Again!
January 24, 2024 at 5:30 am

There's a new PID conference in town - PIDfest will take place at the Czech National Library of Technology in Prague on June 11-13, 2024. Learn more in this post by Mary Beth Barilla and Alice Meadows, respectively,chairs of the Marketing & Communications and Programme Committees The post #PIDfest – Bringing the PID Community Back…

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Stephanie Orphan of arXiv
January 23, 2024 at 5:30 am

In today’s Kitchen Essentials interview, Roger Schonfeld speaks with Stephanie Orphan, Program Director of arXiv, the e-print repository. The post Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Stephanie Orphan of arXiv appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness:  What is Racial Battle Fatigue?
January 22, 2024 at 5:30 am

As we strive for a more equitable and inclusive future, how can we foster the well-being and potential of every individual, regardless of their ethnic or racial background? The post Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness:  What is Racial Battle Fatigue? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A Salute to Library Book Binding and its NISO Standard
January 19, 2024 at 5:30 am

You're probably familiar with "library binding" of books. But just what does that entail? The post A Salute to Library Book Binding and its NISO Standard appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

“Mrs. Foster Has Sworn A Rape”; or, What Do We Owe? Generosity, Attribution, and the Perilous Invisibility of Research Infrastructure
January 18, 2024 at 5:30 am

Attribution has many virtues, but among them it can make visible the vast infrastructure of research for a public largely unaware or unconcerned with how much hard-won knowledge, including creative endeavor, that research has facilitated. The post “Mrs. Foster Has Sworn A Rape”; or, What Do We Owe? Generosity, Attribution, and the Perilous Invisibility of…