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Elsevier’s ScienceDirect as Content Supercontinent? 
January 18, 2022 at 9:00 am

Does today’s news of Wiley etc. syndicating to ScienceDirect mean Elsevier is developing a supercontinent to compete with ResearchGate and Google Scholar?  The post Elsevier’s ScienceDirect as Content Supercontinent?  appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The Coldest Town on Earth
January 14, 2022 at 5:30 am

If you think it's been cold where you live this week, take a look at Yakutsk. The post The Coldest Town on Earth appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Life in a Liminal Space; Or, The Journey Shapes the Destination
January 13, 2022 at 5:30 am

A liminal space is the time between the 'what was' and the ‘next'. It is a period of transition, uncertainty, and multiple paths forward. The first wave of an open access transition is upon us, driven by the APC model, moving us to favor quantity over quality, and resulting in massive consolidation in many areas…

Revisiting — Journalism, Preprint Servers, and the Truth: Allocating Accountability
January 12, 2022 at 5:30 am

In light of the recent anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, we revisit Rick Anderson's post on how journalists flag unsupported claims and blatant falsehoods, and whether preprint platforms should do the same. The post Revisiting — Journalism, Preprint Servers, and the Truth: Allocating Accountability appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Make Way for the Metaverse
January 10, 2022 at 5:30 am

This is where innovation happens, not among the gods on Mount Olympus but in small, tangible ways where people go about their lives and try to improve them a little bit at a time. We all work together, unknowingly, making things better, faster, cheaper. The post Make Way for the Metaverse appeared first on The…

A Primer on Phone “Dialing”
January 7, 2022 at 5:30 am

As user interfaces change, language evolves.... The post A Primer on Phone “Dialing” appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.