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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…

Guest Post — European Accessibility Act: Working Toward Compliance and Beyond
January 16, 2024 at 5:30 am

Today’s post puts the spotlight on the European Accessibility Act (EAA) directive and how different organizations are getting ready to make their publications and services EAA compliant. The post Guest Post — European Accessibility Act: Working Toward Compliance and Beyond appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

When Contractions Don’t Work
January 12, 2024 at 5:30 am

Why do some contractions work and others don't? The post When Contractions Don’t Work appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.