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Library budgets shrank for 2 decades. They can't shrink any further because of COVID-19. In fact, they should grow despite contracting college budgets The post Investing in Libraries is the Right Thing for Administrators To Do, Even if There Are Fewer Resources Overall appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A look at how Employee Resource Groups can create positive change in the workplace. The post Guest Post — Driving Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications: The Power of an Active ERG appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems. The post Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A look back at 2014's discussion of measuring the immeasurable. The post Revisiting: Cooperstown, Ground Zero for Altmetrics appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Revisiting a 2018 post -- Overlooking the need for paid Editorial Office staff hobbles many attempts to reform peer review. The post Revisiting: A Curious Blindness Among Peer Review Initiatives appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Looking back at a 2015 post on the musical "Hamilton", which raises questions about history and historical practice that reflects what scholars are and aren’t doing. The post Revisiting: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story: Hamiltunes and the Burden of Founding Histories appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Revisiting a 2015 post to ask whether we are any closer to offering researchers credit for non-research activities? The post Revisiting: The Problem(s) With Credit for Peer Review appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture. The post The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Changing jobs can be stressful in normal times, but during a global pandemic and with everyone working from home, special considerations must be made. In this post, Angela Cochran and Jennifer Regala share their recent experiences. The post Changing Jobs During a Pandemic appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Recognizing the many ways that researchers (and others) contribute to science and scholarship has historically been challenging but we now have options, including CRediT and ORCID. The post Beyond Publication — Increasing Opportunities For Recognizing All Research Contributions appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.