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Blogs selected for Week Jul 11 to Jul 17, 2016

1. Liberating Data: How libraries and librarians can help researchers with text and data mining. With advances in computational methods and the proliferation of data sources, text and data mining offers exciting new directions for research. In their post in The Impact Blog, Neil Stewart, Jane Secker, Chris Morrison and Laurence Horton look at the […]

Blogs selected for Week Jul 4 to Jul 10, 2016

1. Neither Fish Nor Fowl: Journal Publishing and the University Press Despite the challenges faced by university presses in the journals market, the press itself remains a vibrant institution with strong brands. It brings many assets to the table, including talented staff brimming with an enthusiasm and energy that was palpable at AAUP this year. […]

Blogs selected for Week Jun 20 to Jun 26, 2016

1. Rethinking Authentication, Revamping the Business IP authentication is the most important mechanism for authorising access to licensed e-resources. Substantial business and policy issues for libraries and publishers alike connect up to IP authentication. Today, there is substantial interest in eliminating IP authentication, so it is timely to examine the implications if we were soon […]

Blogs selected for Week Jun 13 to Jun 19, 2016

1. The Publishing Industry is Mature, but Publishing Companies are Not While it certainly is the case that scholarly publishing is a mature business, some of the companies operating in this industry have found new avenues for growth by expanding beyond the publication of content into data science. This is an opportunity that is only […]

Blogs selected for Week Jun 6 to Jun 12, 2016

1. Mind the Gap: Gender Disparity in Scholarly Publishing Revisited The gender disparity at the top of scholarly publishing – and scholarly communications – is well documented. A recent article in Learned Publishing, discussed during an informal panel session at this year’s SSP conference, shows that not only are women under-represented at the top of […]

Blogs selected for Week May 30 to Jun 5, 2016

1. 0 is the magic number: Why small numbers matter just as much as large ones when we talk about altmetrics. The problem many detractors have with altmetrics as a concept is that it seems heavily focused on numbers that may or may not be meaningful. In his post in The Impact Blog, Andy Tattersall […]

Blogs selected for Week May 16 to May 22, 2016

1. SSP and STM Collaborate to Promote the Value of Mentorship in Scholarly Communications for Early-Career Professionals Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) are collaborating to develop a panel discussion to be presented at the SSP 38th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, on June 1. […]

Blogs selected for Week May 2 to May 8, 2016

1. Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting Crosses Boundaries, Borders and Aims to Break Down Barriers The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC, June 1-3, 2016. Although its membership includes professionals from around the world, this is the first time SSP […]

Blogs selected for Week April 25 to May 1, 2016

1. How can academia kick its addiction to the impact factor? The impact factor is academia’s worst nightmare. So much has been written about its flaws, both in calculation and application, that there is little point in reiterating the same tired points here, says Jon Tennant, in his post in the ScienceOpen Blog. The blog […]

Blogs selected for Week April 18 to April 24, 2016

1. Editorial control is a critical part of open peer review Some researchers regard public, post-publication peer review as a non-rigorous, non-structured and poor alternative to traditional peer review. Much of this might be down to the view that there are no standards, and no control in a world of ‘open’, notes Jon Tennant, in […]