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Blogs selected for Week August 3 to August 9, 2020

1. The Frontier beyond open access publishing? Commoning Author: David Bollier Academic publishers have shown themselves adept at adapting to open access publishing models while consolidating their proprietary market power and control. The benefits to scholars, students, academic disciplines, university budgets, and freedom of expression have not been what they were cracked up to be. […]

Blogs selected for Week Jul 27 to August 2, 2020

1. University research should be free to all Author: Janet Napolitano Since the novel coronavirus struck, scientific research has been shared, and built upon, at an unprecedented pace. An open and deeply collaborative academic enterprise has emerged, with scientists from around the world sharing data and working together to map the SARS-CoV-2 genome and develop […]

Blogs selected for Week Jul 20 to July 26, 2020

1. Is public accountability possible in algorithmic policymaking? The case for a public watchdog Author: Daan Kolkman Despite algorithms becoming an increasingly important tool for policymakers, little is known about how they are used in practice and how they work, even amongst the experts tasked with using them. Drawing on research into the use of […]

Blogs selected for Week Jul 13 to July 19, 2020

1. Open-access Plan S to allow publishing in any journal Funding agencies behind the radical open-access (OA) initiative Plan S have announced a policy that could make it possible for researchers to bypass journals’ restrictions on open publishing. The change could allow scientists affected by Plan S to publish in any journal they want — […]

Blogs selected for Week Jul 6 to July 12, 2020

1. Scientific publication – Is it for the benefit of the many or the few? Since the end of the 17th century, new scientific knowledge has been disseminated mainly through scholarly journals, usually controlled by researchers grouped within learned societies, such as the Royal Society of London and its journal founded in 1665. Scholarly journals […]

Blogs selected for Week June 29 to July 5, 2020

1. Guest post — Leveraging technology partnerships in times of crisis The Scholarly Kitchen has taken a leadership role in the midst of the pandemic, with mainstream media coverage and unprecedented layperson attention. Issues of frequent discussion like open access, peer review, data availability, and discovery have reached a new intensity as researchers and publishers […]

Blogs selected for Week June 22 to June 28, 2020

1. Guest Post — Navigating Your Career in Publishing: Introducing the SSP Professional Skills Map Although the current environment for career development may not appear particularly welcoming, it could present a unique opportunity for professionals to step back and thoughtfully assess their goals for the future. While waiting to see what that future brings, it […]

Blogs selected for Week June 15 to June 21, 2020

1. RightsLink for scientific communications puts customer experience first The transition from subscription-based reading models to full and immediate Open Access (OA) publishing is complex and varies by discipline, geography, and publisher. From APCs to Transformative Agreements, Subscribe to Open models and Pure Publish deals, each organisation must choose a framework that meets its community’s […]

Blogs selected for Week June 8 to June 14, 2020

1. Can data science measure up to COVID19? In the COVID19 era, data scientists have the expertise and a professional obligation to play vital roles. The coronavirus pandemic presents them with opportunities to explore important social and scientific questions. Research based on data sets can yield important insights – from the efficacy of virtual learning […]

Blogs selected for Week June 1 to June 7, 2020

1. Academia in flux: How will libraries change in 2021? Academia was turned upside down in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders and understandable health concerns across the world emptying out institutes of higher education essentially overnight. Suddenly cut off from regular and easy communication with students and faculty, librarians found it […]