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Great @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social piece by @alicemeadows.bsky.social about the assessment of #censorship by @researchconsulting.bsky.social in partnership with @defendresearch.bsky.social. Take a read, then take action to end this attack on knowledge! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/28/f...

As Anthropic goes public, am reminded of the last years of grim AI taking in the context of more than a decade of debate about open content--and crucially, the precarity of mostly non-profit humanities publishing. So impt for scholars to understand the system beyond talking points.

This is now the post that holds my record for emails in response -- including multiple requests to meet and present. So, seems like a hot topic! :)

Join us on November 12 for a candid conversation about what's changing, what's challenging, and what's working in our industry. #ScholarlyPublishing #ProfessionalDevelopment #FutureOfWork

From Anecdote to Evidence: How US Government Censorship is Impacting Public Health - The Scholarly Kitchen

From Anecdote to Evidence: How US Government Censorship is Impacting Public Health scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/28/f...

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open-source std for connecting AI applications to external systems. @lisalibrarian.bsky.social proposes libraries treat MCP connectors (+ APIs) as a collection, expect providers to describe them + metadata in machine-readable form. @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

NEW from me today: Every technology might seem to displace the library until you realize that the reality is it just creates new roles for the library. Publishers too. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/27/m...

Who Keeps the Catalog of Connectors? The Coming MCP Discovery Problem - The Scholarly Kitchen

Who Keeps the Catalog of Connectors? The Coming MCP Discovery Problem scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/27/m...

Doit-on demander aux auteurs de publications scientifiques de mettre à jour leur profil dans #OpenAlex ? Et au bénéfice de qui ? L'auteur ou les éditeurs ?

It is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders - institutions, publishers, funders, tech providers - to prevent, preserve, restore, and protect research integrity and credibility. @cactusglobal.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

Guest Post — When Research Integrity Fails, the Entire System Follows - The Scholarly Kitchen

Comments to this are a shitshow. Essentially xkcd.com/927/. Honestly why did ORCID not succeed the way ror.org and to a great extent Crossref did? I'm sure there are many reasons but I do think they made a fundamental strategic error by refusing to own the researcher profile.

Guest Post — When Research Integrity Fails, the Entire System Follows scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/26/g...

In a new Scholarly Kitchen guest post, CEO Will Schweitzer explores how publishers can separate AI signals from the noise, why shifts in reader behavior deserve attention, and where focused action today can make the biggest difference. Read more: https://bit.ly/4z6Lvil

Our chief transformation officer, Wendy Queen (@wendyqueen.bsky.social), gave a keynote at @silverchairnews.bsky.social’s Platform Strategies on how to understand AI’s implications for scholarly publishing. The @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social reports:

Guest Post — Improving OpenAlex Data: Why Publishers Should Help Authors Improve the Scholarly Record - The Scholarly Kitchen

Guest Post — Improving OpenAlex Data: Why Publishers Should Help Authors Improve the Scholarly Record scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/23/g...

Guest Post - All this AI Signal and Noise: What Deserves Action Now - The Scholarly Kitchen

Guest Post — All this AI Signal and Noise: What Deserves Action Now scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/22/g...

How guarantee research integrity w increasing falsification? How quell populist doubt in expertise? What are business models given no-longer-reliable public funding? How best to deliver content given new consumption platforms and behaviors? @scholarlypub.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

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Guest Post — Defining Our Future: Reassessing What, How, and Why We Publish - The Scholarly Kitchen

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, our executive director, Barbara Kline Pope, presented on how AI is changing academic publishing. @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social shares some takeaways:

Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing: Are We Moving Faster Than the Evidence?, via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/14/g... #AI #AI4Researchers #research

Guest Post — Defining Our Future: Reassessing What, How, and Why We Publish scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/21/g...

From Content to Trusted Knowledge: Reflections on Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 - The Scholarly Kitchen

From Content to Trusted Knowledge: Reflections on Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/20/f...

Great @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social post on #openScience in MENA: "do not measure open science in MENA only by what is free to read. Measure it by who is using it and for what." Strongly resonates w/Hountondji's brilliant intro to "Endogenous Knowledge." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/19/g...

Guest Post — Whose Knowledge, Whose Terms? Governing Open Research in MENA, One Year On - The Scholarly Kitchen

Guest Post — Whose Knowledge, Whose Terms? Governing Open Research in MENA, One Year On scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/19/g...

Guest Post — From an Accidental Title List to a Connected Supply Chain: My Years with KBART - The Scholarly Kitchen

Remembering the response to my piece on geowalling ... scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2019/11/14/c...

"...a standard follows a recurring cycle: publication enables implementation; implementation exposes gaps; collaboration addresses them; and those discoveries shape the next standard." That is so true, thanks to Julie Zhu for putting it so well!

Guest Post — From an Accidental Title List to a Connected Supply Chain: My Years with KBART scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/16/g...

Guest Post – The Evolution of Eras: Agentic Discovery Makes Way for Agentic Consumption - The Scholarly Kitchen

Guest Post – The Evolution of Eras: Agentic Discovery Makes Way for Agentic Consumption scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/15/g...

Guest Post – Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing: Are We Moving Faster Than the Evidence? - The Scholarly Kitchen

How will we know whether AI has made scholarly publishing better? Without agreed-upon measures and a willingness to share disappointing or inconclusive results, adoption will keep outrunning the evidence. @sarahhands.bsky.social @paeditorial.bsky.social @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

"Slowing down doesn’t mean resisting innovation. It means giving ourselves enough space to evaluate tools properly, measure outcomes, and monitor unintended consequences."--Sarah Hands Plus an apt Jurassic Park quote later in the piece!

Guest Post – Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing: Are We Moving Faster Than the Evidence? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/14/g...

"One of the core goals of OA was to democratize access to knowledge, but inequality not only exists, but it has arguably grown: APCs have entrenched privilege...Transformative deals are not transforming the system" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/02/a...

Reflecting on HSS Publishing as Informa Plans to Separate T&F

Reflecting on HSS Publishing as Informa Plans to Separate Taylor & Francis scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/13/h...

Mental Health Awareness Mondays - The Courage to Feel: Why Discomfort Is Not the Enemy - The Scholarly Kitchen

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — The Courage to Feel: Why Discomfort Is Not the Enemy scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/10/12/m...

The Preamble to the Constitution, Trump 2026 edition

#DefendResearch and PEN America Present… Word Wipe! - The Scholarly Kitchen