Guest Post — Accessibility Powered by AI: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Universalize Access to Digital Content

Digital transformation can revolutionize the world, turning it into an inclusive place for people with and without disabilities, with accessibility powered by artificial intelligence.

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Smorgasbord: Trends from Spring 2023 Meetings and Conferences (Part Two)

Read what Chefs Angela Cochran and Alice Meadows (respectively) have to say about the recent ISMPP conference and RDA 20th Plenary Meeting in today’s Smorgasbord

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Guest Post — Do Libraries Still Dream Unified Dreams? Part 2

Today’s post looks at loosely coupled software and services that together could be used to create a modular library system. What are the merits, and flaws, of such an approach and what can libraries (and technology providers) do to remedy some of the less desired effects of such strategies?

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Guest Post — Do Libraries Still Dream Unified Dreams? Part 1

Why is the unified dream of library software still so strong among the library community? In an ever more diverse library landscape, why do we still envision and talk about THE library system? And what are the alternatives?

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Swimming in the AI Data Lake: Why Disclosure and Versions of Record Are More Important than Ever

Data quality and record keeping are going to grow in importance as a result of AI applications.

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Guest Post: AI and Scholarly Publishing — A (Slightly) Hopeful View

The impact of the changes artificial intelligence will cause rests on how creative humans can be at harnessing novel technologies to the greatest benefit. The challenge, then, for publishers, is to ensure they are the creative adopters leading the charge, as opposed to being trampled by better customer experiences created by other technological disruptors.

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What Is the Shared Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication?

At Ithaka S+R, we are examining the shared infrastructure that supports scholarly communication. Today, we provide background about the project and announce the publication this week of a landscape review on shared infrastructure.

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Guest Post — What is Keeping University Chief Information Security Officers Up at Night

An SNSI research project looks at the views of university Chief Information Security Officers toward network security, potential threats, data security, and the risks posed by Sci-Hub.

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Guest Post – Mapping Open Science Resources from Around the World by Discipline

Jo Havemann presents a map containing more than 200 resources and supplementary data nodes across the spectrum of available tools, guidelines, events, and services by research discipline, also including general resources that are sortable by Open Science principle, language or country.

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Guest Post — Why Interoperability Matters for Open Research – And More than Ever

Rebecca Lawrence discusses how connections across all aspects of the system are needed for open research to flourish and deliver upon its promise.

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Guest Post — Addressing Paper Mills and a Way Forward for Journal Security

Wiley’s Jay Flynn discusses the impact that paper mills had on Hindawi’s publishing program and how all stakeholders must collaborate to address behaviors that undermine research integrity.

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Guest Post — Open Access for Monographs is Here. But Are we Ready for It?

Reporting on a Mellon-funded open access monograph pilot, UNC Press Director John Sherer notes successes and remaining challenges.

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Guest Post — Advancing Accessibility in Scholarly Publishing: Recommendations for Digital Accessibility Best Practices

Part three of a three-part series aims to discuss the topic of advancing accessibility within scholarly communication with the focus of digital accessibility.

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