V happy to join fellow chefs @lyconrad.bsky.social @irfanullah.bsky.social @rharington1.bsky.social & Roy Kaufman in sharing thoughts on the proposed #OMB rule change in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/07/a... More posts on this to follow!

Ask the Chefs: How Are You Responding to the OMB Proposed Rule Changes for US Research Funding? - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today, we ask the Chefs how they (or their organizations) are responding to the proposed changes to how US federal research grant funds can be used.

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2025 was a year of 🩺 #listening, 🧪 #research, and 🧗 #scaling for LibLynx, and we've got big plans in progress for 2026! Here are 3 key metrics that reflect our achievements in the last year: www.liblynx.com/news/liblynx... #yearinreview #2025review

LibLynx by the Numbers: Looking Back at 2025 - LibLynx

Last year was a big one for LibLynx! As we reflect on 2025 and prepare for a new year ahead, we are proud of our many achievements.

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Today you can read part 2 of @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social chefs media recommendations of 2025 -more great suggestions from @acochran12733.bsky.social @lyconrad.bsky.social @jillmwo.bsky.social & @charlierapple.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/05/c...

Chefs’ Selections: Best Media Enjoyed in 2025 (Part 2) - The Scholarly Kitchen

In the second of our Chef's Selections series for 2025, we pause to look back on the best books, music, shows, and other cultural expressions we encountered in 2025.

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This #givingTuesday donate to the @aaup.org legal fund here, www.aaupfoundation.org (“donate now” in upper right), or to their PAC by check to “AAUP Higher Education Horizons” (555 New Jersey Ave NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001)

AAUP@aaup.org · 8mo ago

We launched a PAC! “This PAC is an extension of our fight to ensure a future for American higher ed through bipartisan legislation that recognizes that college can be tuition-free, debt-free, welcoming to all, conducive to academic freedom & offer jobs with dignity.” - Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

"How to spot fake scientists" from @nature.com, www.nature.com/articles/d41... -- which offers a great example of why #scholarly #publishing needs solutions like the #STM researcher identity framework, stm-assoc.org/new-digital-...

How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers

Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

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We achieved ISO 27001 certification! The international gold standard for info security! Not a milestone reached by very many in the #scholarly community. Read more about what it means for clients & what we learned along the way. #infosecurity #iso27001 #scholcomms www.liblynx.com/news/liblynx...

LibLynx achieves ISO 27001 Certification - LibLynx

LibLynx achieves ISO 27001 certification, the international standard for information security management systems

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Thank you, @npr.org, for being a steady channel of #fact-based #journalism. This sort of calm, clear, and unbiased reporting on #painkillers and #acetaminophen is a light in today's darkness! www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...

How does acetaminophen work? Over-the-counter Painkillers 101

The president and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Refresh your knowledge on safe and effective use of common painkillers with these tips from health professionals.

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Don't miss this year's New Directions Seminar -- an oasis of thoughtfulness in the chaos of fall conference season. See you all there s👀n! #SSPND2025

Society for Scholarly Publishing@scholarlypub.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New Directions in Scholarly Publishing: What We’re Looking Forward to This Year - The Scholarly Kitchen

"I didn’t plan to work in #scholarly #publishing. But now that I’m here, I’m all in." —Deja Forte 👇 must read!!

The Scholarly Kitchen@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Guest Post – Where Do We All Fit In? Reflections on Belonging, Purpose, and Progress in Scholarly Publishing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/10/g...

Join us at next week's @nisoinfo.bsky.social Plus Global event! @michelleurberg.bsky.social will speak to standardizing #usage reporting from aggregators, and Tim Lloyd will address the challenge of leveraging emerging digital #identity infrastructures. Don't miss it! www.liblynx.com/news/liblynx...

LibLynx presenting on Analytics, Identity & Access at NISO Plus 2025 Global - LibLynx

Tim Lloyd and Michelle Urberg on presenting on Identity, Access, and Analytics at next week's 2025 NISO Plus Global conference

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📢Call to action! Tell Congress: Don’t Allow Nuclear Weapons Regulatory Process Loopholes! @ucs.org #resist #scicomm #science secure.ucs.org/a/2025-congr...

Tell Congress: Don’t Allow Nuclear Weapons Regulatory Process Loopholes

Tell your member of Congress that the National Nuclear Security Administration must go through the proper regulatory channels for the production of nuclear weapons to ensure the safety and integrity o...

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#bugsky #bloomscrolling #monarchbutterfly This fella brings us to 170 healthy monarchs released this year in SoCal 🦋😎

Guys, I have a special & unusual request today. My cousin Sean is a union bus driver here in Los Angeles who was just FIRED in retaliation for saying he would not let masked ICE agents onto his bus to abduct riders. The fight is on to get his job back, you can help: actionnetwork.org/letters/send...

So appreciate @dacrotty.bsky.social "showing his math" on the tricky analytical gymnastics required to analyze the #scholcomms market!

The Scholarly Kitchen@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

2025 Update: Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/20/2...

Some eloquent and insightful discussion today about achieving full #accessibility in #scholcomms 👇 @loupeck.bsky.social

The Scholarly Kitchen@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/19/g...

Thank you @rickanderson.bsky.social for putting these thoughts together so clearly and fairly. I appreciate your balanced and expert view on the tricky journey to increase #openaccess publications!

Rick Anderson@rickanderson.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I've got a new piece up in the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social today, explaining my deep pessimism about the future of the subscribe-to-open OA publishing model. Comments are coming in thick and fast and the discussion has been really good so far, I think. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/18/s...

I’m begging, PLEADING, with people - please, please, please do not just assume that because an LLM “cites its sources” that what it says is right. In addition to the well-known (I thought) problem where they make up sources entirely, they often “cite” sources that don’t contain the supposed info.

“...a community is only as strong as its next generation of leaders,” and we're proud to have played our part in meeting SSP's Generations Fund goals! #GenerationsFund www.liblynx.com/news/ssp-gen... @mdolechek.bsky.social @michelleurberg.bsky.social @lyconrad.bsky.social

SSP Generations Fund: Partly Powered by LibLynx - LibLynx

We’re proud to support the SSP Generations Fund, which is now partly powered by LibLynx thanks to our $5,000 contribution.

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This is a really good and clear explanation for authors and institutions of their obligations under the new NIH Public Access Policy: www.authorsalliance.org/2025/06/06/t...

The NIH Public Access Policy: Q&A for Authors

We’ve received many questions from authors, librarians, and research administrators about the NIH decision to accelerate implementation of its public access plan, going into effect on July 1, 2025.…

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🎤 Meet the speakers: Judith Russell - UF Caroline Coward - NASA @lyconrad.bsky.social - Independent Researcher and Consultant Simon Holt - @elsevierconnect.bsky.social 🗓️ June 18 | 11 AM EDT 🔗 Register now: www.chorusaccess.org/events/choru... #Accessibility #OpenResearch #ScholComm

Amazing new discovery: Oldest full human fingerprint discovered. A Neanderthal is believed to have dipped a finger in red pigment to paint a nose on a pebble around 43,000 years ago. The rock was discovered in the San Lázaro rock shelter in Segovia, Spain www.bbc.com/news/article...

Packing some pink so @jenniferaregala.bsky.social will be able to spot me at #ssp2025!!!! 😍💗🧳✈️

So excited to see everyone in Baltimore! #ssp2025

LibLynx LLC@liblynxllc.bsky.social · last yr.

Meet us at #SSP2025 in Baltimore this week! We’ll be chatting about innovations in usage data & measuring with your heart. Come find Tim, John, @michelleurberg.bsky.social & @lyconrad.bsky.social at the Previews Session, Poster Preview & networking events – or slide into our DMs!

This development is welcome news - but it is limited and temporary. We will not rest until IMLS and its funding are fully restored. #ForOurLibraries (2/2)

"Academic freedom-the ability to pursue the truth wherever it might lead, and to make publicly available what one believes is true ...[is] not the arcane privilege of an... intellectual guild, but a prerogative essential to the functioning of our Republic and the education of its citizenry." 💯

Matthew Kirschenbaum@mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · last yr.

This, UVA’s 200th Commencement Address from Michael J. Suarez, SJ, University Professor and Director of the @rarebookschool, is very very good and something that needs more saying. Astonishing that we have to remind our higher ed leaders of that at this very moment. news.virginia.edu/content/fina...

Fantastic post today in @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social by Alexa Pearce, looking at the pact set up by Vannevar Bush and FDR to drive scientific innovation in America, and where things stand today with both the dismantling of that enterprise and the new mandates for public access to research results

Guest Post - Public Access to the Endless Frontier - The Scholarly Kitchen

Vannevar Bush's Endless Frontier has served as a blueprint for public investments in science for 80 years--a concept now facing great risk.

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Another yummy Friday treat from our head chef, @dacrotty.bsky.social -- ya gotta cop this!!! @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social

The Scholarly Kitchen@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · last yr.

Language Evolves, or rather, Constantly Cooks New Ways to Pass the Vibe Check scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/16/l...

Just learned of this effort to crowd-source a mega list of examples of benefits to health, prosperity, and national security resulting from federally-funded research. 41 examples listed to date. Please share and send ideas! publicusaresearchbenefits.com h/t @carlosbrody.bsky.social

Searchable database of tangible benefits that federally-funded research gave us.

A crowd-sourced site. Health and Well-being. National Security. Prosperity.

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China Called Trump’s Bluff Trump is a classic bully who craves submission and fears conflict. His fervent supporters want him to be Michael Corleone, but he’s more like Biff Tannen. Standing up to Trump does not mean that you win. But giving in guarantees that you lose.

China Called Trump’s Bluff

There is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens.

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