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Researcher at Cambridge University Library / Cambridge Digital Humanities PI: @morphss.bsky.social New book: Publishing Beyond the Market https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market https://www.samuelmoore.org
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Sep 1
You can now download the book on the publisher's website: press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publ... (open access of course)
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 1h
Lauren Berlant reading group 📚

Join CRASSH Fellow @darlingorlaith.bsky.social in tracing Berlant’s understanding of normative fantasies and their role in maintaining and critiquing the social and political orthodoxies of given eras

From 13 October, Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP
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Autumnal trees near the Alison Richard Building.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 22h
Good work, humans!
Pavement chalk writing with "lost keys" and "thank you" written
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 1d
Wisdom from the great Saidiya Hartman artreview.com/the-intervie...
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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 2d
LAY EXPLANATION of what scientific publishing is and some of the problems - worth a listen (only 18 minutes) Invoking Robert Maxwell's business model of launching new journals willy nilly, refers to the 'Open Access model' like it is a singular thing... But overall a good resource.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 10d
Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken?

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Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken? – podcast
Scientists warn academic publishing needs reform in order to retain trust in research system. Ian Sample talks to Madeleine Finlay and Dr Mark Hanson proposes potential solutions
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Mikael Laakso @mikaellaakso.bsky.social · 2d
In three months and some change the full peer-reviewed paper based on this preprint is now out in Journal of Documentation doi.org/10.1108/JD-0... 🎉. Results and analysis did not change in the revision process but the theoretical framing and interpretation is strengthened based on reviewer feedback.
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 2d
Attempting to deal with the 'digital dark age' 📜 - interesting project linked to the Hawking collection at Cambridge #histSTM
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joshuatj @joshuatj.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 2d
Woohoo! Great #digipres story @makethecatwise
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks
A digital dark age? The people rescuing forgotten knowledge trapped on old floppy disks
From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the historical treasures locked away on old floppy disks.
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Clare Hooper @clarehooper.bsky.social · 3d
Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK.

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Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK
The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.
www.thebookseller.com
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 2d
Job! Postdoc in Digital Cultural Heritage: Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems, on new EU funded grant. 3.5 years, @designinf.bsky.social, Edinburgh. Design ethical processes, & evaluate open source tools for Digital Cultural Heritage Objects, with me! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems)
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems to join the Institute for Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 2d
“It would be better to have high-quality human attention being paid to submissions, and peer review being fully done by…alert and focused humans" says Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner.
AI in peer review: where to draw the line? - Research Professional News
As publishers seek “shared principles”, others warn AI could become “sticking plaster” for structural problems
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
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Jelena Brankovic @jelena3121.bsky.social · 3d
Next Wednesday, October 15 (11 AM CET), we're kicking off the fall semester Jour Fixe lecture series!

The first speaker will be Christian Greiffenhagen, with the talk "Judging importance before checking correctness: quick opinions in mathematical peer review.”

Join us in Berlin or on Zoom!
RMZ Jour Fixe lecture series, winter semester 2025/26
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 3d
“These rankings, built on selected quantitative indicators amalgamated into a single score, are not designed to evaluate research nor reflect the breadth and depth of the missions of research and higher education institutions.”
Why Sorbonne pulled out of university ranking
France’s Sorbonne University plans to leave the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings, adding its name to a growing number of universities rejecting lists that play one institution off against another...
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 3d
"The ban will impact aspiring researchers who are outside the institutional structure. Many are from marginalised communities, working in practice, or on breaks and trying to return to academia. For them, shadow sites are their only resource."
Banning Sci-Hub highlights India’s unequal access to knowledge - Impact of Social Sciences
The decision to block Sci-Hub in India brings inequalities in access to research based knowledge into sharp focus.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3d
Does anyone know if Wiley's Research Exchange Platform is ingesting and training on submitted articles?

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Wiley Advances Research Exchange Platform with AI-Driven Automation, Streamlining Article Placement and Publication
AI-enhanced transfers and portable peer review capabilities mark significant step toward frictionless scholarly publishing HOBOKEN, N.J., September 25, 2025 – Wiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in aut...
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 3d
Worth repeating: "University presses are essential infrastructure for the humanities & should be financially supported in the same way that other higher education inter-institutional infrastructure is." Some powerful examples here:
Institutions and funders must recognize the contributions of university presses to the humanities infrastructure (opinion)
Recognizing the university press community’s essential contributions to that infrastructure will be crucial as institutions and funders plan for the future, write Charles Watkinson and Melissa Pitts.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 4d
Congrats on the grant btw. Sorry we didn't get to chat further about this at OASPA.
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 4d
The funny thing about this letter is that it's not really about "OA advocates" at all but about how the commercial publishing industry messed up publishing in the pursuit of APCs.
Letter | What Open Access Advocates Get Wrong
An all-information-is-free utopia is unrealistic, write Kent Anderson and Joy Moore.
www.chronicle.com
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Draught @draughtjournal.bsky.social · 5d
Draught is now live!
www.draughtjournal.com
Issue 1.1.1 with contributions by Glenn Adamson, Jen Calleja, Don Mee Choi, Mark Cousins, Daisy Lafarge, Mark Manders, Rosalind Nashashibi, Lisa Robertson, Christina Tudor-Sideri and Francesca Wade
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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 5d
BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum (hybrid), 6 November www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum
This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.
www.sas.ac.uk
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Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · 5d
This is a huge collapse in the book distribution business, especially following the closure of Small Press Distribution last year. Baker & Taylor--originally established in 1828--has been central to the library market for decades.
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 5d
seems very bad www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.
www.publishersweekly.com
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d
Thank you -- that's great to hear!
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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 5d
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d
Oh wait, I saw @needhibhalla.bsky.social already shared it!
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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 5d
You might enjoy our take on this www.nature.com/articles/pal...
“Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - “Excellence R Us”: university research and the fetishisation of excellence
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Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 5d
"His talk will challenge us to examine the complex realities of ownership, access, and equity in knowledge production" -- Yes please!
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 5d
All are invited to this #OAWeek webinar, "Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective," featuring Nwachukwu Egbunike, Head of Pan-Atlantic University Press in Lagos, on Tues 10/21 4pm ET. Read more & register: events.umich.edu/event/139485
portrait photo of Nwachukwu Egbunike
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Marin Dacos @marind.bsky.social · 5d
Five scientific journals have received a grant from NWO to switch from a subscription model. They will adopt the diamond open access model: open access for readers and authors also do not have to pay to publish their articles.

www.nwo.nl/en/news/five...
Five Dutch journals ‘flip’ to diamond open access | NWO
Five scientific journals have received a grant from NWO to switch from a subscription model. They will adopt the diamond open access model: a form of open access in which not only is the content freely available to readers, but authors also do not have to pay to publish their articles. The NWO executive board has allocated a total of over 187,000 euros for this.
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