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📍 Delta Think at APE - Academic Publishing in Europe

Please reach out to schedule some time to connect with Lori Carlin in Berlin. We'd welcome the chance to hear more about your plans and priorities for 2026 and beyond.

academicpublishingeurope.com/program/

#ManageToChange #LearnPlanAchieve
APE Program
academicpublishingeurope.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Research groups are pushing back on NIH’s proposal to cap grant funding for publication costs, warning that flat caps oversimplify the real costs of trusted scholarly publishing.

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www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

#ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenAccess #Funding
Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees
The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups call...
www.insidehighered.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Shout out @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social Chef @dacrotty.bsky.social for sharing Google's “Last Year in Search.” 🔍

Did your top 2025 searches make the cut?

#ScholComm #Search #Find #AcademicPublishing #FridayFun
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Senior Consultant Meg White chats with former @ithakasr.bsky.social Managing Director Roger Schonfeld about libraries, marathons, and his new role at jstor.bsky.social's Stewardship Services.

#AccidentalMarathoner #Librarian #CommittedToTheWork
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🔊 Delta Think X Impelsys

Delta Think and Impelsys are joining forces to expand global strategy and technology capabilities.

Press release: www.deltathink.com/impelsys-and...

#ScholComm #Innovation #FullStack #GlobalReach
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Dan Pollock and @heatherstaines.bsky.social look at how fast the #ScholComm market is shifting.

“Your Mileage May Vary” breaks down nuanced growth across subjects, helping teams make sense of a changing landscape.

🔗 www.deltathink.com/news-views-m...

#ScholComm #MarketSizing #OA #DeltaThinkData
News & Views: Market Sizing Supplement 2025 – Your Mileage May Vary
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December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @nytimes.com breaks down how recent policy changes are reshaping the landscape in ways that extend far beyond agency budgets.

#ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #ResearchFunding #SciencePolicy

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"... the recent deployment of open scholarship to train large language models has led to disquiet among both open-access advocates and detractors."

#ScholComm #Research #Scholarship #AI #LLMs #Copyright #UnintendedConsequences
The backlash from researchers whose work has been used to train #LLMs has re-opened questions around how scholarly works are licensed & the merits of open licenses.

But #CreativeCommons licenses & copyright may not stop academic work being used to train AI, writes @eve.gd @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
Creative commons licenses and copyright may not stop academic work being used to train AI - Impact of Social Sciences
Considering the legal standing of creative commons licenses & copyright, Martin Eve suggests legal protections for academic work are unlikely to be forthcoming.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@newsfromgoogle.bsky.social's 2025 Doodle contest is live — and just a reminder, it’s only for K–12 students!

If you know a young artist, send it their way. Always fun to see the next generation imagine what’s possible.

doodles.google.com/d4g/

#STEM #Education #Future #FridayFun
Contest is open - Doodle for Google
The Doodle for Google 2025-26 contest is open. We’re inviting K-12 students to create original artwork that could end up on the Google homepage for a day! This year’s creative theme is “My superpower ...
doodles.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Merrilee Proffitt named Director of Democracy’s Library US at @archive.org.

“Governments have produced an extraordinary wealth of public-domain information … Democracy’s Library helps ensure that this knowledge truly serves the public good.” — @brewster.kahle.org

blog.archive.org/2025/11/18/m...
Meet Merrilee Proffitt, Director of Democracy’s Library US | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list is out.

Tighter integrity checks this year — including filters for hyper-prolific publishing, self-citation, and unusual citation patterns — had a real impact.

Read more here: clarivate.com/highly-cited...

#ScholComm #Research #Impact
Highly Cited Researchers Analysis 2025 | Clarivate
In-depth analysis of the 2025 list of Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate: trends, institution rankings and global research impact.
clarivate.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🪙 Farewell to the penny — the coin that lived in our pockets, jars, sidewalks, and “lucky find” moments.

A quick, fun look back at how this tiny coin shaped everyday habits and little wins.

🎥 youtu.be/tlCKXB7IQCE

#LittleThings #USMint #Culture #FridayFun
A Farewell to an American Icon: The Penny | Big Take
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
arXiv’s computer science category is closing the door on unvetted review and position papers.

The reason? A flood of low-quality, often AI-generated submissions.

blog.arxiv.org/2025/10/31/a...

#ScholComm #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity #AIinScience #AI
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Reclaiming scientific discourse, one conversation at a time."

The Open Science Network aims to rebuild “Science Twitter” — but this time as a federated, community-governed platform built and owned by researchers and scientists.

👉 openscience.network

#OpenScience #ScholComm #Infrastructure
Open Science Network
Reclaim scientific discourse with federated digital spaces where researchers shape their own conversations, data, and collaborations
openscience.network
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🤖 Dear Editor … Sincerely, ChatGPT

The New York Times reports that titles like NEJM are seeing a surge in AI-generated letters to the editor — a new twist in how research dialogue is evolving.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...

#AI #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #DeltaThink
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
👍 Vendor Showcase at the @chashub.bsky.social Conference is in full swing.

🎉 @heatherstaines.bsky.social is celebrating one year of Katina Magazine!

#Libraries #ScholComm #ChsConf25
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Catch the replay of Delta Think’s 2025 Market Sizing Update and dig into the data behind shifting business models and what’s next for OA.

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lcU...

Stay ahead of the trends — subscribe to DAT for continuous insights and updates.

#OA #ScholComm #DeltaThinkData
2025 Delta Think Market Sizing Webinar
YouTube video by Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🌴 Charleston 2025 — we’ll see you there!

The Delta Think team is headed to the @chashub.bsky.social Conference, and we can’t wait to connect with colleagues and collaborators across the #ScholComm community.

📍 More info: www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

#ChsConf2025 #Libraries #Community
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It’s #OAWeek25 — time to celebrate (and analyze)! 🎉

Join @heatherstaines.bsky.social, Dan Pollock & Lori Carlin for Delta Think’s free webinar unpacking this year’s Open Access Market trends.

👉 Wednesday, 10/29, 10am EDT
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#OpenAccess #ScholComm #OA #DeltaThinkData
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Delta Think News & Views: Market Sizing Update. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Our annual update on shifts in Open Access content including context and long-term trends
us02web.zoom.us
October 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEJM.org and @cidrap.bsky.social will launch “public health alerts,” a digital alternative to the CDC’s MMWR.

The move highlights how U.S. funding and policy shifts are reshaping how public health data and guidance are shared.

#PublicHealth #Policy #ScholComm
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Has Open Access got its groove back?

Our latest News & Views breaks down Delta Think’s 2025 Market Sizing data — with insights from Dan Pollock and @heatherstaines.bsky.social on where OA growth is heading next.

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www.deltathink.com/news-views-m...

#OpenAccess #OA #ScholComm #Publishing
News & Views: Market Sizing Update 2025 – Has OA recovered its mojo?
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Some authors write long sentences.
Faulkner crafted them.
László Krasznahorkai said, “Hold my semicolon.”

Congrats to the 2025 Nobel Laureate in Literature — proving punctuation is optional, but genius isn’t.

#NobelPrize #Literature #ScholarlyPublishing

www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
László Krasznahorkai: Hungarian author wins Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025
Several of the author’s books, including ‘Satantango’ and ‘The Melancholy of Resistance’, have been adapted into feature films
www.the-independent.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM