Rick Anderson
@rickanderson.bsky.social
Latter-day Saint, librarian, clawhammer banjo player, writer, speaker. University Librarian at Brigham Young University. Posts are only my opinions.
Last month I got to participate in a panel on copyright issues with a really great group of people, organized by Library Journal. It was an honor and lots of fun. For anyone interested, the transcript and video can be found here:
www.libraryjournal.com/story/ljx260...
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The Copyright Conversation
LJ recently convened a roundtable of experts to weigh in on a topic that is central to the library profession: copyright. Moderated by Jim Neal, the panel explored the latest developments in copyright...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Last month I got to participate in a panel on copyright issues with a really great group of people, organized by Library Journal. It was an honor and lots of fun. For anyone interested, the transcript and video can be found here:
www.libraryjournal.com/story/ljx260...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/ljx260...
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The latest from #UKSGInsights "Repository renewal project: a case study from White Rose Libraries" by Thom Blake (@akadidymus.bsky.social, @uoylibrary.bsky.social), Andy Bussey (@unisheffieldlib.bsky.social) and Kate Petherbridge (@wrunipress.bsky.social) - doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The latest from #UKSGInsights "Repository renewal project: a case study from White Rose Libraries" by Thom Blake (@akadidymus.bsky.social, @uoylibrary.bsky.social), Andy Bussey (@unisheffieldlib.bsky.social) and Kate Petherbridge (@wrunipress.bsky.social) - doi.org/10.1629/uksg...
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Great read! Make time to go through it.
About ten years ago, I published an essay titled "A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries -- and What It Means for Librarians, Researchers, and Publishers." Today I publish an update in @uksg.bsky.social _Insights_:
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Ten years of a ‘quiet culture war’: where does it stand now? | Insights
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January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Great read! Make time to go through it.
About ten years ago, I published an essay titled "A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries -- and What It Means for Librarians, Researchers, and Publishers." Today I publish an update in @uksg.bsky.social _Insights_:
insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
Ten years of a ‘quiet culture war’: where does it stand now? | Insights
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January 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM
About ten years ago, I published an essay titled "A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries -- and What It Means for Librarians, Researchers, and Publishers." Today I publish an update in @uksg.bsky.social _Insights_:
insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
insights.uksg.org/articles/10....
Here at #ape2026, @carolinesutton.bsky.social is teasing a “big announcement” from STM later in her talk…
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Here at #ape2026, @carolinesutton.bsky.social is teasing a “big announcement” from STM later in her talk…
I was honored to be interviewed by Kent Anderson and Joy Moore for their Disrupted Science podcast. It was a fun conversation!
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Interview with Rick Anderson
Libraries, OA analysis, music, and work-life balance, it's all on the table
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January 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I was honored to be interviewed by Kent Anderson and Joy Moore for their Disrupted Science podcast. It was a fun conversation!
www.the-geyser.com/interview-wi...
www.the-geyser.com/interview-wi...
This is very big news: an appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can't unilaterally impose a cap on indirect-cost rates for research universities.
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#00108386617 in Commonwealth of Mass. v. National Institutes of Health (1st Cir., 25-1343) – CourtListener.com
JUDGMENT. Affirmed. [25-1343, 25-1344, 25-1345] (AVN) [Entered: 01/05/2026 04:36 PM]
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January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is very big news: an appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration can't unilaterally impose a cap on indirect-cost rates for research universities.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69865...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69865...
"The systems that we currently have aren't robust enough for the level of quality assurance we need."
How might libraries help with this problem?
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via @phillbjones.bsky.social
How might libraries help with this problem?
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via @phillbjones.bsky.social
Why We Must Work Together to Harden the Scholarly Supply Chain - The Scholarly Kitchen
At the STM innovation and Integrity days in London last week, it's clear that research integrity has become an increasingly pressing issue. Many publishers are reporting significant increases in submi...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"The systems that we currently have aren't robust enough for the level of quality assurance we need."
How might libraries help with this problem?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/17/w...
via @phillbjones.bsky.social
How might libraries help with this problem?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/17/w...
via @phillbjones.bsky.social
It looks like all IMLS grants have now been restored: www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It looks like all IMLS grants have now been restored: www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
"I always begin with first principles. The whole purpose of a college or university is to seek the truth and then to speak the truth as best we understand it."
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www.chronicle.com/article/robe...
Robert P. George and the Great Campus Vibe Shift
As progressive orthodoxy weakens, academe’s most influential conservative warns of a growing illiberalism on the right.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"I always begin with first principles. The whole purpose of a college or university is to seek the truth and then to speak the truth as best we understand it."
www.chronicle.com/article/robe...
www.chronicle.com/article/robe...
Has anyone else been surprised, when serving as a peer reviewer, how often you check a source and find that it doesn't support (or even says the opposite of) the assertion in support of which it was cited by the submitting author? I'm not shocked it happens, obvs, but am surprised by the frequency.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Has anyone else been surprised, when serving as a peer reviewer, how often you check a source and find that it doesn't support (or even says the opposite of) the assertion in support of which it was cited by the submitting author? I'm not shocked it happens, obvs, but am surprised by the frequency.
Researcher to Reader is one of the best scholcomm meetings of the year -- and I don't just say that because I'm on the advisory board. ;-) Join us in London for another great program of presentations, workshops, and debate!
#R2RConf Early Bird Ends This Week!
EB discount is available during November. Plus attractive rates for academics, librarians & others who work in universities. Early registration is risk-free, with full refund available until end of January.
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EB discount is available during November. Plus attractive rates for academics, librarians & others who work in universities. Early registration is risk-free, with full refund available until end of January.
r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
Conference Programme
R2R 2026 Conference Programme The full Programme for 2026 Conference is listed below; the timetable will be set out in November, and the Lightning Talks will be announced in January. The programme …
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November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Researcher to Reader is one of the best scholcomm meetings of the year -- and I don't just say that because I'm on the advisory board. ;-) Join us in London for another great program of presentations, workshops, and debate!
Today, part 2: a five-point "modest manifesto" for a scholcomm future characterized not by universal openness, but by pluralism and a diversity of publishing models.
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In Defense of Pluralism and Diversity: A Modest Manifesto for the Future of Scholarly Communication (Part 2 of 2) - The Scholarly Kitchen
An invitation to embrace pluralism and diversity in scholarly communication models -- rather than attempting to impose a single solution.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Today, part 2: a five-point "modest manifesto" for a scholcomm future characterized not by universal openness, but by pluralism and a diversity of publishing models.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/18/a...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/18/a...
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned — not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.
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The Global Transition Has Already Happened – It's Just Not the One You Expected (Part 1 of 2) - The Scholarly Kitchen
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned -- not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned — not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/17/t...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/17/t...
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The latest from #UKSG Insights - experience of libraries developing and hosting #diamondOA publishing, Cath Dishman, LJMU @cathdishman.bsky.social and Rebecca Wojturska, @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social University of Edinburgh dub.sh/xeaT0vh
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The latest from #UKSG Insights - experience of libraries developing and hosting #diamondOA publishing, Cath Dishman, LJMU @cathdishman.bsky.social and Rebecca Wojturska, @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social University of Edinburgh dub.sh/xeaT0vh
Check out the full program of next year's Researcher to Reader Conference! It's going to be amazing. Join us in London!
r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
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Conference Programme
R2R 2026 Conference Programme The full Programme for 2026 Conference is listed below; the timetable will be set out in November, and the Lightning Talks will be announced in January. The programme …
r2rconf.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Check out the full program of next year's Researcher to Reader Conference! It's going to be amazing. Join us in London!
r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
r2rconf.com/r2r-conferen...
Communicate too much. That's item #1 in what will be an eight-part series on "Eight Things Every Library Leader Has to Do."
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Eight Things Every Library Leader Has to Do (Part 1)
As some readers may have noticed, the basic sales pitch for this newsletter has always been “this is your chance to learn the easy way a bunch of things I learned the hard way.” In that…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Communicate too much. That's item #1 in what will be an eight-part series on "Eight Things Every Library Leader Has to Do."
visionandbalance.org/2025/10/28/e...
visionandbalance.org/2025/10/28/e...
In today's installment of my twice-weekly blog on academic library leadership, I address an issue we never talk about: the phenomenon of "bullying from below." Comments welcome!
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Bullying from Below: A Surprisingly Pervasive Feature of Academic Libraries
This topic is a bit uncomfortable to write about — partly because it can sound like privileged whining (“Being a leader is so hard! People are so mean!”), and partly because it ca…
visionandbalance.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
In today's installment of my twice-weekly blog on academic library leadership, I address an issue we never talk about: the phenomenon of "bullying from below." Comments welcome!
visionandbalance.org/2025/10/14/b...
visionandbalance.org/2025/10/14/b...
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The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The latest Opinion from #UKSGInsights journal: Andrew Johnson from the University of Sheffield Library - "Interlibrary loans, subscriptions and copyright in the UK academic library sector" dub.sh/55gEiGy
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#R2RConf (24-25 Feb) reg opens 13 Oct
2-day meeting; c200 scholcomms people:
- AI's impact for authors & the South
- non-traditional PR
- is integrity a publisher responsibility
- plus, books, open science....
Offers for academics & librarians:
- £100 tickets
- free ‘partner’ tickets
r2rconf.com
2-day meeting; c200 scholcomms people:
- AI's impact for authors & the South
- non-traditional PR
- is integrity a publisher responsibility
- plus, books, open science....
Offers for academics & librarians:
- £100 tickets
- free ‘partner’ tickets
r2rconf.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#R2RConf (24-25 Feb) reg opens 13 Oct
2-day meeting; c200 scholcomms people:
- AI's impact for authors & the South
- non-traditional PR
- is integrity a publisher responsibility
- plus, books, open science....
Offers for academics & librarians:
- £100 tickets
- free ‘partner’ tickets
r2rconf.com
2-day meeting; c200 scholcomms people:
- AI's impact for authors & the South
- non-traditional PR
- is integrity a publisher responsibility
- plus, books, open science....
Offers for academics & librarians:
- £100 tickets
- free ‘partner’ tickets
r2rconf.com
Wisdom from Arthur Brooks:
"We do not need to disagree less. We need to disagree better. And we must do so not by standing up to the other side, but by standing up to those on our own side who say we must hate each other."
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"We do not need to disagree less. We need to disagree better. And we must do so not by standing up to the other side, but by standing up to those on our own side who say we must hate each other."
open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...
Arthur Brooks: How to Heal Our Country? Love Your Enemies.
Moral courage is standing up to the people with whom you agree, on behalf of those with whom you disagree, writes Arthur Brooks for The Free Press.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wisdom from Arthur Brooks:
"We do not need to disagree less. We need to disagree better. And we must do so not by standing up to the other side, but by standing up to those on our own side who say we must hate each other."
open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...
"We do not need to disagree less. We need to disagree better. And we must do so not by standing up to the other side, but by standing up to those on our own side who say we must hate each other."
open.substack.com/pub/bariweis...
I'm honored to be keynoting the upcoming IATUL conference in Shanghai. Join us! It should be a fun discussion. :-)
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#iatul2025 #openscholarship #scholarlycommunication | IATUL International Association of University Libraries
Why does open discussion of open scholarship matter, and how can we foster it?
At #IATUL2025, Rick Anderson, University Librarian at Brigham Young University, will deliver the keynote:
“Open Discuss...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm honored to be keynoting the upcoming IATUL conference in Shanghai. Join us! It should be a fun discussion. :-)
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