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Rick Anderson
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Latter-day Saint, librarian, clawhammer banjo player, writer, speaker. University Librarian at Brigham Young University. Posts are only my opinions.
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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
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Check out the full program of next year's Researcher to Reader Conference! It's going to be amazing. Join us in London!

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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 …
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October 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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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
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Using AI for good?

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AI tools tackle paper mill fraud overwhelming peer review
th more article submissions and fraudulent activity than ever before, journal peer review processes are creaking under the pressure. Nina Notman discovers how AI and automated tools are taking some of...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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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…
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October 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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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
Higher education institution (HEI) libraries in the UK undertake a variety of interlibrary loan (ILL) and document supply operations, against a current background of increasing budgetary pressures. This article considers the foundations in so‑called library privilege exceptions in copyright law that underpin the long‑standing practice of ILL, aiming to address recurring issues and questions around what is permitted within the legislation, and which limitations apply. The focus is on addressing the ILL situation as it exists for non‑profit UK HEI academic libraries, including looking at some perceived ‘grey areas’.
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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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
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October 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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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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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
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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
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Guardians of Information: Preparing Libraries for Cyber Threats – an SNSI Security Summit - Choice 360
In this webinar, we will explore how academic libraries can be proactive against cyberattacks on their campuses.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Wow. Interesting developments at @dpla.bsky.social

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Cultural Heritage Transition
Sept. 22, 2025 Last year, DPLA began the process to select a long-term home for our signature cultural heritage aggregation program. We want to update you on where this stands and to share how you, our core stakeholders, can be involved in shaping the path ahead.  We previously shared that we had selected The Free …
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September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Here's the latest post from Vision & Balance, my twice-weekly blog on academic library leadership:

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Library Leaders and Political Statements
If you’ve recently become the dean or director of an academic library, you may now find yourself in an unusual and unexpected position. Like many (though not all) of us, you may have suddenly…
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September 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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It's really frustrating not to know the terms of this settlement.

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Notice (Other) – #180 in UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Internet Archive (N.D. Cal., 3:23-cv-06522) – CourtListener.com
Joint Notice of Settlement by UMG Recordings Inc, Capitol Records LLC, Concord Bicycle Assets, LLC, CMGI Recorded Music Assets LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Arista Music re Joint Notice of Settlement...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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New from #UKSGInsights: "Multilingual research dissemination: current practices and implications for bibliometrics" dub.sh/NJjpJG3
English is widely used as a lingua franca in scholarly communication, yet preserving local languages is vital to reaching a broader audience. Disseminating research in multiple languages can help ensure equitable access, a responsibility shared by both publishers and authors. This study examines the practices of both groups to identify any notable differences. Several academic social networks, preprint servers and repositories are analysed to evaluate the resources currently available and their existing policies. Additionally, journals that actively promote multilingual dissemination are reviewed to understand their implementation strategies and how these align with the standards set by their DOI Registration Agency (DOI RA). From the author’s perspective, differing policies across platforms can heavily influence decisions, mainly because not all platforms provide relationship metadata. Publishers face similar challenges, underscoring the urgent need for standardization. Moreover, the lack of consistency creates opportunities for unethical practices in academia, such as counting the total of citations originating from the same article in different languages. This highlights the importance of a more comprehensive approach to evaluating research beyond citation and document counts. Collaboration among publishers, authors and other stakeholders is essential to fostering greater understanding and preventing misconceptions in the academic landscape.
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Does anyone smoke clove cigarettes anymore? I miss the smell, which always takes me back to the joys of record shopping in Harvard Square circa 1981...
September 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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I have to assume that whoever named this deodorant product has never lived in a city with a harbor.
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This is astonishing, and we're not talking enough about the implications. Pull quote: “I don’t want to say, ‘The death cycle of the Democratic Party,’ but there seems to be no end to this... This is month after month, year after year.”

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The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis
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August 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I went to a slightly uncomfortable place in today's issue of Vision & Balance: Leading and Managing in the Academic Library:

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On Loving Your People
To be a good leader, you have to love the people you lead. Yeah, I said it.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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I'm looking forward to this @uksg.bsky.social webinar on usage metrics! It's happening a week after Uncovered, so you get two UKSG events in one month. Uncovered is about managing uncertainty and risk in our ever-changing world, and it's a cracker of a speaker line up: www.uksg.org/events/uksg-...
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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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.

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Subscribe-to-Open Is Doomed. Here's Why. - The Scholarly Kitchen
A scholarly communication ecosystem that relies on voluntary support rather than charging for access to content becomes radically less capable of keeping money in the system.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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There's still time to submit a proposal for the 2026 Researcher to Reader Conference! Don't miss your chance... #R2RConf

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Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the upcoming R2R Conference is OPEN. The Researcher to Reader Conference takes place each February, and our Programme is developed between June and October the previous year…
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August 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Just a quick reminder that the call-for-papers deadline for next year's Researcher to Reader conference is steadily approaching -- if you've attended in the past you know what a great meeting it is. And if you haven't, this is your chance to join us and participate!

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Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for the upcoming R2R Conference is OPEN. The Researcher to Reader Conference takes place each February, and our Programme is developed between June and October the previous year…
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July 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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So it turns out that making scholarly content freely available to readers is relatively easy. Making it reusable without restriction in a complex global legal environment is more of a challenge. Who knew? #openaccess

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Guest Post - Beyond Access: Untangling Copyright Confusion in Asian Open Access Journals - The Scholarly Kitchen
In Asia, open access adoption is accelerating, yet the legal and structural underpinnings of this openness remain fragile, with significant licensing and copyright confusion.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The latest from #UKSGInsights: "University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions" Maryna Nazarovets dub.sh/fKKinbV
University journals: a semi-systematic literature review of trends, challenges and future research directions | Insights
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July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A stirring slogan is not a strategy.
July 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM