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Charleston Hub is the home of the annual Charleston Conference and Against the Grain for libraries, publishers, and vendors. We're also proud to introduce our latest publication, Katina Magazine: Librarianship Elevated!

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 3h

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with Harry Collins, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

A Conversation with Harry Collins, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 23h

Jonathan Grunert explains why the latest changes to rules affecting federal financial assistance for research proposed by the Office of Management and Budget fail to pass peer review. ✍️ Jonathan Grunert: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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What Is Trump’s OMB Trying to Do to Research This Time?

Jonathan Grunert explains why the latest changes to rules affecting federal financial assistance for research proposed by the Office of Management and Budget fail to pass peer review.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In this interview, architect Cliff Gayley talks about his work on major library projects and why designing a library is every architect’s dream. 📚 Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Thinking Outside the Brutalist Box

In this interview, architect Cliff Gayley talks about his work on major library projects and why designing a library is every architect’s dream.

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lilly Ho examines the OAPEN Library, showing why it has become a key component of the global open scholarly book ecosystem. Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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What Makes a Digital Library a Trusted Open Infrastructure?

Lilly Ho examines the OAPEN Library, showing why it has become a key component of the global open scholarly book ecosystem.

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Ulrich Herb @scinoptica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My new interview for Charleston Hub/ Against the Grain is live! Michael Upshall & I look back critically at 25 years of #OpenAccess: libraries, researchers’ incentives, Diamond OA, the limits of one-size-fits-all solutions—and how AI may reshape scholarly publishing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXew...

A Conversation with Ulrich Herb, Head, Publication and Research Support, Saarland University Library

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Over the last decade, scholarly publishing has dedicated significant resources to detecting research integrity failures. We need to pay more attention to the institutions and communities that can prevent those failures in the first place. ✍️ Muhammad Sarwar: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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To Protect the Scholarly Record, We Must Invest in People

Over the last decade, scholarly publishing has dedicated significant resources to detecting research integrity failures. We need to pay more attention to the institutions and communities that can prev...

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

EBSCO, ProQuest, and JSTOR have recently added to the generative AI features available on their platforms. Here’s what libraries need to know. ✍️ Aster Zhao, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Do The New AI Features in These Familiar Databases Actually Help Researchers?

EBSCO, ProQuest, and JSTOR have recently added to the generative AI features available on their platforms. Here’s what libraries need to know.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The world’s scholarly knowledge system is extraordinarily vulnerable to commercial capture and political interference. Governments, funders, and policymakers must act to protect it. ✍️ Mark Huskisson and Johan Rooryck, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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How to Build a Sovereign Global Knowledge Commons

The world’s scholarly knowledge system is extraordinarily vulnerable to commercial capture and political interference. Governments, funders, and policymakers must act to protect it.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Collections-based decolonization has become a priority for many academic and research libraries. Findings from Research Libraries UK illuminate the practical requirements of this work. ✍️ Christina Kamposiori, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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How Are We Building Inclusive Collections?

Collections-based decolonization has become a priority for many academic and research libraries. Findings from Research Libraries UK illuminate the practical requirements of this work.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Coherent Digital aggregates a uniquely wide variety of primary source documents, with a focus on born-digital and at-risk content. Here’s a guided tour of the platform. ✍️ Billie Cotterman, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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On Familiar Topics, This Platform Covers New Ground

Coherent Digital aggregates a uniquely wide variety of primary source documents, with a focus on born-digital and at-risk content. Here’s a guided tour of the platform.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with @lizziegadd.bsky.social, Chair of the INORMS Research Evaluation Group and Head of Research Culture and Assessment at Loughborough University.

A Conversation with Elizabeth Gadd, Chair, INORMS Research Evaluation Group

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In a wide-ranging interview, @nishamody.bsky.social talks AI, false urgency, and how and why to draw boundaries at work. ✍️ Elaina Norlin, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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The Art of the Workplace Boundary

In a wide-ranging interview, Nisha Mody talks AI, false urgency, and how and why to draw boundaries at work.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For two decades, the open access movement has been concerned with making knowledge openly available. Now we must take collective responsibility for the infrastructures that make openness sustainable. ✍️ Kamran Naim, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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The Next Chapter of Open Access Is Stewardship

For two decades, the open access movement has been concerned with making knowledge openly available. Now we must take collective responsibility for the infrastructures that make openness sustainable.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with Josh Cromwell, Scholarly Communications Manager at the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries.

A Conversation with Josh Cromwell, , University of Southern Mississippi Libraries

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

@aarontay.bsky.social guides us through the ongoing shakeup of the academic search market by AI with this comprehensive analysis of Web of Science Smart Search, Google Scholar’s Scholar Labs, and Consensus. In Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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How Is AI Transforming Academic Search?

Aaron Tay guides us through the ongoing shakeup of the academic search market by AI with this comprehensive analysis of Web of Science Smart Search, Google Scholar’s Scholar Labs, and Consensus.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host @mupshall.bsky.social sits down with Georgios Papadopoulos, Chairman and Founder of @atypon.bsky.social.

A Conversation with Georgios Papadopoulos, Chairman and Founder, Atypon

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Scilit stands out for its scope, speed, and openness. But it lacks analytical capabilities and is undermined by the reputation of its parent company. ✍️ Ch. Mahmood Anwar, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Can This Massive, Free Aggregator Platform Compete with Commercial Giants?

Scilit stands out for its scope, speed, and openness. But it lacks analytical capabilities and is undermined by the reputation of its parent company.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

In this Q&A, Isabelle Eula explains why positioning the library within the university’s governance structure should be viewed as a strategic investment rather than an administrative detail. ✍️ Gabi Wong, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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How Can Libraries Win—and Keep—A Seat at the Table?

In this Q&A, Isabelle Eula explains why positioning the library within the university’s governance structure should be viewed as a strategic investment rather than an administrative detail.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with Russell Michalak, Library Director at Goldey-Beacom College and Founding Partner of Inclusive Knowledge Solutions.

A Conversation with Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Instead of fixating on the latest chaos from an administration that excels in it, we should look ahead to the opportunity to build something new. ✍️ Alicia Salaz, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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The Proposed NIH Policy on APCs Is Bonkers. Does it Matter?

Instead of fixating on the latest chaos from an administration that excels in it, we should look ahead to the opportunity to build something new.

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sage Knowledge integrates multiple Sage learning resources into a unified interface. But the distinction between the platform and the resources it hosts can be unclear, and a lack of price transparency can complicate purchasing decisions. ✍️ Janice G. Schuster, Katina Magazine:

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This Platform Combines Multiple Learning Resources. That Creates Some Challenges.

Sage Knowledge integrates multiple Sage learning resources into a unified interface. But the distinction between the platform and the resources it hosts can be unclear, and a lack of price transparenc...

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A comprehensive approach to accessibility isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about making science better. ✍️ Jeff Lang, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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For True Accessibility, Alt Text Is Not Enough

A comprehensive approach to accessibility isn’t about checking boxes. It’s about making science better.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host @mupshall.bsky.social sits down with @ohoeber.bsky.social, Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Regina and founder of Dilex Search.

A Conversation with Orland Hoeber

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Moara.io gathers a range of tools into a single platform to support researchers at all stages of the literature review process. But user experience varies with level of expertise. ✍️ Erin Owens, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Can an AI-Integrated Platform Improve Literature Review? Depends on the Researcher.

Moara.io gathers a range of tools into a single platform to support researchers at all stages of the literature review process. But user experience varies with level of expertise.

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Journal brand and peer review are poor proxies for trustworthiness. Here’s how we can design trust signals that work. ✍️ Jonny Coates, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Our System for Measuring Trust in Research is Failing. There’s a Better Way.

Journal brand and peer review are poor proxies for trustworthiness. Here’s how we can design trust signals that work.

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

On this week’s episode of the Against the Grain podcast, guest host Michael Upshall sits down with Steve Smith, AI Gateway and MCP Pilot Advisory for Scholarly Publishers.

A Conversation with Steve Smith, AI Gateway and MCP Pilot Advisory for Scholarly Publishers

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Scholarly Publishing Information Hub (SPI-Hub) lacks some features of competitor products. But it’s focused, simple to use, and openly available. ✍️ CJ Garcia, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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For Health Science Researchers Navigating Publication, Is a Free Tool Good Enough?

Scholarly Publishing Information Hub (SPI-Hub) lacks some features of competitor products. But it’s focused, simple to use, and openly available.

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Without a common reference point, today’s dynamic open science landscape is vulnerable to duplicated efforts, fragmented knowledge, and missed opportunities. The COSMI Hub invites collaboration to help make it visible. ✍️ Abdelghani Maddi, Isabelle Dorsch and Marc-André Simard, Katina Magazine:

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The Open Science Landscape Is Increasingly Difficult to Grasp. That’s a Problem.

Without a shared map or common reference point, today’s dense and dynamic open science landscape is vulnerable to duplicated efforts, fragmented knowledge, and missed opportunities. This dashboard inv...

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

On this week’s podcast episode of Against the Grain, catch up with Ben Lee, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Information School.

A Conversation with Ben Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Washington Information School

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Jon Brassey doesn’t consider himself to be an entrepreneur. Rather, he’s a problem solver. That’s why he created Trip Database, a medical question-and-answer service for practitioners that contains over 125 million clinical articles, systematic reviews, and medical guidelines.

A Conversation with Jon Brassey, Founder, Trip Database

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Jon Brassey, Founder, Trip Database. Jon says he doesn’t consider himself to be an…

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For librarians and researchers working in copyright, scholarly communication, information policy, internet governance, digital rights, AI and publishing, and access to knowledge, TorrentFreak should be required reading. ✍️ Monica Westin, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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This Independent Site Breaks News That Shapes Global Copyright Policy

For librarians and researchers working in copyright, scholarly communication, information policy, internet governance, digital rights, AI and publishing, and access to knowledge, TorrentFreak should b...

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

By treating ebooks as inherently different from physical books, regulations in Ireland and across Europe impede libraries’ ability to acquire, own, and lend ebooks. Here’s how the law should change. ✍️ Martin Bradley, Katina Magazine

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Ebooks Are Books. The Law Should Say So.

By treating ebooks as inherently different from physical books, regulations in Ireland and across Europe impede libraries’ ability to acquire, own, and lend ebooks. Here’s how the law should change.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Shadow libraries, Zakayo Kjellström says, “put the finger on the very issue of publishing in a very explicit way: this needs to circumvent very robust traditional infrastructures in order to get what’s needed to do your job.” 🎧 Listen to the latest from Against the Grain

A Conversation with Zakayo Kjellstrom, Investigator, Swedish Agency for the Media

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

When you’re running resource-constrained programs, prioritization is paramount. In this Katina Magazine article, Eastern Illinois University Dean Brian Keith outlines his tried-and-true decision-making rubric that prioritizes fairness, clarity, and care.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🎙️ This week’s Against the Grain podcast episode features guest host @mupshall.bsky.social talking with Gary Price, Editor, LJ’s @infodocket.bsky.social and ARL Day in Review. Check it out ⬇️

A Conversation with Gary Price, Editor, LJ’s InfoDOCKET and ARL Day in Review

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

There’s lots to like about EBSCO’s Mathematics Source. But not every institution will see demand to justify the cost. ✍️ By Joe Badics, Katina Magazine #ResourceReview katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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A New Mathematics Database Has Niche Appeal

There’s lots to like about EBSCO’s Mathematics Source. But not every institution will see demand to justify the cost.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

When it comes to #AI in academic libraries, we’ve organized ourselves into a polarity: skepticism vs. enthusiasm. Our professional future depends on our figuring out not how to resolve that tension, but how to use it. ✍️ By Tim Schlak, Katina Magazine #ScholComm katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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AI Skepticism Makes Moral and Practical Sense. We Should Still Move Full Speed Ahead.

When it comes to AI in academic libraries, we’ve organized ourselves into a polarity: skepticism vs. enthusiasm. Our professional future depends on our figuring out not how to resolve that tension, bu...

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🔔 Reminder: Katina Magazine wants to hear from you! Our reader survey is closing this week. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and help us shape the future of the magazine: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Katina_202...

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Diamond open access pushed the conversation from free-to-read to free-to-publish. It’s time to think of equity more broadly. ✍️ Johan Rooryck, Katina Magazine katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Equity in Open Access Means Thinking Beyond Fees

Diamond open access pushed the conversation from free-to-read to free-to-publish. It’s time to think of equity more broadly.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Charleston In Between started today! 🎉 If you can't join us in Berlin, tune in from across the globe for two days of thoughtful conversation about the future of scholarly communication. You can still register for virtual participation and be part of the discussion: bit.ly/4or88JG

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎧 This week’s Against the Grain podcast episode features guest host @mupshall.bsky.social talking with @acbelan.bsky.social, Director for Strategic Innovation at Duke University Press. Check it out ⬇️

A Conversation with Allison Belan, Director for Strategic Innovation, Duke University Press

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

⏰ The countdown is on: Charleston In Between begins tomorrow! While our in-person event is sold out, it's not too late to join us online. Virtual attendees can participate from anywhere and will have access to the event recordings. Register here bit.ly/4or88JG

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📚 Katina Magazine's latest: Earlier this year, three nonprofit presses convened a workshop to explore how established nonprofits might meet existing needs in diamond publishing. Here are some of the tensions and opportunities they surfaced.

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How Can Nonprofit Presses Advance the Diamond Ecosystem?

Earlier this year, three nonprofit presses convened a workshop to explore how established nonprofits might meet existing needs in diamond publishing. Here are some of the tensions and opportunities th...

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🙏 Thank you for reading Katina! To help us shape the future of the publication, please take 5 minutes to complete our first-ever reader survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Katina_202...

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Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Can't make it to Berlin? Join Charleston In Between virtually! 🌍 Sold out in person, but the conversation is still open. Hear from leading voices in libraries, publishing & research tackle this year's theme: "The Creative Destruction of Scholarly Communication." 💻 Register today bit.ly/4or88JG

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📢 Join us virtually! "Academic Libraries in a Reconfigured Knowledge Economy" What should libraries stop doing? What must they protect? Panelists: @mchris4duke.bsky.social @curtisbrundy.bsky.social @dannykay68.bsky.social @msphelps.bsky.social @morleyfme.bsky.social 👉 Register: bit.ly/4or88JG

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Academic librarians face growing pressure to adapt to AI quickly. A reflective writing practice can help them develop a more flexible, personal, and durable approach. ✍️ Lan Li, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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To Keep Up with AI, First Slow Down

Academic librarians face growing pressure to adapt to AI quickly. A reflective writing practice can help them develop a more flexible, personal, and durable approach.

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A number of Katina Magazine contributors will be participating in sessions at Charleston In Between in Berlin. In-person tickets are sold out, but there's still time to register for virtual attendance: www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...

Charleston Hub @chashub.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#ResourceReview: Academic Video Online offers tens of thousands of documentaries, feature films, educational videos, and more. ✍️ Sarah Setzer, Katina Magazine: katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

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Streaming Video Services for Libraries Are Booming. This One Stands Out.

Academic Video Online offers tens of thousands of documentaries, feature films, educational videos, and more.

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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

In this panel I will discuss some of the ideas developed in the RoRI Future of Peer Review report, to be published early next week! @rorinstitute.bsky.social @cwts.nl