Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

As July comes to an end, the publishing sector continues to respond to rapid technological change, shifting research priorities and renewed conversations around open access, publishing quality, academic resilience and responsible innovation. The Emotional Rollercoaster of Scholarly Publishing An article in The Scholarly Kitchen explores the emotional pressures experienced by...
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Meet the Author: Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf (PhD) is an art and architectural historian. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester and an associate adjunct professor, teaching art history at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in London. She regularly contributes to academic journals, art magazines and podcasts. What inspired you...
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Anthem Library of the Month | NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

© 2012 Melville House The New York Public Library is an oasis in mid-town, a temple dedicated to intellectual pursuits, with wonderful marble staircases, tromp l’oeil ceilings, and those lions that roar every time a virgin walks past.  I’m sitting in the main reading room. Amazingly there is free public access...
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