Keith Webster

That’s quite a bearable temperature, and (thank you) expressed in a comprehensible unit!

Celsius or Fahrenheit?

I'm pleased to be at the annual ATLA conference organized by @youratla.bsky.social - I'll be delivering the closing plenary o Friday afternoon - a blend of futures, AI, and thoughts on surviving unusual times as a library leader.

www.atla.com/eventshome/a...

Is federal funding still a viable research assessment indicator in the age of Trump? - Impact of Social Sciences Federal funding has long played an important role in research assessment in the United States. The HuMetricsHSS Initiative argues this must now be reassessed in light of the Trump administration’s int...

For those who were wondering, some answers to the question "Is federal funding still a viable research assessment indicator in the age of Trump?" by my colleague @terrainsvagues.bsky.social and collaborators via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Delighted to share the latest Open@CMU newsletter from @library.cmu.edu - mailchi.mp/be93e83c7fa4...

We were delighted to recognize the immense contributions made to science and engineering by Gilda Barabino of @olincollege.bsky.social by awarding the Dickson Prize at @cmu.edu Her lecture was quite wonderful and I'm delighted to share a link to the published version kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/con...

Guest Post – Bridging the Gap: Localizing Open Science for Asia’s Research Realities - The Scholarly Kitchen While Open Science frameworks aim for global inclusivity, their implementation often overlooks the complex, everyday realities of research communities across Asia and the Arab world.

This is a very timely article on the deployment of #openscience in the rest of the world (ie outside the EU/N America/"west" regions) - core needs focus on understanding regional realities and providing local empowerment - via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/22/g...

How safe do you think the water is?

I’m editing my talks on the distributed nature of the scholarly record to remove references to the importance of tweets and talking instead about skeets. I’m now seeing more nods than confusion - progress! #academicsky #medsky #sciencesky

Maguire heads winner as Manchester United pull off chaotic comeback against Lyon Manchester United scored three goals in seven extra-time minutes to complete a dramatic 5-4 win over Lyon – 7-6 on aggregate – and advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League

I was at an event yesterday during the second half (and extra time) of the Man Utd-Lyon match and I followed the @theguardian.com MBM commentary. Comparisons with the 1999 Champions League final are valid. Stunning stuff! www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Guest Post - The Open Access – AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? - The Scholarly Kitchen It is time for OA proponents to engage in public debate with academic associations, universities and national funding agencies, because the widespread use of academic content in AI models poses signif...

The Open Access – AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train? - this piece is very helpful as we discuss AI license terms with publishers. via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/15/g...

Just followed. Please do, too.

@healthsciences.mcgill.ca

Because there’s POWER in community. ✊🏽

#medsky

I was happy going into the playoff knowing that a Brit was going to win. But super happy for Rory- I can’t imagine how he would have felt had he lost.

It was a solid shot, for sure. Still drying out.

This:

Yes. No sense of economic history

Meeting the Moment Facing America’s Research Universities | Association of American Universities (AAU) Statement from the AAU Board of Directors.

Important statement from the Association of American Universities
www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

Warm wishes to you all. Sorry you’re going through all of this.

An excellent overview of challenges with open access transformative agreements via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #OA #openaccess

Chaos or market timing?

Khair Mubarak

Thanks to @ithakasr.bsky.social and @jstor.bsky.social for their work on these important issues.

Pls. share widely and most important: Sign the Declaration #DefendResearch

@jeroenson.bsky.social @giorgialodi.bsky.social @itstomshiels.bsky.social @petraverdonk.bsky.social @eysenbach.bsky.social @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @phd-cz.bsky.social @cmkeithw.bsky.social @scholasticahq.bsky.social

Congratulations to my colleagues at @cmulibraries.bsky.social on a) reaching 1K followers and b) having more followers than any other unit at CMU, including the main @cmu.edu account! Kudos! The team posts a lot of good content and is worth following.

Aberdeen University: the Faculty of Medicine and medical class of 1897-1902, each in a roundel, head and shoulders. Process print, 1902.

Glad you enjoyed the image, it is public domain from @wellcomecollection.bsky.social, its an excellent resource: wellcomecollection.org/works/s4a5jm...

I'm reading this piece - Who benefits from ‘collegial’ academic workplaces? - from @lseimpactblog.bsky.social sitting in my University's Presidents' Dining Room (not as grand as it sounds) surrounded by paintings of former Presidents. The image in the post resonates! blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Five Trends In The Publishers-Sustainability Nexus - The Scholarly Kitchen In this article, I present five specific developments which may give us an idea how the relationship between sustainability and scholarly publishers is changing over time.

At @cmu.edu we have a strong focus on sustainability through our voluntarey university review and broad outreach goals. I'm pleased to see this piece on publihsign and the SDGs in today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social - scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/03/26/f...

Celebrating three of our alums from one of the programs I’m privileged to lead at @cmu.edu - they wrote Black Myth: Wukong. Here’s the back story.

www.etc.cmu.edu/blog/black-m...

Celebrating three of our alums from one of the programs I’m privileged to lead at @cmu.edu - they wrote Black Myth: Wukong. Here’s the back story.

www.etc.cmu.edu/blog/black-m...

Parallel crises in US and UK higher education signal a major restructuring of academic labour - Impact of Social Sciences The unfolding crises in higher education in the US and UK reflects a significant restructuring of academic labour, argues Jana Bacevic.

I was chatting with a colleague earlier today - both of us in leadership roles in US universities but both having cut our teeth in UK higher ed. We observed there's toruble on both sides of the pond. Here's more via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...