Scholarly Video: a Case Study

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Scholarly Video: a Case Study

Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group unleashes the power of dynamic content with the Cadmore Media video player on KGL PubFactory

At the KGL PubFactory Virtual Series user group meeting this past October, we took the opportunity to delve deep and really put scholarly video under the microscope. In a session hosted by PubFactory’s Tom Beyer, we examined in detail how one journal publisher in particular was harnessing the power of video to revolutionize its approach towards traditional journal publishing, adding fresh content types into the mix and enhancing user experience for its members in the process.

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Open, Sustainable, Usable: The Continued Importance of Identifiers

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Open, Sustainable, Usable: The Continued Importance of Identifiers

While some publishers and researchers are currently including identifiers in their metadata, there are many who are waiting for wider adoption of these practices before changing their workflow to include them. The benefits of standardized metadata only materialize when they are widely adopted, so with the hope that more publishers will adopt these practices, KGL revisits each of the identifiers from our white paper, All Things Connected, and outlines their importance for research and scholarly writing.

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Adapting to Change in Scholarly Publishing: A Full Picture of the History of a Research Work

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Adapting to Change in Scholarly Publishing: A Full Picture of the History of a Research Work

In August 2016, Crossref will enable members to assign Crossref DOIs to preprints. This is major news for the scholarly publishing community and an example of how the needs and practices of modern researchers impact change. Previously, Crossref's policy prevented members from registering and assigning DOIs to "duplicative works." However, in the creation and dissemination of scholarly content today, users have a real need to access earlier versions of research papers.

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