Velocity of Content

Velocity of Content


Latest Episodes

Reading the Data Compass
April 09, 2023

The guiding role of metadata in an increasingly complex scholarly research ecosystem

On Capitol Hill, Humans Battle AI Over Authorship
April 07, 2023

As chatbots rise, US Authors Guild lobbies for incentives for human creators to continue working.

ChatGPT & Information Integrity
April 03, 2023

Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT-3 received its language training from 300 billion words on the internet, all written in books, journal articles, and Wikipedia.

Swift, Emphatic Decision in Internet Archive Infringement Case
March 31, 2023

After three years of contentious legal wrangling by publishers and the Internet Archive, the copyright infringement case wasnt even close, reports Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly.

Beyond Publishers
March 26, 2023

Publishing industry analyst Rdiger Wischenbart wants your help to map the new uncharted territories of the book business.

At London Book Fair, Spotlight on Ukraine
March 24, 2023

The London Book Fair returns in April with Ukrainian authors and publishers in a special role.

Freeing Research From Ukraine
March 19, 2023

The war in Ukraine grinds on one year after the Russian invasion. Ukrainians have so far deterred President Vladimir Putins special operation with help from friends and allies around the world.

Free Expression Champion Christopher Finan To Retire
March 17, 2023

A legendary defender of free speech is retiring.

Mind The Gender Gap in Wikipedia
March 12, 2023

The Wikipedia gender gap arises not only from the predominance of male contributors but also from the challenge presented by Wikipedias principle of notability.

Buyouts at Hachette, HarperCollins
March 10, 2023

Voluntary resignation packages come in response to negative trends.