Rick Anderson

University Librarian @BYU. Latter-day Saint. @ScholarlyKitchn Chef. Clawhammer banjo. Roots reggae. Goldendoodles. Mexican food. My tweets = my own opinions.

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

@bilspop Yes -- and also a difference in authority and role. Sometimes it's a leader's job to veto; in the contexts I described in my piece, the heckler is imposing his will without authority. (This may be what you mean by legality.)

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

It's been a while since the last installment in my Vision & Balance newsletter, but I have a new piece up today -- offering thoughts on how academic library leaders can deal with the "heckler's veto."

https://t.co/QvyqsotzH2

[Akabana Consulting @akabconsulting]

More wisdom from the incomprable Rick Anderson (@Looptopper) via @UKSG

Ten years of a ‘quiet culture war’: where does it stand now? | UKSG Insights
https://t.co/xL4Mp71vwj

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

About ten years ago, I published an essay titled "A Quiet Culture War in Research Libraries -- and What It Means for Librarians, Researchers, and Publishers." Today I publish an update in @UKSG _Insights_:

https://t.co/afsjcqZNqe

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

Today, part 2: a five-point "modest manifesto" for a scholcomm future characterized not by universal openness, but by pluralism and a diversity of publishing models.

https://t.co/aNcVNlnFER

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

@Matt_Pinner Leola

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

The global scholarly publishing ecosystem has already transitioned — not to open access, but to a diverse hybrid system. So much the better.

https://t.co/UenZy0IKSz

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

In today's installment of my twice-weekly blog on academic library leadership, I address an issue we never talk about: the phenomenon of "bullying from below." Comments welcome!

https://t.co/RCdKTfcVFA

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

I'm honored to be keynoting the annual @IATULorg conference in Shanghai this year. Join us! It should be a fun discussion. :-)

https://t.co/MJKC2vw8H7

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

Wow. Interesting developments at @dpla.

https://t.co/TJYjLB3Ngu

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

I've got a new piece up in the @scholarlykitchn today, this one explaining my deep pessimism about the future of the subscribe-to-open OA publishing model. Comments are coming in thick and fast and the discussion has been really good so far, I think.

https://t.co/KOlegcAjK3

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

Quick reminder that the call-for-papers deadline for next year's Researcher to Reader conference is steadily approaching -- if you've attended in the past you know what a great meeting it is. If you haven't, this is your chance to join us and participate!

https://t.co/wovfkYSGYs

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

So it turns out that making scholarly content freely available to readers is relatively easy. Making it reusable without restriction in a complex global legal environment is more of a challenge. Who knew? #openaccess

https://t.co/MbvPnpJ1Gb

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

https://t.co/B2VDqWt2gp by @rharington via @scholarlykitchn

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

"A transition to open access is now largely in the hands of Chinese policymakers, especially... in physical sciences and engineering." https://t.co/0D5lqResb7 by Christos Petrou via @scholarlykitchn

[UKSG @UKSG]

The latest from #UKSGInsights: "A model for publishers to introduce globally fair and transparent pricing" by @wisealic @imdavejago, Herman Mentink and Lorraine Estelle https://t.co/BZD0qC72Dl

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

"A failure to uplift the humanities, not just as critical underpinning for STEM research and technologies, but as essential to every feature of the research enterprise, has been part and parcel of this catastrophe." Wise words today from my friend @kawulf: https://t.co/clcSjkehDv

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

@CaitlinPacific @PG_Ting I get the feeling that a lot of women would happily settle for decent/kind/competent masculinity. But I'm not a woman and can't claim any special insight there.

[Rick Anderson @Looptopper]

https://t.co/cym3tvetBj by @rschon via @scholarlykitchn

[UKSG @UKSG]

Don't forget to submit your presentation idea for #UKSG2026 in Glasgow! https://t.co/CzVzaNvUxy