What Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA) Does and Doesn't Mean: An FAQ
Patron-driven acquisition — what does it mean? This FAQ deals with how PDA approaches books, journals, and libraries.
Patron-driven acquisition — what does it mean? This FAQ deals with how PDA approaches books, journals, and libraries.
Technology is literally fruity! Enjoy this classic little sketch again.
A new study reveals the power of the Internet in 13 key economies, and hints that we’re just at the beginning.
Making the right choices and the best decisions are crucial to future success. The SSP IN meeting is gearing up to help you meet these challenges. Here’s how.
The strategies of established university presses can be enhanced by studying start-ups and slyly coopting some of their new and best ideas.
The university press world is well established, but it is worth considering how one would go about a new press today. The key is not to do what the established presses do already, and do very well.
The mental models associated with print are still defining how we work and design. Why has this persisted?
Are librarians making the same mistake railroads made — forgetting their purpose to remain tied to their physical heritage?
The facts and context for e-reading show strong trends of demand and expectations.
Oscillations are captured wonderfully in this short video.
A viral book sensation’s obvious story may not be as obvious as some think, harder to replicate, and indicative of a strong counter-trend.
A nice video documenting how a humanities journal is made inadvertently hits on some other themes, almost by exclusion.
From the archive: an interview of a medical ghostwriter and an inside view of the medical communications industry — both speakers featured at the 2011 SSP Annual Meeting.
The Drudge Report provides a useful service and drives a disproportionate amount of news traffic. Could academics be disciplined enough to emulate it?
Humor about scientific misconduct may reflect a deeper, more serious side of academic culture gone wrong.