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Guest Post — Gen Z and Academic Libraries: Reading, but Differently

Today’s guest blogger asks: How much do we read today? How do reading habits vary across generations? What should libraries and publishers do to encourage reading?

What Publishing Leaders Say About AI When They’re Not on Panels: A Pulse on All Things AI

Today’s post explores issues facing scholarly publishers around AI — using it, layering it, competing against it, and licensing to it.

Guest Post — Societies 2030: The Community Advantage in an AI-First World

Today’s guest bloggers call for society publishers to recognize their unique role in shaping the systems researchers use to discover and evaluate knowledge.

Guest Post — The Perils of Using Generative AI to Perform Research Tasks: Editors’ and Publishers’ Viewpoints

Today’s guest post offers a review of a panel of publishers and editors discussing the pros and cons of using Generative AI, along with ethical and policy implications.

Guest Post — Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective

Today’s guest post asks readers to reckon with the idea that knowledge reflects power, and the global knowledge economy excludes the Global South.

Guest Post — Cultivating Serendipity and Protecting Night Science

As AI-driven search reduces friction in information-seeking, what happens to serendipity, frustration, and “night science”?

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries

Today’s guest blogger says academic librarians don’t need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Guest Post — The Value Challenge in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest blogger identifies signals of how fractured the scholarly research ecosystem has become, and how the value publishers provide is increasingly questioned, dismissed, or overlooked by key stakeholders.

Economic Outlook for Scholarly Communications in 2026 — SSP Pulse Check Report

SSP’s second Pulse Check survey results paint a picture of an industry in defensive mode — cautious, structurally stressed, but not in freefall.

Guest Post — Shaping a Sustainable Future for Academic Publishing: Our Journey so Far

Today’s guest post demonstrates how publishers can reduce their carbon footprint and be leaders in environmental sustainability.

Keeping Knowledge Connected – at PIDfest 2026!

PIDfest is back and you’re invited! Find out more in today’s post by Alice Meadows about PIDfest 2026 (October 27-29, Leiden, The Netherlands).

Standing Up by Stepping Down

Today’s post discusses the impact and intention of DEIA advocacy and the value of taking a pause as an act of resistance and self-preservation.

Guest Post — AI Readiness and the New Value Equation in Scholarly Publishing

Today’s guest bloggers explain how semantic enrichment of scholarly content allows publishers to shape the next generation of technology by making it indispensable to AI.

Mental Health Awareness Monday — Sing the Songs That Bring You Joy

Today’s guest post shares personal reflections about mental health awareness, the importance of boundaries, and routines you can employ to embrace balance.

Guest Post — The Evolution of the Editorial Office: From Kitchen Tables to Global Infrastructure

Today’s guest bloggers discuss how peer review management became a profession and how they are advancing the next chapter together.

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