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Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 2 today.

  • By Joseph Esposito, Tim Vines, Todd A Carpenter, Roy Kaufman
  • Nov 30, 2023
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Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

  • By Charlie Rapple, Jill O'Neill, Rick Anderson, Dianndra Roberts
  • Nov 29, 2023
  • 3 Comments

The United States Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on AI: A Quick Take

A selection of questions and answers from Copyright Clearance Center’s response to the United States Copyright Office “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright” request for comment.

  • By Roy Kaufman
  • Nov 28, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Presidents: Why is it Important for SSP to Support the Mental Health of Our Members?

For today’s post we asked SSP’s Past Presidents to tell us why is it important for SSP to support the mental health of our members, especially around work-related issues. Read on to hear what they have to say

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Nov 27, 2023
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Out of Office: Thank You for Giving Us a Place to Hang Around

Happy Thanksgiving — we’re off until Monday, but in the meantime, some gratitude via Lucinda Williams.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 23, 2023
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Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Jennifer Gibson of Dryad

Today in Kitchen Essentials, Alice Meadows interviews Jennifer Gibson, Executive Director of the Dryad data repository.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Nov 22, 2023
  • 1 Comment

Observations from the Charleston Vendor Showcase

Reflecting on the Charleston Conference Vendor Showcase @lisalibrarian share what she did — and didn’t — see.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Nov 21, 2023
  • 14 Comments

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Being Your Whole Self: Disability and Neurodivergency

With all the intricacies of intersectionality – gender, ethnicity, disability, neurodivergency, mental health, and other identifiers – how can we be true to our whole self while also being authentic as our work-selves in our day-to-day roles?

  • By Juanita Goossens-Roach
  • Nov 20, 2023
  • 2 Comments

The Necessity of Book Reviews

Is the scholar-to-scholar exchange found in book reviews still of value to the community? There is concern over their decline.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Nov 17, 2023
  • 2 Comments

Ask The Chefs: cOAlition S’s “Towards Responsible Publishing”

We asked the Chefs to weigh in with their thoughts on the new “Towards Responsible Publishing” manifesto from cOAlition S.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Rick Anderson, Haseeb Irfanullah, Roy Kaufman, Angela Cochran
  • Nov 16, 2023
  • 9 Comments

Guest Post: Mind the Gap – Understanding China’s Perspective on Research Integrity and Open Access

Nicko Goncharoff presents an overview of the STM/CUJS China Symposium and offers key takeaways, including China’s increasing concern over APCs and Gold OA costs, divergent views on research integrity, and better routes to cooperation.

  • By Nicko Goncharoff
  • Nov 15, 2023
  • 6 Comments

Approaching Artificial Intelligence and Open Research in Sync: Opportunities and Challenges

Separately, both open research and AI are considered disrupters, causes of disorder in the normal continuance of scholarly publishing. But approaching them in a synchronized way can offer more productivity gains and efficiencies than taking them on individually.

  • By Hong Zhou
  • Nov 14, 2023
  • 1 Comment

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Put on a Happy Face: A Personal Reflection of Grief and Loss in the Workplace

We need to normalize the conversations around grief and depression. A personal reflection, and some thoughts on how we can better support our colleagues.

  • By Holly Koppel
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 14 Comments

The Serious Reader: Scholarship and Annotated Editions

There is a particular reading experience associated with annotated editions of classic literature. How do publishers enhance that experience?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Nov 10, 2023
  • 4 Comments

Ask the Community: How are you using  Social Media in 2023? 

Social media is changing — as we all reconsider our approaches and channels, we asked the community to weigh in with their response to the question, “How has your / your organization’s approach to social media changed in the last year?”

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Susan Willner, Anne Stone
  • Nov 9, 2023
  • 5 Comments

Last Call: Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, Rebecca Benner interviews Tim Lloyd about this year’s theme and what attendees can expect.

  • By Rebecca Benner, Tim Lloyd
  • Nov 8, 2023
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