Lettie Y. Conrad, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

Lettie Y. Conrad, Ph.D., is an independent researcher and consultant, leveraging a variety of methods to drive human-centric product strategy and evidence-based decisions. Lettie currently serves as Product Experience Architect for LibLynx as well as a part-time lecturer for San Jose State’s School of Information. Lettie is Deputy Editor for The Scholarly Kitchen and an active volunteer with the Society for Scholarly Publishing and the Association for Information Science and Technology. Read more about Lettie on LinkedIn, ORCID, and Bluesky.

Articles by Lettie Y. Conrad

Chefs’ Selections: Best Media Enjoyed in 2025 (Part 2)

In the second of our Chef’s Selections series for 2025, we pause to look back on the best books, music, shows, and other cultural expressions we encountered in 2025.

Ask the Chefs: What’s Your Favorite AI Hack?

We talk a lot about AI in scholarly communications and publishing, but today, we ask the Chefs: What’s your favorite AI hack?

Ask the Chefs: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

In honor of International OA Week, The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs ponder the theme: Who owns our knowledge?

Scholarship is Like Music: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Just as scholarly knowledge development is based on previous research findings, popular musicians stand on the shoulders of Pachelbel’s Canon.

New Directions in Scholarly Publishing: What We’re Looking Forward to This Year

What can you expect from this fall’s New Directions in Scholarly Publishing Seminar in Washington, DC?

Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Maryam Sayab

Today we welcome a new Chef in the Kitchen, Maryam Sayab.

INFIDEO Friday: How AI is Changing Our Search Experiences

What happens when AI-infused information systems increasingly provide answers rather than directing people to sources?

Ask the Librarians: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

Librarian attendees reflect on their experiences at SSP’s Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

Ask The Fellows: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

The 2025 SSP Fellows reflect on their experiences at the Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs reflect on what they took away from the conversations and vibes at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

The Scholarly Kitchen Hires a Sous Chef

Join us in welcoming Lettie Conrad as the new Deputy Editor at The Scholarly Kitchen.

New Ways to Illuminate Stories in Your Usage Data

Usage data experiences are dominated by tabular reports from complex systems; we need new tools to illuminate the stories within the data.

Telling the Story of How Open Access Benefits Society: A Vision for the Future

Traditional metrics do not allow us to fully express how OA publishing benefits society; here’s a vision for the future of storytelling with usage data in scholarly communications.

Ask the Chefs: Making Sense of Changing US Policies

We asked the Chefs to weigh in on the policy chaos emerging from Washington over the last ten days.

Is it Over Now (Social Media Version)?

In 2023 we twice assessed the social media landscape and with the explosion of Bluesky over the last weeks it seemed a good time to reassess. How do Chefs use social media differently now, and what are they seeing as platforms of choice or opportunity?

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