Lettie Y. Conrad, Author at The Scholarly Kitchen

In her 20 years’ publishing experience, Lettie has led user-centered program design and digital product development, focused on driving research and analysis that enables evidence-based strategy for a portfolio of global clients. She serves as North American Editor for Learned Publishing and is an Information Science PhD candidate with the School of Information at San José State University and Queensland University of Technology – read more about Lettie on LinkedIn, ORCID or Twitter.

Articles by Lettie Y. Conrad

Chef’s Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2021, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!). Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

Building Bridges with the Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA)

Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) committee members champion the benefits of standardizing the transfer of papers between journals.

The Experience of Good Metadata: Linking Metadata to Research Impacts

What do we really know about the linkages between good metadata and positive, productive user experiences with scholarly journals?

Revisiting — The Google Generation Is Alright

How much has changed in a dozen years? Lettie Conrad looks back at Ann Michael’s post from the 2009 SSP Annual Meeting, “Publishing for the Google Generation”.

Digital Transformation Requires Cultural Evolution

Turns out, digital transformation is actually more human than technical. Learn more in these case studies from Emerald and De Gruyter.

Experiences Behind the Data: Making Human Sense of Pandemic Usage Reports

As publishers and librarians draw conclusions from the last year of usage data, we must look to qualitative analysis to round out the picture of the human conditions behind the quantitative trends.

Driving Responsibly with Identity Management (Part 2: A Case Study)

Emerald Publishing’s identity strategy aims to re-conceive their publishing platform as a digital experience that builds emotive connections with users and seamlessly delivers the answers they need.

Chef’s Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2020, Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!) . Part 2.

The Role of Information in UN Sustainability Goals: Highlights from the 2020 ASIS&T Meeting

Information scholars address UN sustainability goals during virtual 2020 ASIS&T conference

Chefs ‘Set the Stage’ for SSP New Directions Seminar

Scholarly Kitchen Chefs open SSP’s 2020 New Directions seminar discussing how we can support academic peer-reviewed research and the entire academic publishing ecosystem during this unprecedented year of disruptions, disease, and disappointments.