Lettie Y. Conrad Ph.D. is an independent researcher and consultant, leveraging humanistic methods to drive product strategy and R&D projects. Lettie’s specialties sit at the intersection of information experience and digital product design. She serves as Senior Advisor to DeepDyve and is a Senior Associate with Maverick Publishing Specialists. When she’s not contributing user-centered insights to innovative scholarly programs, Lettie serves as North American Editor for Learned Publishing and enjoys a range of independent research projects. Read more about Lettie on LinkedIn, ORCID or Twitter.
Accessible images deliver an inclusive reading experience and unlock the numerous benefits of data-rich accessible images. This post summarizes a 2022 SSP panel offering practical solutions for ensuring scholarly image collections and in-line graphics are fully accessible to all readers.
A look back at Julie Zhu’s 2019 post that discusses publisher strategies and industry standards for tending to the “plumbing” of content discovery and access.
Professional conferences, it’s been a while, but we’re ready for you – or are we? This week we ask the chefs what did you forgot while we were home for 2 years? What’s changed and how are you adjusting?
Earlier this month we asked the community which organizations they volunteer for and why. Today it’s the Chefs’ turn!
Today we ask the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs how they’re feeling about in-person conferences in general, and the 2022 SSP Annual Meeting in particular.
For those in the business of information, it’s time to elevate our thinking from the transactional to the experiential. Information experience design (IXD) offers an inclusive, participatory approach that embraces the diversity of our user communities.
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.
Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) committee members champion the benefits of standardizing the transfer of papers between journals.
What do we really know about the linkages between good metadata and positive, productive user experiences with scholarly journals?
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”.