SSP’s New Directions in Scholarly Publishing Seminar
A preview of next week’s SSP New Directions Seminar.
Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting Focuses on Global Perspectives in Scholarly Publishing
Press release announcing The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 41st Annual Meeting .
Welcoming a New Chef in the Kitchen, Jasmine Wallace
Meet our newest Chef, Jasmine Wallace.
Last Chance — Invitation to Participate in the SSP 41st Annual Meeting
The deadline for proposing sessions for next year’s SSP Meeting is approaching. Get your ideas in this week!
On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing, Part II
This follow-up post of anonymized testimonies by people of color about their experiences of racism in scholarly publishing once again make for powerful reading, and show how much work we still have to do to create an inclusive, anti-racist culture in our industry.
On Being Excluded: Testimonies by People of Color in Scholarly Publishing
These powerful testimonies, by people of color, about their experience of racism in scholarly publishing, clearly show that we have “a great deal of powerful and humbling work to do” to address racism and the white-dominated culture of our industry.
Guest Post — Academics and Copyright Ownership: Ignorant, Confused or Misled?
Elizabeth Gadd takes a look at the contradictions between scholarly culture and copyright culture, and the cognitive dissonance created.
Guest Post — “Essential and Existential”: The Work of Equity and Inclusion in Scholarly Publishing
Jocelyn Dawson and Rebecca McLeod gather together helpful advice for recruiting and maintaining a more diverse workforce in publishing.
Guest Post — JATS4R: Optimizing the Reusability of Scholarly Content
Canadian Science Publishing’s Mary Seligy provides a primer on standards, XML and JATS4R, which is driving improved reusability of scholarly content.
Revisiting Two Perspectives on Library-based University Presses
Point: Counterpoint — today we revisit a pair of posts from Joe Esposito and Rick Anderson looking at partnerships and collaborations between university libraries and university presses.