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Archives: Pandemic

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 3

This third episode of the SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast covers the topic of ‘living under lockdown’ during the current global coronavirus pandemic.

  • By Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • May 29, 2020
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Ask The Chefs: Permanent Change?

So much change has happened in the last few months. What changes do you think will “stick” in scholarly publishing?

  • By Ann Michael, Rick Anderson, Alice Meadows, Karin Wulf, David Smith, Tim Vines, Alison Mudditt, Judy Luther
  • May 28, 2020
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

A Tough Upcoming Week Without the SSP Annual Meeting

A year without an annual meeting is tough to take. Here’s hoping for better times ahead.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 22, 2020
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

What We’re Missing From Being in Person, or, What Will a Born Digital Conference Look Like?

In this era of COVID-19, what is the new normal for conferences in our community. Moving forward, what might a born digital conference entail?

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 18, 2020
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Performance Review via Zoom Conference (Canine Variety)

Employee evaluation is much more difficult from afar, particularly when your employees are dogs.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 15, 2020
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Talking About – and Maybe Even Selling – Books in a Pandemic

With their audiences in COVID-19 lockdown, publishers are testing out new marketing strategies while some authors are taking matters into their own hands.

  • By Karin Wulf, Lindsay M. Chervinsky
  • May 14, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — Pandemic Reveals Broader Audiences for Science and Carves Out New All-digital Publishing Opportunities

Sabine Louët and Karla Fallon discuss how to realize the opportunities for better communicating research results to a broader audience.

  • By Sabine Louët, Karla Fallon
  • May 13, 2020
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Scholarly Kitchen Mid-Year (in a very strange year)

In lieu of the SSP Annual Meeeting this month, a mid-year readership report for a very strange year.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 12, 2020
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

A Font for these Uncertain Times

Uncertain times call for distressed typography.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 8, 2020
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Forecasting the US Higher Education Market: A Primer

As scholarly publishers reforecast and consider strategic directions, here is a primer on the US higher education market

  • By Roger C. Schonfeld
  • May 5, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — On Working from Home in a Pandemic

Gabe Harp from MIT Press offers tips on how to maximize your efficiency and preserve your sanity while working from home.

  • By Gabe Harp
  • May 4, 2020
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

The Common (and Bland) Language of Pandemic Era Marketing

How many advertisements have you seen from companies expressing their concern and solidarity with their customers? Can you remember any of them, or have they all blurred together? There may be a reason why…

  • By David Crotty
  • May 1, 2020
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Scientific and Scholarly Meetings in the Time of Pandemic

As professional and academic societies scramble to cancel meetings or move them to online formats in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Clarke discusses considerations for both maintaining revenues and engagement.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Apr 29, 2020
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

What Will We Learn About Scholarly Publishing as a Result of COVID-19?

In the coming months and years, we will have an opportunity to study the affects of the COVID pandemic on scholarly publishing. Angela Cochran explores questions related to the participation of women in scholarship, funding changes, resource issues, and the future of research enterprises.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Apr 28, 2020
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Woking, the Doorway Effect, and Who Knew You’d Miss Your Commute So Much?

Working from home? Moving from room to room could help you cope with the endless video calls more effectively.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Apr 27, 2020
  • 28 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

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