Social Role Archives - Page 9 of 77 - The Scholarly Kitchen

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Today we suggest taking time this weekend to consider the life and legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Here we look at his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, which remains urgently relevant more than 50 years after it was written.

Guest Post — Evaluating Publishers as Partners with Libraries and Higher Education

Rachel Caldwell presents PAPPI, a proposed matrix for determining how well a publisher or vendor aligns with the mission of libraries.

Pandemic Perspectives: Volunteer Projects Continue Progress

2020 looked like a year where volunteer-driven projects were likely to be put on hold. The good news is that so many continued to thrive and progress, despite the pandemic.

The Failure of the US Government to Fund Science Infrastructure is Causing Things to Literally Collapse

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.

The Humanities [Are Everywhere] in American Life

The Humanities are everywhere –really. A new report shows us how Americans engage with and view the humanities in daily life, including school and work.

Journalism, Preprint Servers, and the Truth: Allocating Accountability

Journalists are increasingly flagging unsupported claims and blatant falsehoods–it’s time for preprint platforms to do the same.

Editorial Boards Benefit from Virtual Meetings

Journal offices are reporting greater participation and engagement in virtual editorial boards meetings; but providing networking opportunities at these meetings for volunteers might outweigh the benefits of virtual. Angela Cochran interviews colleagues on what makes these meetings a success and what we can do better.

What a Mangled Press Conference on COVID Can Tell Us About the Need for Good Data Storytelling

Last week the UK government COVID held a press briefing in an attempt to get the country behind new travel and social restrictions. What lessons can we learn from this bad example of how not to present evidence to support our positions?

Real, Substantive Change Takes Time, Hard Work

Some inspiration in difficult times from a classical source.

Guest Post — What We Can Learn from How Academics and the Public View Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

Susan Spilka analyzes a series of surveys from Emerald Publishing that asked both academics and the general public about the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion to society.

There is No Truth, There is Only Workflow

The crisis of information integrity is real. Integrity of workflow — analyses of process, investment in process, transparency of process — is the intervention

In Search of Equity and Justice: Reimagining Scholarly Communication

If we are truly committed to a more equitable and resilient system of scholarly communication, we need to look beyond diversity programs and understand how this watershed moment requires us to reexamine everything, including strategy and business models.

SSP Announces Release of Individual Results for the Insights Benchmarking Compensation & Benefits Study

SSP Virtual 5K Run, Walk, and Roll Returns for Fourth-Year