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.
Happy Birthday to the eBook!
On July 4, 1971 Michael Hart posted the first ebook file on the ARPANET and transformed content distribution.
Making the Case for a PID-Optimized World
In the second of two posts on persistent identifiers in scholarly communications, Phill Jones and Alice Meadows share information about a new cost-benefit analysis showing the value of widespread PID adoption
A Media Empire for the (Public) Library? OverDrive Acquires Kanopy
Danielle Cooper and Roger Schonfeld analyze OverDrive’s purchase of the streaming video platform Kanopy.
Guest Post — BioASQ for the Win: Inside the Healthiest Competition You’ve Never Heard Of
A look at BioASQ — an annual competition to develop AI systems to help drive medical progress.
Security, Safety, SeamlessAccess
The team behind SeamlessAccess discuss why identity federation promotes security and privacy despite coordinated attacks on access systems
The 2021 SSP Annual Meeting: What’s New, What’s Different, and How to Get the Most Out of Attending
A glimpse behind the curtain on the planning for the SSP Annual meeting. A conversation between Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Lori Carlin, Yael FItzpatrick, and Cason Lynley on what to expect, how the shift to a virtual environment changes things, and how to get the most out of attending.
Content at Scale – The Third Wave
Judy Luther looks back at the waves of change that have reshaped our industry. Looking ahead, the next big wave is to use analytics and AI as we complete the transition to open content.
Article Sharing Framework: Facilitating Scholarly Sharing Through Metadata
The STM Association released an Article Sharing Framework to facilitate use of scholarly collaboration networks in compliance with new EU Copyright Directive.
Guest Post – Starting a Novel Software Journal within the Existing Scholarly Publishing Ecosystem: Technical and Social Lessons
The Journal of Open Source Software was designed from scratch using the principles of open source and software design practices. This has both advantages and disadvantages, particularly with respect to elements of the traditional scholarly publishing ecosystem.
Guest Post — Scholarly Communication, Plumbing, and JATS4R
Like a home renovation, content standards, like JATS4R, involve surprises & inter-dependencies, demanding our teamwork & flexibility.
Introducing STM Solutions – An interview with Hylke Koers and Ian Moss
On April 1, STM Innovations was launched. Chef Todd Carpenter spoke with the new CIO Hylke Koers and Ian Moss to discuss its mission and goals
Guest Post — Tips for Producing a Successful Community Podcast
Juan Fuentes talks to Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme about what they’ve learned from producing the SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast.
Guest Post — Library Vendor Platforms Need a Strategic Reboot to Meet Librarian Curriculum Development Needs
David Parker looks at platform strategy for supporting learning and curriculum development.