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Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2024, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

  • By David Crotty, Jill O'Neill, Charlie Rapple, Roy Kaufman
  • Dec 2, 2024
  • 2 Comments

Guest Post — How Generative AI Could Transform Scholarly Publishing: Themes and Reflections from Interviews with Industry Leaders

A new study from Ithaka S+R explores: How will generative AI transform scholarly communication and where will change be most rapid and revolutionary?

  • By Tracy Bergstrom, Dylan Ruediger
  • Oct 30, 2024
  • 1 Comment

Sex and the Serious Reader

No, we’re not advocating anything lascivious. But a reading experience requires a degree of engagement that one essayist overlooks.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Sep 19, 2024
  • 9 Comments

Ensuring the Sustainability of Print

Mindful of ecological factors, decision-making regarding print production shifts, balancing innovation with pragmatism.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 20, 2024
  • 7 Comments

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 1

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 1 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 15, 2024
  • 1 Comment

Reading with Run DMC

On today’s episode, Run DMC pay a visit to Reading Rainbow.

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 12, 2024
  • 3 Comments

Navigating the Page and The Reader’s Task

Juggling formats of print vs. digital for books, have developers simply given up on whether there’s room to improve navigation and design?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Mar 12, 2024
  • 8 Comments

Reading: It Can’t Be About the Numbers

How many books do we read in a year? Wouldn’t a better question be how well, how thoughtfully we had engaged with long-form content?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Jan 26, 2024
  • 3 Comments

Guest Post — Street Books: A Non-profit Mobile Library Serving the Houseless Residents of Portland

An interview with Laura Moulton, founder of Street Books, a mobile library which serves Portland’s houseless community. SSP annual meeting attendees are invited to bring paperback books to donate to Street Books.

  • By Madelyn Stone
  • May 5, 2023
  • 2 Comments

Revisiting: Dear Reader, Are You Reading?

What does it actually mean to read digitally? Revisiting a 2018 post in light of the ongoing, pandemic-fueled drive to digital.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jun 9, 2021
  • 4 Comments

TL;DR (That is, Too Long; Didn’t Read)

Do I really have to read all of that essay or monograph? Can’t artificial intelligence do the heavy lifting for me?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Dec 5, 2019
  • 3 Comments

Past, Present and Future: The Book (of Hours)

A centuries old genre of publication — can it inspire tomorrow’s book?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Dec 23, 2015
  • 1 Comment

Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2014 Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Today brings Part 2 of the list.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 5, 2014
  • 12 Comments

Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2014 Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 4, 2014
  • 1 Comment

Are Scientists Reading Less? Apparently, Scientists Didn't Read This Paper

When novel, newsworthy results are discovered to be wrong, is that still news?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 7, 2014
  • 15 Comments

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