Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality”
Are libraries “neutral”? That question is way too simplistic to serve as anything other than a political football.
Decoupling from Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a sudden and serious decoupling of the West from Russia. Today, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe and Roger Schonfeld discuss implications for research collaboration, scientific exchange, and scholarly communication.
Guest Post: Preprint Feedback is Here – Let’s Make it Constructive and FAST
ASAPBio offers set of principles and guidelines for preprint feedback.
IOP Publishing Strikes a Transformative Deal with CRKN: Some Questions for Julian Wilson
An interview with Julian Wilson about IOP Publishing’s new transformative agreement with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network.
Expanded Access to Paywalled Content: A Hidden Benefit of Transformative Agreements
What has not made headlines but is also a noteworthy outcome of transformative agreements is the significant increase in access and readership for paywalled articles that they facilitate.
The Future of Scholarly Societies: Interviews with Society Leaders (Part 2)
In this second of two posts, Robert Harington talks with several forward-thinking Society Executive Directors/CEOs, representing a range of fields, on the future of scholarly society operations and strategy.
The Future of Scholarly Societies: Interviews with Society Leaders (Part 1)
In this first of two posts, Robert Harington talks with several forward-thinking Society Executive Directors/CEOs, representing a range of fields, on the future of scholarly society operations and strategy.
Revisiting — Additive, Substitutive, Subtractive: Strategic Scenarios for Publishers in an OA World
Revisiting a 2008 post noting that while it is often argued that open access will reduce the overall cost of scholarly communications, this article proposed that OA will be additive to the size of the current market.
The State of the Version of Record
The “version of record” is an organizing concept in scholarly publishing. It is by referent to that version that others are understood and it is the object of financial models, policies, and recognition and reward systems.
Connecting Sustainable Development, Publishing Ethics, and the North-South Divide
Haseeb Irfanullah explores the Global North-South divide in scholarly publishing ethics in the context of sustainable development.
Information Experience Design: Holistic, Humanistic Solutions for Scholarly Products
For those in the business of information, it’s time to elevate our thinking from the transactional to the experiential. Information experience design (IXD) offers an inclusive, participatory approach that embraces the diversity of our user communities.
Why I Keep Hosting Debates: A Personal Reflection
I realized recently that I’ve been organizing formal debates at conferences for some time now. This has led me to reflect on why I do that.
Opening The Book: SSP Charleston Pre-Conference Video Now Available
The SSP’s Charleston Pre-Conference Session looked at key issues and challenges in OA monograph publishing as well as how best to evaluate new OA book models and their potential ROI.
Guest Post — Does Open Access Cannibalize Print Sales for Monographs?
John Sherer describes a new research project which will look at the impact of open access on print monograph sales, particularly in light of the free access provided early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guest Post — Corporate Strategy and Program Management: The Key to Navigating Disruption
Laura Martin and Rashmi Verma take a look at how organizations handle change and disruption through strategic planning and structured execution.