We revisit two posts from 2018. These powerful testimonies, by people of color, about their experience of racism in scholarly publishing, clearly show that we have “a great deal of powerful and humbling work to do” to address racism and the white-dominated culture of our industry.
Shocking, sobering and thought-provoking quotes from, and links to, plain language summaries of research relating to systemic or institutionalized racism, white privilege, and related topics.
The legal case against it will help determine whether OMICS is merely a “spirited player” or something worse.
Humanities Research Infrastructure is critical social investment, and we could support it better if we understood it better.
This third episode of the SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast covers the topic of ‘living under lockdown’ during the current global coronavirus pandemic.
So much change has happened in the last few months. What changes do you think will “stick” in scholarly publishing?
Major scholarly publishers have made substantial investments in preprints in recent years, integrating preprint deposit into manuscript submission workflows.
Should the library focus first on serving its local constituency, or on changing the scholarly communication ecosystem? No matter how we answer this question, the implications will be complex.
Unsub is the game-changing data analysis service that is helping librarians forecast, explore, and optimize their alternatives to the Big Deal. Librarians breaking away from the Big Deal often credit Unsub as a critical component of their strategy.
With their audiences in COVID-19 lockdown, publishers are testing out new marketing strategies while some authors are taking matters into their own hands.
Uncertain times call for distressed typography.
Christos Petrou looks at megajournal performance and the resulting business implications.
As scholarly publishers reforecast and consider strategic directions, here is a primer on the US higher education market
Gabe Harp from MIT Press offers tips on how to maximize your efficiency and preserve your sanity while working from home.
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…