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Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Michael Levine-Clark

In today’s Chef de Cuisine article, Robert Harington talks with Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of the University of Denver Libraries. The University Libraries are currently ranked as the #3 “best college library” by Princeton Review.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 9, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Web-scale Institutional Search: How are Vendors Responding to ODI Recommendations?

Providers of library discovery services reflect on the impact and value of NISO’s Open Discovery Initiative.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Jul 8, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Ask the Fellows: SSP 2024 Annual Meeting

We asked the 2024 SSP Fellows, “What was the highlight of attending SSP 2024 for you?”

  • By Michelle English
  • Jul 2, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 12 mins

bioRxiv and Citations: Just Another Piece of Flawed Bibliometric Research?

Even a flawed paper can offer lessons on how (not) to report, and what (not) to claim.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jul 1, 2024
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Mental Health Awareness — Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Fireside Chat with Sarah Durrant, Lead from Within (Parts 3 & 4)

A fireside chat with Sarah Durrant; independent coach and transformational teacher, on the subject of Imposter Syndrome. Today, parts 3 & 4.

  • By October Ivins, Ryan Reeh, Adrian Stanley
  • Jun 28, 2024
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — At the Nature Picket

The strike at Springer Nature raises questions about how editorial work is valued.

  • By Charles Whalley
  • Jun 26, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

18 Life Lessons

Charlie Rapple shares 18 hard-won nuggets of wisdom to ease your passage through your career, and through your life.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Jun 18, 2024
  • 33 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Oxford Administrators Want OA Policy Removed from REF 2029. I Have an Even Better Idea.

Three Oxford administrators want to lower the cost of mandatory open access by shifting the responsibility for enforcement to funding agencies. But that doesn’t lower costs at all; it only shifts them. To truly lower costs, stop trying to make open access mandatory.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Jun 17, 2024
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — DOAJ’s Role in Supporting Trust in Scholarly Journals: Current Challenges and Future Solutions

In this post we reflect on the current threats to trust in scholarly journal publishing, and the implications for organizations like Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) that seek to uphold that trust.

  • By Cenyu Shen, Joanna Ball
  • Jun 6, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Better Mental Health through Embodiment

In this Mental Health Mondays post, we look at the construct of embodiment and practices within it that create a symbiotic relationship between embodied experiences and psychological flourishing.

  • By Danielle Feger, Briony Fane
  • May 28, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Results of the 4th Annual SSP Professional Skills Survey

The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Career Development Committee is pleased to announce the 4th annual Professional Skills Survey and updated Professional Skills Map.

  • By Kate Heaney, Mandy Brannon, Jacklyn Lord, Cason Lynley
  • May 22, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 18: Industry Events for First-Timers

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast shares tips for first-time conference attendees. Hosted by Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science).

  • By Scholarly Kitchen, Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • May 21, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays:  Leading with Mental Health Awareness

The work of mental health awareness begins with an analysis of your approach to leadership and a concerted investment in creating the conditions for others to thrive.

  • By Lily Garcia Walton
  • May 20, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post: Navigating a New Virtual Experience at the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

The SSP Annual Meeting Planning Committee has put together a unique and strong program for virtual attendees to the SSP 2024 Annual Meeting.

  • By David Turner
  • May 17, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — Shipping up to Boston? Plan Some Workers’ Playtime during the SSP Annual Meeting

Heading to Boston for the SSP’s annual meeting? Here’s an insiders’ guide to the city.

  • By Anne Stone, Erin Foley
  • May 17, 2024
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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