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Navigating the Shifting Sands: New Directions Organizers on the Upcoming Seminar

Volunteer organizers reflect on SSP’s upcoming 2023 New Directions seminar — early bird registration closes September 8th!

  • By Lillian Wang Selonick, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Sep 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Universal Access to Reliable Healthcare Information: An Interview with Neil Pakenham-Walsh of HIFA

Coinciding with the launch of Healthcare Information for All’s global community survey, Alice Meadows interviews their Global Coordinator, Neil Pakenham-Walsh, about his organization’s work to ensure equitable access to reliable healthcare information for everyone.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Aug 21, 2023
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Experience Graduate School with this PhD Simulator

Experience all the highs and lows of graduate school with this new PhD Simulator.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 11, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post — Academia’s Versatility Demand: Examining the Pressure on Researchers to Master Diverse Skills

What are the burdens researchers face? And what can be done to lighten the load and make the academic environment more diverse, equitable, inclusive, safe, and welcoming?

  • By Roohi Ghosh
  • Aug 2, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Leadership and Accountability Matter for a Sustainable Publishing Ecosystem

How can we provide both leadership and accountability across the publishing ecosystem toward the Sustainable Development Goals?

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Jul 25, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Ask the Community: What Did SSP 2023 Mean to You?

In the last of this series of posts about this year’s Annual Meeting, SSP’s Marketing and Communications Committee asked members of our community what the conference meant to them.

  • By MIchael Casp, Michael Groth, Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Jennifer Regala
  • Jun 26, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 13 mins

Ask the Vendors: SSP 2023 Annual Meeting

We check in with scholarly publishing vendors for their experiences at the 2023 SSP Annual meeting in Portland.

  • By Tim Vines, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Jun 20, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Ask the Fellows: SSP 2023 Annual Meeting

We ask the 2023 SSP Fellows: “What was the highlight of attending SSP 2023 for you?”

  • By Michelle English
  • Jun 15, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Ask The Chefs: 2023 SSP Annual Meeting

The 2023 SSP Annual Meeting wrapped up last week. We asked the Chefs for their impressions of the event.

  • By David Crotty, Alice Meadows, Robert Harington, Rick Anderson, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Todd A Carpenter
  • Jun 8, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Smorgasbord: Trends from Spring 2023 Meetings and Conferences (Part Two)

Read what Chefs Angela Cochran and Alice Meadows (respectively) have to say about the recent ISMPP conference and RDA 20th Plenary Meeting in today’s Smorgasbord

  • By Alice Meadows, Angela Cochran
  • May 24, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Ask the Co-Chairs: A Look at the 2023 SSP Annual Meeting

Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen sat down with the Co-Chairs of the SSP’s Annual Meeting Program Committee to learn more about the event and what we can look forward to.

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen
  • May 19, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Smorgasbord: Trends from the Spring 2023 Meetings and Conferences

It’s conference season in scholarly communications. Between them, the Scholarly Kitchen Chefs have been / will be at 9 events around the world in the 6 week stretch from early April to mid May. In a series of “Smorgasbord” posts, Chefs will share some of the key themes emerging for our sector. This week: Charlie Rapple reports from EARMA, Roy Kaufman from the London Book Fair, and David Crotty from STM. 

  • By Charlie Rapple, Roy Kaufman, David Crotty
  • May 11, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Guest Post — An Inspiring and Sustainable Future for Scholarly Events

Paul Killoran, CEO of Ex Ordo reflects on the future of scholarly events and makes a case for innovation.

  • By Paul Killoran
  • May 1, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

SXSW Interactive: Slow Down To Speed Up

Back to SXSW this year! Hear about the conference, the speakers, and the themes. Tell us what resonates with you the most!

  • By Ann Michael
  • Mar 22, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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