Guest Post: College Closures and the Implications for Libraries and Vendors
College closures are increasing across the U.S, and the impacts on libraries, publishers, vendors, and library consortia are intensifying.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Unlocking Your Institution’s Collective Genius: Cognitive Inclusion Improves Wellness and Maximizes your Societal Impact
In today’s Mental Health Awareness Monday post, Lisa Colledge shows how your research culture can be an asset that boosts mental health and innovation.
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.
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.
Navigating the Future of Higher Education: Cultivating Global Citizens and Embracing Transnational Education
Efforts to expand educational accessibility and foster global collaboration are on the rise. Realizing the full potential of Transnational Education (TNE) requires an examination of the regulatory frameworks that have been established to navigating cultural inclusivity, and gaining deeper insights into the distinction between TNE and online learning.
A Case Study: Investing in Open Scholarly Infrastructure in Ireland Will Save Time and Money. It’ll Also Be Good for Research.
National PID strategies are on the rise. In this post, Phill Jones reports the findings of cost-benefit analysis of investment in PIDs and research infrastructure in Ireland.
Guest Post — Speak Finance: Gain University Support for Open Scholarship
The federal government is mandating that the knowledge and data produced from federal grants be widely available for our collective good. Libraries remain under-resourced to make this happen. Let’s add some new metrics and language to this narrative to help articulate the value of libraries.
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?
Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness: What is Racial Battle Fatigue?
As we strive for a more equitable and inclusive future, how can we foster the well-being and potential of every individual, regardless of their ethnic or racial background?
Humanities and Jobs Data: What’s the Real Story?
Escalating attacks on the humanities often cite the problem of employment for humanities majors; a new report shows otherwise.
Reflections on Peer Review and the Humane Future of Publishing
In today’s post Alice Meadows, Jasmine Wallace, and Karin Wulf kick off a week of posts to celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 with their thoughts on peer review and the future of publishing.
Publishers, Don’t Use AI Detection Tools!
The challenges offered by artificial intelligence require a different approach than that seen for plagiarism detection.
Shared Infrastructure and the Recent Downtime at the University of Michigan
When the University of Michigan was forced to disconnect from the internet last week, it resulted in disruptions to several key services it provides to the broader research community, such as the University of Michigan Press, HathiTrust, and ICPSR. What can we learn from this experience?
Guest Post — What is Keeping University Chief Information Security Officers Up at Night
An SNSI research project looks at the views of university Chief Information Security Officers toward network security, potential threats, data security, and the risks posed by Sci-Hub.
Will New Clarivate Leadership Yield a Renewed Focus on Its Products?
Today, Clarivate has installed Bar Veinstein as president for Academic and Government, a move that should bring renewed focus to the product portfolio, writes Roger C. Schonfeld.