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Ask the Librarians: Recapping a Scholarly Kitchen Roundtable at the 2025 Charleston Library Conference 

Today’s post recaps a lively roundtable conversation with library and information science experts who have been guest bloggers for TSK and active SSP participants.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Apr 9, 2026
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries

Today’s guest blogger says academic librarians don’t need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

  • By Greyson Pasiak
  • Mar 4, 2026
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Politics and Scholarly Societies: 1200 Partnerships with External Organizations Terminated at the University of Kentucky

Robert Harington attempts to shine a light on some of the political problems scholarly societies and academic institutions face in the current political climate.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Feb 2, 2026
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post — AI Isn’t Going to Pay for Content … At Least Not How You’re Hoping It Will

Today’s guest post is the first in a two-part series — we begin by facing up to the fact that AI will not become the content windfall the way many in the publishing industry hope.

  • By Jonathan Woahn
  • Jan 21, 2026
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

In the Messy Middle: Observations from the Front Line at the UKSG Forum

The UKSG Forum is “an entire 2-3 day conference stripped back to bare essentials and completed in just one day”. Here are the key takeaways — changing priorities, from global to local; why it is getting harder to keep up and keep order; and the overriding importance of trusted relationships.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Dec 15, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Balancing Work and Caregiving: Flexibility That Works for Everyone

Today, nearly one in four adults serves as a caregiver. Because of this, work-life flexibility isn’t just a nicety it’s a game-changer, for individuals and organizations alike.

  • By Kristal Gerdes
  • Nov 24, 2025
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Science as Story, Memory as Infrastructure: A Conversation with Trevor Owens, Part 1

In today’s guest post, Wendy Queen (JHUP) speaks with Trevor Owens (AIP) about how the tools and sensibilities of the humanities are helping to preserve the record of the physical sciences.

  • By Wendy Queen
  • Nov 19, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Guest Post — Manifesto Time: Do You Need a Publishing Manifesto?

Does your publishing organization need a manifesto? Writing a manifesto for your organization can be a great exercise for team building and planning, and a way to ignite action.

  • By John W. Warren
  • Oct 6, 2025
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Revisited: On Being a Leader Who Happens to Be a Woman of Color 

During the first Trump administration, Alice Meadows interviewed three women of color who are leaders in their fields about their experiences. In this post, they revisit the topic in the light of their new positions and today’s political environment.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Sep 8, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Did My Father’s World Die with Him? Grieving the Incalculable Costs of “STEM.”

Grieving my father’s death feels inextricably tangled with grieving the catastrophe overtaking the whole of our research infrastructure.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jun 26, 2025
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Guest Post: Will JAG’s New Models Give Libraries and Publishers a Better Seat at the Federal Funding Table?

As US federal policy on indirect costs remains uncertain, the Joint Associations Group seeks input on two proposed models. Learn about the models and implications for library funding and publishers.

  • By Hilary Craiglow
  • Jun 16, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Ask The Chefs: What Did You Take Away from SSP’s 2025 Annual Meeting?

The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs reflect on what they took away from the conversations and vibes at the 2025 SSP Annual Meeting.

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Charlie Rapple, Roy Kaufman, Robert Harington, Alice Meadows, Randy Townsend
  • Jun 9, 2025
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Strategies to Improve Open Science Monitoring: Lessons from France’s OSM initiative

The French Open Science Monitor Initiative shows a path toward improving recognition of data sharing and open science assessment.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • May 27, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Trump v. Research: How We Could Turn the Threats into Opportunities

Alice Meadows and guest chef Suze Kundu look at how, by acting collectively across all stakeholder groups, we could turn the Trump administration’s threats against research into opportunities

  • By Alice Meadows, Suze Kundu
  • Apr 30, 2025
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now

The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Apr 2, 2025
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

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