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Inclusivity is Making This Year’s SSP Annual Meeting Better than Ever

Behind the scenes, we’ve been working over the last 9 months to re-engineer the SSP’s Annual Meeting program to include more new voices in our industry, and we can’t wait to share the results with you.

  • By Tim Lloyd, Erin Foley, Jessie Slater
  • Apr 12, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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?

  • By Maribel Gomez
  • Jan 22, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

“Mrs. Foster Has Sworn A Rape”; or, What Do We Owe? Generosity, Attribution, and the Perilous Invisibility of Research Infrastructure

Attribution has many virtues, but among them it can make visible the vast infrastructure of research for a public largely unaware or unconcerned with how much hard-won knowledge, including creative endeavor, that research has facilitated.

  • By Karin Wulf
  • Jan 18, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Guest Post — European Accessibility Act: Working Toward Compliance and Beyond

Today’s post puts the spotlight on the European Accessibility Act (EAA) directive and how different organizations are getting ready to make their publications and services EAA compliant.

  • By Maxine Aldred, Allison Belan, John Chen, Simon Holt, Miguel Ramos, Damita Snow
  • Jan 16, 2024
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 10 mins

Where Did the Open Access Movement Go Wrong?: An Interview with Richard Poynder

Noted journalist and scholarly communication observer Richard Poynder explains why he has given up on the open access movement.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Dec 7, 2023
  • 87 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

The Impact of Stereotypes on Mental Wellbeing

When we discuss systemic racism and the impact it has had to date, we must consider the stereotypes that have been put upon Black women for centuries and how that affects mental wellbeing.

  • By Dianndra Roberts
  • Dec 6, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 3

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 3 today.

  • By Karin Wulf, David Crotty, Angela Cochran, Alice Meadows
  • Dec 1, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Presidents: Why is it Important for SSP to Support the Mental Health of Our Members?

For today’s post we asked SSP’s Past Presidents to tell us why is it important for SSP to support the mental health of our members, especially around work-related issues. Read on to hear what they have to say

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Nov 27, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Being Your Whole Self: Disability and Neurodivergency

With all the intricacies of intersectionality – gender, ethnicity, disability, neurodivergency, mental health, and other identifiers – how can we be true to our whole self while also being authentic as our work-selves in our day-to-day roles?

  • By Juanita Goossens-Roach
  • Nov 20, 2023
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Put on a Happy Face: A Personal Reflection of Grief and Loss in the Workplace

We need to normalize the conversations around grief and depression. A personal reflection, and some thoughts on how we can better support our colleagues.

  • By Holly Koppel
  • Nov 13, 2023
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Leading in a Space of Social Equality: A Personal Trajectory

Accountability is at the center of leadership. We must hold people, policies and structures to account and if we are struggling with tackling the hard questions, are we really doing the work?

  • By Dianndra Roberts
  • Oct 23, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Post-Covid Work Environment — We Can’t Go Back to “Normal”

The COVID pandemic brought changes in what was acceptable to working life. Should we give up those benefits for the sake of returning to the office? How does each individual person’s experience differ, and how can we create conditions that allow all to thrive?

  • By Dianndra Roberts
  • Oct 17, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Having the Courage to Explain Research in Plain Language

The Curse of Knowledge is when we assume everyone else understands what we’re talking about, when they don’t. Good communication happens when we have the courage to make it simple.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 13, 2023
  • 13 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Inequities in Grant Funding Start Early: How Can We Address Them?

Inequities are rife in the research process, starting with the pre-award process. Based on feedback and input from researchers, research managers, and others a new report looks at the challenges and makes recommendations for how funders and institutions can address them.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Sep 12, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

From a “Ghost Library” to a “Window on the Big World”: The Story of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library

What do you do when the building standards governing the safety of your workplace are deemed inadequate?

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 8, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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