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Guest Post — Making the Most Out of Virtual Events: The Publisher as Vendor

Organizations are having to shift in person events to virtual for the foreseeable future. In this post, author Colleen Scollans discusses the steps we can take to make virtual events a marketers dream.

  • By Colleen Scollans
  • Oct 26, 2020
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

A Review of Amazon’s Alexa — From 1988

A look back at how Amazon’s Alexa service might have worked using state of the art 1988 technology.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 23, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

A Fast Trip Through 13 Centuries of English

Planning a trip back through time? Have you thought about whether you’ll be able to understand what anyone is saying?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post — Creative Commons in Court

Are US federal courts enforcing Creative Commons licenses? Yes, but not as copyright holders may hope.

  • By Melody Herr
  • Oct 14, 2020
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Raising Children at the (Literal) Top of an Academic Institution

A look at some unexpected campus residents of UC Berkeley.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

The 360° Competitor

The defining aspect of such an organization is that it operates as an industry nexus.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Oct 5, 2020
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast: Episode 4, The Publishing Industry and the Pandemic Part 1

In this fourth episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, we look at strategies and programs to support staff and employees during a time of great uncertainty for many in the publishing industry and for the communities that we support.

  • By Meredith Adinolfi, Sara Grimme
  • Oct 2, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Coping with Working Part-time and Being a Better Colleague to Those Who Do

Now back at work full time, Charlie Rapple reflects on what she has learned during 6 months of working part time, and shares top tips for making the transition to part-time work, and for being more considerate towards part-time colleagues.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 8, 2020
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Back to School — Be Kind to Your Coworkers Who Are Parents

Back to school time is going to be chaotic for many of your coworkers. Some thoughts on how you can make their lives easier and keep your business moving forward.

  • By David Crotty
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 21 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Guest Post — What are Academic Book Publishers for? Part 1

What have academic book publishers been for? And what might they be for, in the future?

  • By Richard Fisher
  • Sep 1, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 9 mins

Exploring the Microcosmos

A surprisingly meditative lesson in Differential Contrast Interference Microscopy.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 28, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Fixing the Present Requires an Understanding of History

John Oliver presents a fairly devastating look at how history is taught in America and how that has contributed to our current problems.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Revisiting: Cooperstown, Ground Zero for Altmetrics

A look back at 2014’s discussion of measuring the immeasurable.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Aug 20, 2020
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The Spread of Folklore, the Impact of Mass Media, and What Happens After Batman Smells

Regional variance in childhood jokes offers a fun look at the impact of mass media on culture.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 14, 2020
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Changing Jobs During a Pandemic

Changing jobs can be stressful in normal times, but during a global pandemic and with everyone working from home, special considerations must be made. In this post, Angela Cochran and Jennifer Regala share their recent experiences.

  • By Angela Cochran, Jennifer Regala
  • Aug 13, 2020
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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