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A History of Encabulation — Advancements From the Turbo Encabulator and the Retro Encabulator Have Led to the Hyper Encabulator

Significant breakthroughs in jargon have enabled the development of the hyper encabulator, sure to serve all your encabulation needs.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 11, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Web-scale Library Search: Where Are We Today?

Eleven years after the Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) launched, I wonder: How are ODI conformance statements helping to drive transparency and cross-sector improvements to web-scale library discovery services?

  • By Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Nov 10, 2022
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Climate Action: Are We Committed Enough?

On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Haseeb Md. Irfanullah explores scholarly publishers’ role in tackling climate crisis.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Nov 7, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

A Library of 11 Million Fluid Specimens

The Chicago Field Museum’s basement holds a collection of some 11 million specimens, preserved and stored in fluid.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 4, 2022
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post – Wikipedia’s Citations Are Influencing Scholars and Publishers

Rachel Helps, the Wikipedian-in-residence at the BYU libraries discusses the intersection of scholarly journals and Wikipedia.

  • By Rachel Helps
  • Nov 1, 2022
  • 15 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

SSP 2023 Annual Meeting Submission Deadline is Approaching — Don’t Miss Out!

Submissions for the SSP’s 2023 Annual Meeting are now open. The deadline is November 11, so don’t miss out!

  • By Lori Carlin, Tim Lloyd, Emily Farrell
  • Oct 31, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Standards for Road Signs and Why Signs in the US Are So Different from the Rest of the World

Why do US road signs look different from those seen in the rest of the world?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 28, 2022
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Adieu to Educopia: An Interview with Katherine Skinner

Read about the history of Educopia and look ahead to its future in today’s interview with co-founder Katherine Skinner, who recently stepped down as their Executive Director

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Oct 26, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 12 mins

It Isn’t Fake Science, Because It Isn’t Science at All. It’s Dupery.

What if even by saying “fake science” you inadvertently participate in a scam? What if this phrase legitimizes fraud, lies, and deceit?  Let’s call it what it is – dupery.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Leslie D. McIntosh
  • Oct 25, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Beginning of the End of Publisher-Society Partner Contracts

Does the traditional society-publisher partnership contract make sense in an APC-fueled OA market? Angela Cochran reviews the new Wiley Partner Solutions offering and what that might mean for the future of contracts and guarantees.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Oct 24, 2022
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The 2022 Small (Microscopic) World in Motion

This year’s crop of Nikon Small World imaging award winners continues to highlight the amazing progress made in the world of microscopy.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 21, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Expanding Scholarly Kitchen Translation Collections: German Language Articles

Today we announce another round of article translations, this time into German.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 19, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

8 Months On: Ukraine Still Needs Our Support

We are into the 8th month of Russia’s war against Ukraine. How has the scholarly publishing sector continued to respond?

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Oct 18, 2022
  • 10 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Guest Post — The Door to Data Sharing is Slowly Creaking Open

In guest post, Simon Linacre of Digital Science discusses their latest state of open data survey against the backdrop of the recent OSTP memo on expanding public access to research results.

  • By Simon Linacre
  • Oct 17, 2022
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Publishing Ethics Week – The Many Paths of Mentorship: Redefining Ethical Relationships

To mark the first unofficial Publishing Ethics Week, Allegra Martschenko and Rachael Levay discuss the importance of responsible, ethical mentorship.

  • By Allegra Martschenko, Rachael Levay
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

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