The Impacts of COVID-19 on Academic Library Budgets: Fall 2020
The pandemic has wrought profound disruption on the academic sector. Today, we share findings from a major research project about the budget situation in US academic libraries.
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Participate in the SSP 2021 Annual Meeting!
Send in your proposals for sessions at the 2021 SSP Annual Meeting.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2020, Part 2
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!) . Part 2.
Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read (and more!) During 2020, Part 1
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year (and more!). Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.
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There is No Truth, There is Only Workflow
The crisis of information integrity is real. Integrity of workflow — analyses of process, investment in process, transparency of process — is the intervention
The Global Pandemic and Scholarly Societies
Robert Harington asks how scholarly societies are coping as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow, certainly well into 2021 and very likely into 2022 and beyond?
The 360° Competitor
The defining aspect of such an organization is that it operates as an industry nexus.
Guest Post — The Economics of Trust in Peer Review
Peer Review Week 2020 continues with a guest post by Dawn Durante of the University of Texas Press, looking at trust in peer review from the perspective of economics.
Guest Post — What are Academic Book Publishers for? Part 2
What have academic book publishers been for? And what might they be for, in the future? Part 2
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?
Investing in Libraries is the Right Thing for Administrators To Do, Even if There Are Fewer Resources Overall
Library budgets shrank for 2 decades. They can’t shrink any further because of COVID-19. In fact, they should grow despite contracting college budgets
Guest Post — Driving Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications: The Power of an Active ERG
A look at how Employee Resource Groups can create positive change in the workplace.
Revisiting: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story: Hamiltunes and the Burden of Founding Histories
Looking back at a 2015 post on the musical “Hamilton”, which raises questions about history and historical practice that reflects what scholars are and aren’t doing.
Ask The Chefs: Do’s And Don’ts Of Data
Is the value of data in decision making all hype? How can we leverage data to server our mission, customers, and our own operational effectiveness?