Open Access, Conspiracy Theories and the Democratization of Knowledge
Robert Harington asks if we need more than Open Access (OA) to truly democratize science?
The Super Bowl Ad We Really Wanted to See
Stephen Colbert offers a Super Bowl advertisement for a local independent bookstore.
Celebrating Five Years of PIDapalooza with a 24-Hour PID Party!
Whether or not you attended this year’s 24-hour online party for persistent identifiers, aka PIDapalooza 2021, here’s your chance to read all about it!
Revisiting Nicholson Baker and Retention of Print
Scholars are anxious about what materials will be preserved and made accessible. Whose priorities come first?
Historians in Historic Times
Historians have been working overtime to contextualize the ongoing pandemic and the political crises. Read the reflections of scholars who published major projects on how their work intersects with and informs and is informed by the history we’re living.
Pandemic Perspectives: Updating Talking About — and Maybe Even Selling — Books in a Pandemic
What have we learned over the course of the COVID pandemic? Our authors revisit earlier posts with updates, now that we have a longer view. First, Karin Wulf revisits her post on selling books in a pandemic.
Guest Post — Publishing in a Pandemic: 5 Factors Limiting Scholarly Research
Survey results on COVID pandemic impacts on researchers and educators across the disciplines, and implications for scholarly publishers.
The Humanities [Are Everywhere] in American Life
The Humanities are everywhere –really. A new report shows us how Americans engage with and view the humanities in daily life, including school and work.
The State of Not-for-Profit Publishing Today
In periods of disruption, commercial publishers have traditionally found opportunities to make capital investments that ultimately strengthen their relative position in the market — opportunities that are not necessarily available to their not-for-profit counterparts. With this in mind, we offer up the beginnings of an analysis of the state of not-for-profit publishing today.
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