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Defending the “Walled Garden”: Yes, Academic Libraries Actually Should Focus on the Needs of Their Host Institutions

Academic libraries’ first and most fundamental obligation is to support the work of their host institutions. This doesn’t preclude global engagement, but may put constraints upon it.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Feb 13, 2025
  • 27 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

What to Expect and How to Connect at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024

A preview of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.

  • By Society for Scholarly Publishing
  • Sep 10, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post: College Closures and the Implications for Libraries and Vendors

College closures are increasing across the U.S, and the impacts on libraries, publishers, vendors, and library consortia are intensifying.

  • By Michael Rodriguez
  • Sep 5, 2024
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Revisiting: Libraries and the Contested Terrain of “Neutrality”

Revisiting Rick Anderson’s 2022 post which asks, are libraries “neutral”? That question is way too simplistic to serve as anything other than a political football.

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Sep 3, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Ensuring the Sustainability of Print

Mindful of ecological factors, decision-making regarding print production shifts, balancing innovation with pragmatism.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 20, 2024
  • 7 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post — Learning from the Archives to Build the Future at the APS Press

Jon Repetti reflects on the lessons being learned from the American Philosophical Society’s re-entrance into the fray of the scholarly publishing marketplace.

  • By Jon Repetti
  • Aug 13, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post — Never Waste a Good Crisis: A Conversation with Klaas Sijtsma, Former Rector Magnificus of Tilburg University

An interview with Klaas Sijtsma discussing the importance of statistical analysis in research integrity.

  • By Natalie Simon
  • Aug 7, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Guest Post – Mental Health Awareness Mondays: It’s OK to Talk ‘Mental Health’, Isn’t it? Two Founders, Two Opinions

Mental health affects everyone across an organization.  Today we explore insights on mental health with the founders and leaders of two industry organizations. What are the challenges of starting your own business and keeping it running?

  • By Lou Peck, Sowmya Mahadevan
  • Jul 15, 2024
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 14 mins

Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table – Michael Levine-Clark

In today’s Chef de Cuisine article, Robert Harington talks with Michael Levine-Clark, Dean of the University of Denver Libraries. The University Libraries are currently ranked as the #3 “best college library” by Princeton Review.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jul 9, 2024
  • 2 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

The Genetic Drift of Baby Names

Why do some names fall out of fashion, and how is the study of names like the study of genetics?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 14, 2024
  • 4 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 2

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 2 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 16, 2024
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Guest Post – Reconnecting by Reading: A Selection of Books About Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Part 1

We learn from each other and about each other through reading. Today part 1 of 2 where we have asked members of the SSP community to recommend books about diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility matters.

  • By Damita Snow
  • May 15, 2024
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The Interplay Between Copyright Licensing and Exclusive Rights; AI Edition

In copyright law, the existence of licensing options impacts upon a rights owners exclusive rights.

  • By Roy Kaufman
  • May 14, 2024
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The Latest “Crisis” — Is the Research Literature Overrun with ChatGPT- and LLM-generated Articles?

Journal articles with ChatGPT authored text are being found. How common is this in the literature? And how, or better yet, when, is this problematic text slipping through to publication?

  • By David Crotty
  • Mar 20, 2024
  • 26 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Navigating the Page and The Reader’s Task

Juggling formats of print vs. digital for books, have developers simply given up on whether there’s room to improve navigation and design?

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Mar 12, 2024
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

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