Upholding Our Legacy of DEIA
Reflections on the current moment from SSP’s Board of Directors.
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.
Announcing the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact
Five scholarly publishing associations partner to launch a new award recognizing innovation and impact in scholarly communications.
DEIA and Doing the Right Thing
Now is a time when we must continue to stand against censorship and to support the scholarly community in both our words and our actions, according to our ethics and beliefs.
NIH Cuts ICR – Implications for Research Institutions and Scholarly Publishing
What are the implications of last Friday’s NIH ICR budget cut? @lisalibrarian offers an early analysis.
Inclusive R&D: Can it Become the Rule, Not an Exception?
Inclusive publishing and design practices should be the status quo and not an afterthought.
What to Expect and How to Connect at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024
A preview of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Hylke Koers of STM Solutions
In today’s Kitchen Essentials post, Alice Meadows interviews Hylke Koers, Chief Information Officer for STM Solutions about his organization and his career in scholarly infrastructure
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.
Understanding Resilience in Scholarly Publishing
In a world full of natural and man-made shocks and stresses, we need to be resilient against those affecting the academic publishing ecosystem.
Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Brian Cody of Scholastica
In today’s Kitchen Essentials interview, Alice Meadows talks to Brian Cody, CEO of Scholastica, a provider of software solutions for scholarly organizations — of all types — that publish journals.
Ensuring the Sustainability of Print
Mindful of ecological factors, decision-making regarding print production shifts, balancing innovation with pragmatism.
Variability, Irregular Publisher Metadata, and the Ongoing Evolution of Databases Complicates Reproducibility in Bibliometrics Research
Bibliometric databases are essential tools for research and publishing strategy. But the variability in how they parse publisher metadata and their constant evolution makes it difficult, if not impossible, to exactly reproduce any given piece of research.
Resetting and Recharging Research Communications in the Sun of Los Angeles: A FORCE11 Conference Report
The FORCE11 conference at UCLA lays the groundwork to continue its efforts to transform research communications and e-scholarship.
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.