Guest Post — Fostering AI Adoption and Literacy Within Your Organization
How can organizations facilitate safe and comprehensive engagement with AI? And how can individuals within those organizations engage and advocate for their own AI literacy?
The Hidden Leadership Trap: Overcoming Reverse Delegation in Academia
Reverse delegation, a cycle where tasks flow back to the leader of an organization or team, can be difficult to overcome, particularly in academia.
New Ways to Illuminate Stories in Your Usage Data
Usage data experiences are dominated by tabular reports from complex systems; we need new tools to illuminate the stories within the data.
Guest Post — The Open Access – AI Conundrum: Does Free to Read Mean Free to Train?
It is time for OA proponents to engage in public debate with academic associations, universities and national funding agencies, because the widespread use of academic content in AI models poses significant risks for the research ecosystem.
Are We Fumbling in the Dark or Laying a Strong Foundation for AI Education?
Adapting to AI requires a commitment to fostering AI literacy and creating spaces to openly discuss its challenges and implications.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pre-Award Funding Processes: Actions, Not Words
In today’s post, Alice Meadows shares an update on a project to improve DEI in pre-award funding applications.
Revisiting Mental Health Mondays
A look back, highlighting posts with helpful information on supporting workplace mental wellbeing
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.
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.
Guest Post: Jagged Edges of Conversational Interfaces Over Scholarly and Professional Content
The gaps in capability of AI will narrow over time, but publishers and end users need education on those gaps to make investment decisions and to confidently utilize Generative AI tools effectively.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Leading with Mental Health Awareness
The work of mental health awareness begins with an analysis of your approach to leadership and a concerted investment in creating the conditions for others to thrive.
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.
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.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Building a Supportive Workplace: Reflections on Mental Health Initiatives and Adaptation
Mental health is all around us and affects everyone. Instead of focusing on labeling it, we should strive for understanding, compassion, and support for every individual’s unique mental well-being journey.
A Cetacean Alphabet
A new paper uses AI to decipher sperm whale vocalizations.