The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

The post Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 1 appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

A selection of questions and answers from Copyright Clearance Center's response to the United States Copyright Office “Artificial Intelligence and Copyright" request for comment.

The post The United States Copyright Office Notice of Inquiring on AI: A Quick Take appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

For today's post we asked SSP's Past Presidents to tell us why is it important for SSP to support the mental health of our members, especially around work-related issues. Read on to hear what they have to say

The post Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Presidents: Why is it Important for SSP to Support the Mental Health of Our Members? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Happy Thanksgiving -- we're off until Monday, but in the meantime, some gratitude via Lucinda Williams.

The post Out of Office: Thank You for Giving Us a Place to Hang Around appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Today in Kitchen Essentials, Alice Meadows interviews Jennifer Gibson, Executive Director of the Dryad data repository.

The post Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Jennifer Gibson of Dryad appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Reflecting on the Charleston Conference Vendor Showcase @lisalibrarian share what she did -- and didn't -- see.

The post Observations from the Charleston Vendor Showcase appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

With all the intricacies of intersectionality – gender, ethnicity, disability, neurodivergency, mental health, and other identifiers – how can we be true to our whole self while also being authentic as our work-selves in our day-to-day roles?

The post Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Being Your Whole Self: Disability and Neurodivergency appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Is the scholar-to-scholar exchange found in book reviews still of value to the community? There is concern over their decline.

The post The Necessity of Book Reviews appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

We asked the Chefs to weigh in with their thoughts on the new "Towards Responsible Publishing" manifesto from cOAlition S.

The post Ask The Chefs: cOAlition S’s “Towards Responsible Publishing” appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Nicko Goncharoff presents an overview of the STM/CUJS China Symposium and offers key takeaways, including China's increasing concern over APCs and Gold OA costs, divergent views on research integrity, and better routes to cooperation.

The post Guest Post: Mind the Gap – Understanding China’s Perspective on Research Integrity and Open Access appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Separately, both open research and AI are considered disrupters, causes of disorder in the normal continuance of scholarly publishing. But approaching them in a synchronized way can offer more productivity gains and efficiencies than taking them on individually.

The post Approaching Artificial Intelligence and Open Research in Sync: Opportunities and Challenges appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

We need to normalize the conversations around grief and depression. A personal reflection, and some thoughts on how we can better support our colleagues.

The post Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Put on a Happy Face: A Personal Reflection of Grief and Loss in the Workplace appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

There is a particular reading experience associated with annotated editions of classic literature. How do publishers enhance that experience?

The post The Serious Reader: Scholarship and Annotated Editions appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Social media is changing -- as we all reconsider our approaches and channels, we asked the community to weigh in with their response to the question, “How has your / your organization’s approach to social media changed in the last year?”

The post Ask the Community: How are you using  Social Media in 2023?  appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, Rebecca Benner interviews Tim Lloyd about this year's theme and what attendees can expect.

The post Last Call: Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

In our next Kitchen Essentials post, Alice Meadows interviews Juan Pablo Alperin and John Willinsky of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP)

The post Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Juan Pablo Alperin and John Willinsky of PKP appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

The first in a new series of posts, "Mental Health Awareness Mondays". Today, Emma Jellen APA offers tips for publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health.

The post Introducing Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Tips for Publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Nature provides the answer to a question that has certainly been on your mind -- how would a starfish wear pants?

The post How Would a Starfish Wear Pants? appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Generative AI wants to make information cheap, but will people want to read it? Are we ready for more productive writers?

The post AI Will Lead Us to Need More Garbage-subtraction. appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Following on from yesterday's introduction to Kitchen Essentials, today Alice Meadows interviews Adam Hyde of Coko for the first post in this new series.

The post Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Adam Hyde of Coko appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.