Virtual Conference Exhibits from the Publisher’s Point of View
A guest post by Ann Bingham, Exhibits and Awards Coordinator, UNC Press
Feeding the Elephant
Welcome to Feeding the Elephant, a place for conversations about scholarly communications in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. This is a place for anyone from the worlds of publishing, libraries, academic organizations, and academia, early career or established, affiliated or independent, who is deeply interested in the questions shaping scholarly communications today. |
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Stepping into 2D: Moving the Publisher Exhibit Online
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications. This is the first of a series on how scholarly societies, publishers, and attendees are coping with the challenges of the virtual conference.
A guest post by Hajni G. Selby, Director of Programming and Conferences, Organization of American Historians
Working with Your Editor: The Role of a Journals Managing Editor
A guest post by Kurt Milberger, Coordinating Editor, Michigan State University Press
The scholarly podcast, a scholar-publisher collaboration
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
A guest post by Siobhan McMenemy, senior editor, Wilfrid Laurier University Press
The Podcast Review and Reviewing Born-Digital Scholarly Works
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Guest post by Robert Cassanello, associate professor of history, University of Central Florida
Advice for First-Time Peer Reviewers
As we wrap-up Peer Review Week 2020, we wanted to share some practical advice with early career scholars being asked to review for the first time. I spoke with three scholars, including a journal editor, about how to approach this potentially daunting task—and why it's important to do so.
Upcoming "Trust in Peer Review" panel discussion and AskUP website from AUPresses
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Check out two new resources from the Association of University Presses:
Journal Peer Review: Tips for Being an Effective Reviewer
Guest post by Michael Chibnik, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of Iowa
Working with Your Editor: Ten FAQS about Book Peer Review
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
As Peer Review Week approaches, I wanted to share answers to some of the questions I get asked most often. The theme of #PeerReviewWk20 is trust. I hope these answers contribute to trust in peer review by fostering candid conversations about publishing in general and helping to demystify the peer review process specifically.
Resources for Identifying Predatory Journals and Publishers
COPE guidelines (pdf)
- Useful discussion document about predatory publishing that identifies key issues, describes impact on stakeholders, and analyses proposed interventions and solutions, from COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics.
[1:3] The Impact of COVID-19 on Scholarly Communications
Feeding the Elephant is pleased to introduce our [1:3] series. In this series, we pose 1 question to a librarian, a publisher, and a scholar—the 3 main stakeholders in the scholarly communications ecosystem—to get each perspective on a particular issue. Here, we posed the question:
Working with Your Librarian: Copyright Assistance during COVID-19
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Guest post by Sara R. Benson, Interim Head of the Scholarly Commons and Copyright Librarian, University of Illinois Library
Copyright Resources
To suggest a resource, email us feeding.the.elephant [at] h-net.org or tweet us @HNetBookChannel using the hashtag #FeedingTheElephant.
General Guides & Additional Resources
Copyright Chat Podcast (Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian)
This One Simple Trick Makes Permissions Easy and Fun
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Getting permission to reproduce copyrighted material in your own work can be intimidating and frustrating, and most scholars don’t get much, if any, training in how to do it. You won’t be surprised to learn there is no one simple trick, but the following tips aim to demystify the process and make it easier to manage.
Working with Your Editor: Working with a Developmental Editor
Guest Post by Johanna Schuster-Craig, Assistant Professor of German and Global Studies, Michigan State University
P2L4 Summit Follow-up: How Can Presses & Libraries Work Together to Advance Anti-Racism
A post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Note: This was the third panel of the P2L conference held July 22. A recap of the first two panels can be found here.
Lisa Bayer, Director, University of Georgia Press, sent us this summary.
Working With Your Editor: Developmental Editing
Guest Post by Laura Portwood-Stacer, Manuscript Works