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@heatherstaines.bsky.social and Dan Pollock examine how shifts in research budgets actually translate into scholarly output. Will there be more submissions, fewer, or just a change in what gets published? #ResearchTrends #ScholarlyPublishing #NIH #SciencePolicy www.deltathink.com/news-views-h...

ICYMI: A new lawsuit filed by Disney and Universal against AI image generator Midjourney is making headlines. The entertainment giants accuse Midjourney of being a “bottomless pit of plagiarism". #AI #Copyright #AcademicPublishing #ScholComm mashable.com/article/disn...

🌞 It's the first day of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere and the AP takes a look at the tunes that will power the season! #Summer #Music #Tunes #FridayVibes apnews.com/article/song...

Thanks to the @scholarlypub.bsky.social for these amazing images from #SSP2025. Here is one of our favorites: @heatherstaines.bsky.social Staines passing the gavel to incoming President @rmcleodb.bsky.social www.sspnet.org/community/co... #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” - Ida B. Wells Recognizing the past is part of moving forward, together. #Juneteenth #Reflection

💡Bonnie Gruber, Diane Harnish, Lori Carlin, and @heatherstaines.bsky.social share key insights and memorable moments from this year’s @scholarlypub.bsky.social Annual Meeting in this month's Ideas in Action. www.deltathink.com/reflections-... #AcademicPublishing #ScholComm #SSP2025 #Value #Values

🩺The @aamctoday.bsky.social's Principles for Responsible AI in Medical School and Residency Selection + guides that help institutions: ✅Determine AI Readiness ✅Evaluate Vendors ✅Navigate AI Use Cases #AI #MedicalEducation #Admissions #ResidencySelection www.aamc.org/about-us/mis...

⚠️ A new report from the @aamctoday.bsky.social examines the impact of federal actions on academic medicine and the U.S. health care system. #Healthcare #AcademicMedicine #Research #Funding #Policy www.aamc.org/about-us/aam...

Have FOMO or simply want to revisit #SSP2025? Register today to join the @scholarlypub.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Highlights Virtual Event. #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Community #Value #Values customer.sspnet.org/SSP/ssp/AM25...

📢BREAKING NEWS! NIH scientists issue The Bethesda Declaration in support of academic freedom and scientific integrity. Independent #PeerReview cited as the "bedrock" of NIH science. #Science #Research #USPolicy #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Ever found yourself “circling back,” “drilling down,” or “taking it offline”—and wondered, “Wait, why do we talk like this at work?” 🤔 @pbs.org Storied has you covered! #CorporateJargon #OfficeLife #Linguistics #Science #PBSStoried #FridayFunnies www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSbY...

The folks at ‪@jstor.bsky.social‬ Daily trace the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s origins from WWII’s scientific mobilization to its founding debates, highlighting how the agency’s mission to fund basic research has evolved. #Science #Research #Leadership daily.jstor.org/science-in-w...

Lori Carlin popped in to attend SXSW.com London and was in the house to listen to renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, DBE, talk about hope, humanity, and the future of our planet. #STEM #GOAT #EthnographicResearch #ContextualInquiry #Legend www.deltathink.com/contextual-i...

Training data. "The deal is consistent with our long-held principle that high-quality journalism is worth paying for," Meredith Kopit Levien, chief executive of The Times, said in a note to staff. #AI #LLMs #Content techxplore.com/news/2025-05...

@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social highlights @scholarlypub.bsky.social President @heatherstaines.bsky.social address at #SSP025. Thank you, Heather, for your stalwart leadership and contributions to #ScholComm. #Leader #Value #Values #AcademicPublishing scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/06/02/d...

Terrific discussion ... thanks to Etzer and debaters David Atkinson and Adam Eisgrau. 👏 #SSP2025 #AI #Copyright #FairUse #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing

More #SSP2025 moments ... two @scholarlypub.bsky.social Presidents, @heatherstaines.bsky.social and Rebecca McLeod + a Board Member, Jennifer Regala, the President's Early Career Roundtable, and first-time exhibitor Layman Publishing! #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values

@heatherstaines.bsky.social talks with @scholarlypub.bsky.social Fellows Carah Naseem and Omorodion Okuonghae about their poster on AI Use in Scholarly Publishing. 👏 Plus, as the sponsor of the poster session, we got our name on a very cool napkin. #SSP025 #ScholComm #Value #Values

Seen at #SSP2025: @scholarlypub.bsky.social President @heatherstaines.bsky.social and Charleston Conference's @leah-hinds.bsky.social + a nice view of Orioles.com baseball! #ScholComm #Value #Values

@scholarlypub.bsky.social President @heatherstaines.bsky.social Staines kicks off #SSP2025. #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #Value #Values

🌐 ICYMI: ‪‪@iflaglobal.bsky.social‬ issues a statement on information freedom in the United States and announces a new initiative to expand global awareness of threats to the information environment by governments. #Funding #Policy #Research #Libraries #ScholComm www.ifla.org/news/ifla-fa...

Two Harvard scientists have created a database that tracks NIH grant terminations. The tool combines government information + crowdsourced submissions and has identified more than 2,100 grants totaling approximately $9.5 billion. #Science #Funding #Research #ScholComm airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJ...

Dan Pollock & @heatherstaines.bsky.social provide data driven insights and practical considerations for publishers and libraries navigating costs and developing strategies this rapidly changing environment. #AcademicLibraries #AcademicPublishing #DeltaThinkData www.deltathink.com/news-views-f...

⚛️ A new survey published by Nature Portfolio reveals that researchers are sharply divided on whether AI should be allowed to write scientific papers. #AI #ResearchEthics #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@harvardlibrary.bsky.social launches a new digital archive of 3,000+ #PublicHealth posters from the HIV/AIDS crisis. This global collection shows the role graphic design played in spreading life-saving information before the era of social media. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... #Libraries

@scholarlykitchen.bsky.social chef @9thprime.bsky.social provides a look back at a tumultuous week at @librarycongress.bsky.social. #Libraries #Funding #Policy scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/15/a...

Interested in the impact of US funding and policy changes on global research? 13,000+ responses to our global survey of researchers/authors will shine a light on real-world experiences with systematic, quantitative data. #ResearchFunding #AcademicResearch #DeltaThinkData www.deltathink.com/blog

The inaugural EPIC Awards hosted by @annajester.bsky.social and Gwen Weerts is just of one of the many reasons we are looking forward to #SSP2025. If you are headed to Baltimore, please reach out to set up some time to connect. #ScholComm #ManageToChange www.sspnet.org/community/ne...

Go behind the scenes at the @umich.edu to see how NIH funding works ... and what it means to lose a grant. #Science #Research #Funding #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing theconversation.com/a-michigan-r...

GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE! @scholarlypub.bsky.social's #SSP2025 is just around the corner ... get the scoop on this year's host city from two insiders @jenniferaregala.bsky.social and Kelly Squazzo. We'll see you soon in Charm City, #ScholComm. #AcademicPublishing www.sspnet.org/community/ne...

The Data Rescue Project (DRP) organizes associations and university libraries in an effort preserve and safeguard public research data. #Science #Research #Libraries #AcademicSky #Data #Archiving www.ibtimes.com/web-archivis...

#CSE2025 is a wrap! Special shout out to @councilscienceed.bsky.social Annual Meeting co-chairs Mia Ricci and @hdiangelis.bsky.social , seen here hanging with our own @heatherstaines.bsky.social, and the entire program committee for a job well-done! 👏 #ScholComm #Science #Community

Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social. This decision comes at a critical time, as global aid budgets face cuts and the need for private philanthropy to fill in the gaps has never been greater. #Science #Funding #GlobalHealth apnews.com/article/bill...

🏆 More winners from the @councilscienceed.bsky.social Annual Meeting! Congratulations to Tae-Sul Seo and Jaegyun Park on their winning poster "Progress of Asian Scholarly Journals Over Past Decade" and thanks for the selfie with @heatherstaines.bsky.social. #Science #ScholComm #CSE2025

Germany's central medical library, ZBMed, is building an alternative to PubMed. It will be open source, based on MeSH & associated data standards, built to be sustainable in case PubMed becomes unreliable - with APIs & MeSH maintenance. Open meeting called! 1/2 www.heise.de/news/Wegen-T... #MedLibs

New poll finds disconnect between reliance on federal science information and concerns about cuts to federal science spending. #Science #Data #Funding

Shout out to @retractionwatch.com founders Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus, (seen here celebrating with Senior Consultant @heatherstaines.bsky.social) winners of the @councilscienceed.bsky.social (CSE)'s award for Meritorious Achievement! 🏆 #CSE2025 #ResearchIntegrity #ScholComm

🔊 BISG has announced the launch of a new tool for anyone seeking rights or permissions for content published by US and UK publishers. "Find a Rightsholder" is a dynamic database of more than 3,500 (and growing) imprints and rightsholders. #ScholComm #Copyright findarightsholder.bisg.org

Anyone else in #ScholComm make it a point to check out local bookstores when traveling? Sharing a handy list of "must-visit" spots across the globe to help you with your itinerary (or your wish list!). 🌎 📖 #FridayFun #Books #Reading www.afar.com/magazine/the...

The @councilscienceed.bsky.social Annual Meeting kicks off next week and @heatherstaines.bsky.social will be attending! Reach out to schedule a check in and get an update on our Author and Researcher Survey, which has now received more than 12,000 responses! www.deltathink.com/author-resea...

❓ What do Jane Goodall and #ScholComm have in common? It turns out, quite a lot. Our latest Ideas in Action explores how the power of careful, contextual observation can drive user-centered products, processes, and policies. #Science #Observation #UserBehavior www.deltathink.com/contextual-i...

#ScholComm #AcademicPublishing #HigherEd #Research

@thelancet.bsky.social adds its voice in support of science and medicine in the United States. #Science #Research #ScholComm www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📐 PIVOT! Here is a handy look at physics behind getting that sofa up the staircase and around the corner in your 5-story walk up. www.quantamagazine.org/the-largest-... #Science #Angles #FridayFoodForThought

🔊 To remain visible and relevant, publishers must adapt—prioritizing content that stands out in an AI-dominated landscape. Now is the time to review your content strategy ... contact us to get started. #AI #SEO #ContentStrategy #ScholComm #ManageToChange searchengineland.com/google-ai-ov...

@aip.bsky.social's research team engaged in a systematic survey to better understand the extent of recent changes in federal funding and policy and their impact on Physics and Astronomy Graduate Programs. #STEM #Education #Funding #Policy #Data ww2.aip.org/statistics/i...

📈 Dig into the numbers behind inflation's effect on APCs in this month's News and Views with @heatherstaines.bsky.social and Dan Pollock. Want to know more? Register to have News and Views delivered to your inbox each month. #APCs #OA #ScholComm #DeltaThinkData www.deltathink.com/news-views-t...

Senior Consultant @heatherstaines.bsky.social talks #OpenScience, #Collaboration, #Policy, #OA #Libraries and leveling the playing field with @cern.bsky.social's Kamran Naim as part of the @chashub Leadership Interview Series. ⚛️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4Cu...

Moving is a tedious job, but a small town in Michigan chipped in to help a beloved bookstore get settled into their new home, just down the block. 📖 ❤️ #Community #Books #AcademicPublishing apnews.com/article/book...

8,000+ responses and counting! Want the data you need to plan your path forward in turbulent times? There is still time to participate in our Author/Researcher Survey ... reach out today at [email protected] #AcademicPublishing #Evidence #DeltaThinkData www.deltathink.com/author-resea...