Social Software -- It's Here! And You Need to Know More About It!
Important web seminar event on May 15!
Curious about new social networking technologies for the web and how they might help you connect with publishers, librarians, scholars, and others? Learn from a group of experts how to identify where your audience lives online, recognize and choose the right tools for your purpose, manage the process, and set goals and measure success.
Register today for the May 15 webinar: Social Software -- Its Here!
Our expert presenters: Gavin Bell, Nature Publishing Group's Creative Technologist; Melissa Burke, SERMO's Director of Strategic Partnerships; and Kristen Garlock, Associate Director of User Services at JSTOR.
Click here and plan to participate in this timely webinar from the convenience of your desktop!
REGISTER NOW for the 30th Annual Meeting
Click on the image for the latest speaker information for the SSP 2008 30th Annual Meeting.
Attendance for SSP's Annual Meeting is on a record-setting pace! It isn't too late to join us in Boston May 28-30 as we celebrate the Society's 30th anniversary. Early-bird registration has been extended to May 9. Also: our main conference hotel is already sold out; reserve your room at one of the overflow locations now! Our extraordinary program includes features speakers Alex Wright (Glut: Mastering Information Through the Ages), Pattie Maes (MIT Media Lab), and Adrian Johns (University of Chicago). Enjoy ample networking opportunities in the Exhibitor’s Marketplace (and don't forget to thank you generous sponsors!), at meals (including roundtable lunch discussions), and SSP’s 30th Anniversary gala reception at the Prudential Center Skywalk Observatory.Pre-Meeting Seminars Coming on May 28
Spend concentrated time with colleagues and gain in-depth knowledge of major issues in scholarly publishing today. See the program for session details of these important topics:
- Enriching Online Journal Articles with Supplementary Materials
- How to Comply with Public Access Mandates
- Digital Preservation
- How Semantic Tagging Makes Content More Discoverable, More Useful, and More Valuable
- Opportunities and Issues Incorporating Office 2007 into Scholarly Publishing
- Web 2.0: Beyond the Hype
New on SSPnet.org!
Extra! Extra! SSPnet.org is your portal into the dynamic world of the Society for Scholarly Publishing! Don't miss these exciting features:
- Discover how your peers are harnessing the power of cutting-edge Web innovations in Publisher Reports on New Technologies.
- Get to know more about your colleagues in the new Publishing Professional Profiles
- February's feature focuses on one of SSP's original members and the
President of Meyers Consulting Services, Barbara Meyers Ford.
- Exciting new publishing job openings are posted everyday on the SSP Job Bank - find your next career move here!
- 2008 promises many exciting industry events - check out the latest on the SSP Events Calendar
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