Discover the latest marketing and scholcomms news
It’s official: summer is here! Time to get out those sunglasses and bask in the sun (if we’re that lucky here in the UK!).
May has been an eventful month. After all the planning, the CILIP Cymru Wales conference took place 17 May 2024, and it was definitely worth it. Lou and I were thrilled to meet so many incredible members of the Welsh library community. In my case, it was great to see some excellent library professionals from the university library I frequented back in my English Literature studies.
In other news, the theme for this year’s Peer Review Week has been announced, and this time it’s all about emerging technologies and innovations. Hannah also attended the University Press Redux Conference earlier last month. You can learn more about what we’ve been up to in our latest newsletter.
Sharnie also published an incredibly moving and raw blog post on The Scholarly Kitchen, exploring her own experiences with mental health and how she’s supporting the team to create a mentally healthy workplace.
As always, we’re here to bring you news from our industry, marketing as a whole as well as tantalizing tidbits to get your brain ticking. Keep on reading to explore what the month of May had to offer.
Scholarly communications
What’s happening in the ever-changing world of scholarly communications? We’ve done the news trawl, so you don’t have to:
This year’s theme for Peer Review Week 2024 has been announced. The focus will be on ‘Innovation and Technology in Peer Review,’ promising to provide a rich exploration into emerging technology trends and their impact on the review process.
Join Sharnie in her post for The Scholarly Kitchen, as she explores mental health initiatives and insights from building a supportive workplace. Raw and brutally honest – this is what talking about mental health should be about.
The Scholarly Kitchen covers the results of the 4th Annual SSP Professional Skills Survey.
The Scholarly Kitchen has provided an update on the STM Integrity Hub and whether the landscape around research integrity has shifted during the past two years.
Research Information explored the importance of academic freedom and why it must stay high on the EU’s agenda.
Certain peer review communities are facing an incredibly high number of review requests, while others are not properly represented. Research Information has the full story on these discrepancies among peer reviewers.
Marketing
From artificial intelligence to influencer marketing – find out what everyone in marketing is talking about this month:
TikTok has filed a petition to overturn the United States' ban on the platform in federal court.
Speaking of TikTok, they’re also testing out 60-minute videos.
In news that may not surprise everyone – social media is now more effective for brand discovery than both search engines and TV ads. If you’re looking to promote your brand, social media is vital.
Nearly half (49.6%) of internet traffic in 2023 was from bots.
Search Engine Journal shared more information about the Google data leak.
Did you know?
Our monthly pick of unusual and surprising research and news to tickle your brainbox!
Did you know that the University of Edinburgh has a graduation bonnet?
Imagine what you could do with a third thumb! Some people don’t have to imagine – a study from the University of Cambridge has shown that people have little trouble learning to use a third thumb.
An octopus has eight tentacles, right? Wrong. It may be more realistic to say that they have six arms and two legs. Learn more from BBC’s Science Focus.
Want to make a feline friend? Try blinking reaaaaally slowly. Learn more fun cat facts from BBC Science Focus.
Events and training highlights
4 June 2024
C4DISC
12 June 2024
SSP
26 June 2024
ALPSP
9 and 10 July 2024
ALPSP
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