Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to highlight sessions and themes of the annual Society of Scholarly Publishing conference.

Design/methodology/approach

Conference report Building on Technology 2.0 and Library 2.0, this theme was on Scholarly Communication 2.0 and even though there was some obvious overlap well known by librarians, there was plenty of creative and new ideas that were shared.

Findings

The role of the reader and library user are of more importance than in the past and new products and services now cater to that increasingly emphasized role.

Originality value

Change in readership, product development, marketing, branding, and nearly everything in the scholarly publishing marketplace has determined that new partnerships and interests are evolving.

Citation

Gelfand, J. (2007), "Society of Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 24 No. 6, pp. 15-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419050710823283