Best of VOC: And The Oscar Goes To… ChatGPT?
Writers in Hollywood are the latest to declare concerns that technology based in powerful artificial intelligence tools may jeopardize their livelihoods.
Best of VOC: Beyond Publishers
Publishing industry analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart wants your help to map the new uncharted territories of the book business.
Best of VOC: Freeing Research From Ukraine
The war in Ukraine grinds on one year after the Russian invasion. Ukrainians have so far deterred President Vladimir Putin’s special operation with help from friends and allies around the world.
Best of VOC: Making Libraries Welcoming Spaces
The university library holds first a central role as a study space. With enrollment increasingly diverse, librarians and administrators see responsibility for making that study space into a welcoming place, too.
Best of VOC: Wartime Role for Ukraine Libraries
“We’ve seen public libraries that have turned into shelters, including some at the cities that are being shelled. And we’ve seen the Ukrainian library community mobilize to combat disinformation,” says Nick Poole.
Best of VOC: Small Batch Publishing
The key to success, says Publerati’s Caleb Mason, is a focus on scale – the same approach as at your favorite microbrewery.
Best of VOC: Rights Management & ROI
Over the past two decades, technology has transformed rights management from back-office clerical function to strategic opportunity across many sectors of publishing.
Best of VOC: Why Golden Oldies Are Hot Investments
While the music industry experienced financial carnage in the first decade of digital disruption, streaming has restored the business to growth by playing your favorite song.
Best of VOC: How to be an Anti-Racist Reader (And Publisher)
In the midst of political and social upheaval, where do you turn to gain understanding and to foster empathy? For many Americans, the answers are found in books; reading is a gateway to move beyond misinformation, habits and prejudices.
Best of VOC: COVID, Publishing and the Future
The surprises from COVID-19 aren’t always unwelcome ones. The arrival of effective vaccines is one such miracle. The good health of the publishing industry is yet another – at least for now.