The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) has announced the redesign and launch of its new website, accessible at www.sspnet.org. Easier navigation; a cleaner, mobile-ready design; more streamlined event registration and login procedures; as well as a more friendly user interface were the driving forces for the redesign.
Divided into key sections of events, careers, community and resources, the site presents a wealth of content to SSP members and professionals looking to explore a career in scholarly publishing. Easy access to members-only areas is found via the 'community' section, and the popular job listings – from publishers around the globe – are rapidly accessible under 'careers.'
A key feature of the new site is the expanded SSP Library, containing more than five years of past material from SSP Annual Meetings, IN Conferences, webinars, and more. Now fully searchable by presenter name, topic/keyword, and year, the SSP Library offers members and visitors case studies, lessons learned, and industry forecasts captured in video, audio, and slides shows. The SSP Library is found in the 'resources' section.
Broad social sharing is another major addition, via embedded social media links throughout the SSP site. Whether users prefer to share content via Twitter, LinkedIn, Stumbleupon, Reddit, Facebook, or any other dozens of channels, they can do so via the Share button located on each page.
The SSP Web Site Task Force was the driving force behind this redesign and was made up of representatives from multiple SSP committees, including Education, Annual Meeting Program, Development, and Communications. This engagement by key groups helped to ensure that the site's new and updated content would be highly relevant.
