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Stick to Your Ribs: Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Revisiting Michael Clarke's incisive post about disruption, or rather the lack thereof, in scientific publishing. Continue reading »
Stick to Your Ribs: Challenging the Access Crisis 26 Aug 2013 | 02:31 pm
Revisiting a post from 2011 that called for evidence for a better understanding of access to the research literature. Continue reading »
Out of Office: Summer Reruns 26 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
We're taking a week off. Continue reading »
Elmore Leonard: An Homage in Three Bears 23 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm
American literature is markedly poorer this week with the death of Elmore Leonard, the undisputed dean of crime fiction. Continue reading »
Spoilers, Social Media Feeding Frenzies and the Need to Connect 23 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Back in 2009, I wrote a post about the death of the television schedule. In the post, I discussed shelf life versus participation value for content, highlighting the rare entertainment events like spo...
Some University of California Open Access Policy Confusions 22 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
A brief analysis of the University of California's recently announced Open Access policy for faculty. Continue reading »
Why Aren’t There More Women at the Top in Scholarly Publishing? 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
How well does the scholarly publishing field fare in terms of the number of women in leadership roles compared with others? Continue reading »
What Is Summer Reading but Life Writ Large? 20 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Time to review summer reading, not only what is on the list but also the very idea of summer reading. Summer reading takes us to a place outside ourselves, but for people involved with publishing, tha...
Book Review — “The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths” 19 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
A new book about the role of governments in long-term R&D and market-creation functions should send shockwaves through the political system over the coming decades. Fortunately, you can read it now. C...
The Kids Guide to the Internet 16 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
From 1997, everything you need to know about the internet. Continue reading »