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Archive for June 2008
The “h-index”: An Objective Mismeasure?
A “mystical belief” in simple math and hard numbers like the h-index can mislead smart people. Continue reading
The Future That Never Was
For a lighthearted and informative time, I’d recommend a visit to Paleo-Future, a blog providing “A Look Into the Future That Never Was.” Does this look like a city near you? At Paleo-Future, you’ll see predictions from Criswell, drawings of flying personal platforms, sketches of moon bases, and the like. It’s interesting to visit, and … Continue reading
OA Author’s Fund — 1% Solution, 99% Ideology
We are seeing a publishing model that has roots in cold, hard currency transformed into an idolatry of ideology. Continue reading
Britannica’s Tepid Move
Image via Wikipedia Forgive me, but I think the recent news that the Encyclopedia Britannica is adopting a modified Wiki approach reveals not a brave embrace of new online realities, but rather a tepid response to the threat they are under. It’s the second example this week of organizations that apparently have lost their bearings … Continue reading
The Syllabus — Key to Changing Student Research Behavior
Cornell initiative to develop information skills in the classroom. Is there an easy solution for the Google generation? Continue reading
AP vs. Blogs: Spoiler Alert!
The AP is taking on blogs. They won’t win by fighting. Continue reading
0 = Initiate Final Algorithm
You may have heard of this elsewhere, a site called “You’ve Been Left Behind” (www.youvebeenleftbehind.com). It’s been created in anticipation of the Rapture. The site will store many megabytes of documents and send these materials under certain conditions to up to 62 email addresses of your choosing when the Rapture occurs, so that those “left … Continue reading
Applications, Not Publications
Don’t develop publications, develop applications! Continue reading
Alex Wright on “The Web Time Forgot”
If you attended the keynote for the SSP’s 2008 Annual Meeting, you heard Alex Wright of the New York Times give a fascinating talk about Paul Otlet. Now, in an article in the Times, Alex drills down into some of Otlet’s works and provides fascinating multimedia. This proves that ideas and how they manifest themselves … Continue reading
The End of Returns
NPR report: The practice of allowing booksellers to return unsold books back to the publisher may be nearing an end. Continue reading
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