The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for January 2009
The Success of Failure
Is a lack of success failure? Or just another step on the road to success? This video from Honda reveals some answers, and some inspiration about persistence and wisdom. Continue reading
Aggregation Agitation Continues
Does the settlement of the case between Gatehouse and the New York Times cast any light? Is the commercial model for news aggregation any closer to being settled? Continue reading
Subscription Publishers Lead with Open Access
The vast majority of freely-available biomedical articles were published by societies using traditional subscription models, a new study reports. Continue reading
Self-Publishing Reinvents the Novel
The novel is about novelty. Self-publishing is just the latest option for authors. Some argue that it’s reinventing literature. Continue reading
Wikipedia on Drugs
Wikipedia is a reference that is accurate but incomplete. How does it fare as a drug resource? A recent study finds an interesting trend. Continue reading
A Predictive Parody?
What happens when parody is prescient? It becomes a painful reminder of things gone awry. Happy Friday! Continue reading
Why Text Still Rules
Text still dominates, but is finding new purposes in an increasingly hybridized media ecosystem. Continue reading
Metrics for the Humanities
Are the humanists trying too hard to be like scientists? Continue reading
When Newspapers Are Gone
Seth Godin wonders if we’ll miss newspapers. For a growing proportion of the population, it’s already a moot point. Continue reading
How Far We’ve Come
On the eve of the Inauguration of Barack Obama, let’s pause and remember the hero today is set aside for. Continue reading
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