The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for September 2010
Fighting Copyright Trolls — The Electronic Freedom Frontier Strikes Back at Righthaven
Apparently, practices by a Las Vegas publisher are spreading, and the EFF has stepped in to stop them. Continue reading
When the Love of Books Doesn’t Increase Sales or Citations
Free online books may increase discovery, but may not translate into increased sales or citations, a new study reports. Continue reading
Radiohead Contemplates Digital Realities — Parallels for STM Publishing
Radiohead’s bassist contemplates the band’s journey through digital distribution as they prepare to release another group of songs. Publishers can find parallels. Continue reading
The Asymmetry of Waste in the Age of Abundance — A Reversal of Scarcity’s Balance
A rumination on how abundance might be turning the table on producers by giving consumers pathways to efficiency. Continue reading
Feeding the Sharks — C2C Wins Venture Capital
SSP IN conference ends with presentations of five new “dream e-Tools.” Will the panel of venture capitalists take the bait? Continue reading
How the WSJ-NYT Turf War Looks From China
A video from practical people outside our little bubble gets it right. Continue reading
Libraries and Netflix — Questionable Borrowing Practices From People Who Know From Borrowing
Libraries publicize their use of Netflix to save money on acquiring digital video for patrons, opening a potentially costly can of worms. Continue reading
Personas, Process, and Venture Capitalists
Successfully developing a new product often means understanding the interests of other stakeholders. Continue reading
State of the Art II — The Future of Technology in the Classroom
Harvard’s Paul Bergen: “The slow accretion of technology into the educational system is the result of the teacher and not the learner.” Continue reading
State of the Art I — The Future of Academic Librarians
ACRL’s Kara Malenfant to publishers: “Don’t think of librarians as those who hold the purse-strings, because that is not how librarians view themselves.” Continue reading
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