The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for December 2010
Howard’s Pick for 2010: The Tablet Enters the Information Fray
Four days with the iPad became 8 months with it. Meanwhile, friends like the Android tablets joined in. Continue reading
Ann’s Pick for 2010: Print Isn’t the Technology of Today . . . or Tomorrow
Our ease with print makes inertia feel natural. But the winners will have facility with many more information technologies than just paper and ink. Continue reading
The Decline Effect Postulate Fails to Find Its Theory
The truth isn’t disintegrating, but perhaps weaker or ad hoc theoretical frameworks are dissolving more quickly these days. Continue reading
Michael’s Pick for 2010: The Disruption (or Not) of Scientific Publishing
Why hasn’t scientific publishing been disrupted? The question created one of the year’s most-read posts. Continue reading
Two Publishers — One Old, One New — Square Off Without Knowing It
The publisher of Harper’s proves himself an anachronist, while O’Reilly scolds other publishers to wake up! Continue reading
Joe’s Picks for 2010: Reckless Enthusiasm and the Platform Wars
It’s been a reckless year marked by books becoming cannon fodder in the platform wars. Continue reading
Open Access Repositories Lack Trust — But Is Trust Really Necessary?
Should institutional open access repositories be run like journals? Continue reading
Phil’s Pick for 2010: The Unintended Use of a Blog Post
A traffic phenomenon from a post about PLoS ONE may indicate that impact factors are more important to authors than PLoS believes. Continue reading
Alix’s Pick for 2010: Higher Education — Turning a Painful Reality Into a Thriving Digital Business
Image via Wikipedia Rather than choosing a “best” of my own posts, I’ve taken a step back to examine what I’ve written this year, in search of an article or theme upon which to expand. Surveying my 2010 contributions, main themes were innovation and new product creation — what’s next, who’s doing it, and how … Continue reading
Trouble Recruiting Peer-Reviewers? Blame Spam!
A problem in recruiting competent peer-reviewers may be the fault of email spam blockers, not the unwillingness of academics to review. Continue reading
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