The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for August 2011
Does Access Create New Types of Scarcity?
A compelling essay points out some interesting wrinkles to the access debate. Continue reading
Wile E. Coyote and Print Publishing — The Tragicomedy of Desperate Measures
Print aficionados and newspaper companies are rushing to bridge a chasm, but even their ACME product may not be enough. Continue reading
“The Eve of Destruction,” Now on YouTube
Publishers habitually adopt a pessimistic outlook about their business, but the trends for the industry are very good. Pessimism is the real problem. Continue reading
“No Escape” — The Inspiration of “Portal 2″ Finds Its Way to Film
In less time than most people spend getting ready in the morning, a filmmaker created a lovely short film inspired by a great video game. Worth watching. Continue reading
“Librarians” — An Endangered Species?
A recent analysis suggests some worrisome trends for librarianship. Continue reading
Old and Busted: Facebook for Scientists — The New Hotness? eBay for Scientists
Hitting the wallet, watch, and workload makes more sense, but Science Exchange still has some details to iron out. Continue reading
Software and the Audience of Audiences — Is Academic Passivity Inhibiting Cultural Change?
The world is changing. Is academic culture an artificial and unhelpful cap on inevitable and productive innovation in communication potentialities? Or is there a failure of leadership? Continue reading
The Amazon Boycott — Power, Taxation, Big Companies, and Intertwined Economies
A boycott is being organized in California against Amazon to oppose Amazon’s resistance to collecting state sales tax. But Amazon may be too interwoven in the world today to be effectively opposed. Continue reading
Are Cash Bonuses the Right Incentive for Science Authors?
Rewarding scientists with cash bonuses when they publish in prestigious journals drives up submission rates but has no effect on publication success, a new study reports. Continue reading
I’m Being Followed — New Advertising Technologies and User Self-Identity
Following users across the Web is an increasingly common way to expand ad inventory. But can scholarly publishers expect users to accept it? Continue reading
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