Experimentation

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Do We Need a Consumer Reports of Journals, Written by the Authors?

A proposal for a community site to review author experiences at various journals suggests the need for a new player in the trust economy of journals. Continue reading »

Populism vs. Activism — Encountering Limitations in the Age of Online Petitions and Signatures

We’re officially in the age of online petitions, which may be taking the place of actual activism. Is that an improvement? Continue reading »

Are We In a Rut? Explaining the Increasing Homogenization of Scholarly and Scientific Publishing

The Internet promised a revolution, but we may have only deepened our rut as a number of factors have combined to constrain innovation and change our customer focus. Continue reading »

Announcing the Scholarly Kitchen Podcast

The Scholarly Kitchen proudly announces its podcast. Happy listening! Continue reading »

Redundant and Expensive – How F1000 Research’s Model Reveals the Root Problems of PubMed Central

More internal PubMed Central emails show quite clearly that PMC is wasting taxpayers’ money solving problems publishers have already solved. Continue reading »

The Limits of Crowdsourcing in the Scientific Disciplines

Social networking and crowdsourcing have attributes that may make them both incompatible with the goals and process of science. Can we accept that? Continue reading »

Businessman Closes Product, Community Enraged! The Death of Tools of Change

When a popular and iconic product is ended, the outrage doesn’t match the pragmatism and agility we all espouse. TOC’s end is one such example. Continue reading »

Book Review: “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business”

A few months ago, I assigned a book to my senior managers — Charles Duhigg’s “The Power of Habit.” They smiled wanly as they accepted the books, prepared to slog through a business book with little bearing on their real lives. We were all pleasantly surprised — the book turned out to be more interesting … Continue reading »

OSTP Public Access Memo Deadlines Loom Over Us

The OSTP access memorandum has led to hearings this month. Be sure to contribute and observe. Continue reading »

Leo and Moshimo in Love? A Mother Describes The Matrix

When a mother watches a famous mind-bending sci-fi movie and then has to retell it, the results are lovable and hilarious. Continue reading »

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