The OUP has launched Oxford Bibliographies Online, hoping to filter major fields down to a high-quality, peer-reviewed reference kick-start. But does a wordy filter actually filter in the networked world?
Clay Shirky reflects on the end of complexity. He’s right, but can simplified systems produce quality? Can other approaches also survive?
In which I argue that Shirky’s point is more about bureaucracies, cultures, and new approaches.
“Abundance breaks more things than scarcity does. Society knows how to react to scarcity.” Clay Shirky speaks at the opening session of NFAIS.
Image via Wikipedia I think by the end of this post, you won’t think of your editorial filter in quite the way you did when you woke up this morning. The metaphor of a filter has informed our thinking about […]
Is the revolution in authorship and writing going to lead to more social upheaval? Two scholars argue it may well be the case.
The Guardian is doing what every news organization — every publishing organization — should do. Are you listening?
Newspapers created a choke point for information supply. How do we avoid creating a hole at the center in the age of the demand economy?
Amateurs with similar machines as professionals have emerged before. Instead of travel, this time, it’s information.
When information was scarce, it needed copyright protection. When it’s abundant and a service, is it relevant anymore? Really?