Open Access Doesn’t Drive Citations
In the best-designed study of this topic yet, no citation advantage emerges for OA articles.
Google Launches Knols
Google Knols launched with a lot of splash, but is it a small fish?
Who Comments?
The proliferation of Web 2.0 and social networking tools has made it clear that the functionality is being baked into the substance of the Web. But, who is using these tools in the scholarly community? A recent blog entry on […]
Microsoft’s Free Tools for Scholarly Research
Microsoft’s External Research Group unveils 5 new tools for scholarly researchers.
A Trillion URLs
With an index now of 1 trillion URLs, Google is poised to dominate search. But will Cuil throw a wrench in the works?
Unfair Use
Blogging, like journalism, amplifies the dissemination of scientific information. But tensions still exist between bloggers and the mainstream media.
Citations & the Missing Link
A paper examines faulty citations, but the authors are on shaky ground.
E-ink Hits the Newsstands
Coming in September, according to a story in the New York Times, the first e-ink magazine cover will grace our newsstands. Esquire has designed an e-ink cover that will flash the words, “The 21st Century Begins Now” from an e-ink […]
Agility = Mindset
Agility is a mindset, not a process. The product is the goal, and last-minute requirements are a blessing.
Eigenfactor
Does the Principle of Repeated Improvement Result in Better Journal Impact Estimates than Raw Citation Counts?
It’s All About the People
It’s unavoidable — even a session on technical issues becomes about the people. It’s integral to Web 2.0.
The Paradox of Online Journals
Online availability of articles may shorten citation window, lead to fewer articles being cited new research suggests.
The Foldable E-Book
The New York Times recently profiled the Readius, a foldable reader that uses e-ink and wireless communication so you can read books, magazines, and emails on a 5″ diagonal screen, from a device about the size of a cell phone […]
APA Reverses PubMed Deposit Charge
The American Psychological Association has abruptly halted a policy that would charge $2,500 for archiving in PubMed Central
The Age of the Blog
Michael Bhaskar at theDigitalist.net has written an interesting two-part rumination on the place of blogs in the publisher milieu. In it, he neatly slices publishers away from the technological aspect of blogs — wisely dismissing publishers as possible creators of […]