New Pencils, New Crayons, Old Humans
Fresh thinking about communication tools (pencils, crayons, computers) often pays off since we’re such inveterate communicators.
Fresh thinking about communication tools (pencils, crayons, computers) often pays off since we’re such inveterate communicators.
e-Books are becoming more competitive, with Sony striking distribution and retail deals. Authors and readers stand to benefit.
Over time, many markets become dominated by low quality, cheap, “good enough” products. How is this common evolutionary pathway playing out in the world of scholarly publishing?
An author-pays open access model for humanities and social sciences journals is not a sustainable option, a detailed analysis of association publishers suggests.
What would SSP IN be without a field trip? Seed Media’s Joy Moore arranged an expedition to community art space AS220 where IN attendees viewed work by local artists, had lunch, and talked with Bert Crenca, AS220’s founder and artistic […]
A 5-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the Scholarly Kitchen, so that you can see the basics of how a blog works.
John Wilbanks from Creative Commons tells us to stop concentrating on the container and begin concentrating on the customer.
Disintermediation portends doom, but “diffintermediation” suggests manageable change.
SSP IN goes into the stratosphere on its first night.
John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivered the keynote at SSP IN on the importance of staying green and growing.
“Digital natives” don’t necessarily know more about their technologies, they just have different habits. In fact, digital immigrants have the real advantage addressing young “neo-traditionalists.”
Ah, the joys of live blogging — candid photos published soon after they’re taken! Ann Michael and Michael Clarke put the finishing touches on the SSP IN meeting.
Live blogging from the SSP IN meeting will round out this week. Look for our posts often.
Moving beyond citations, publisher paints broader picture of quality with palette of performance indicators.
Providing incentives to reviewers may be key to improving the peer review process.