We are off on Monday for the US Labor Day holiday, which, among other things, marks an end to summer vacations for many, as students return to school. In an era of rampant climate change, it’s hard to say exactly when summer will come to an end (or if it will at all for many), and our pre-conceived seasonal patterns and traditions may soon become less and less accurate.
That said, any excuse to listen to Neko Case is always welcome. Here, a personal favorite, “Magpie to the Morning” and I urge you to take her (or at least the magpie’s) warning — don’t let this fading summer pass you by.
David Crotty is a Senior Consultant at Clarke & Esposito, a boutique management consulting firm focused on strategic issues related to professional and academic publishing and information services. Previously, David was the Editorial Director, Journals Policy for Oxford University Press. He oversaw journal policy across OUP’s journals program, drove technological innovation, and served as an information officer. David acquired and managed a suite of research society-owned journals with OUP, and before that was the Executive Editor for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, where he created and edited new science books and journals, along with serving as a journal Editor-in-Chief. He has served on the Board of Directors for the STM Association, the Society for Scholarly Publishing and CHOR, Inc., as well as The AAP-PSP Executive Council. David received his PhD in Genetics from Columbia University and did developmental neuroscience research at Caltech before moving from the bench to publishing.
