Should You Pay To Get Cited?
Two Swiss economists claim that the supposed Open Access citation advantage can be explained by self-selection and recommend authors save their research dollars.
Downloads as Failure
Bragging about downloads is akin to saying your site doesn’t work well. Authors will soon start to notice.
Obama’s Weekly YouTube-side Chats
Obama is to Roosevelt as YouTube is to radio = a major moment in communications.
President DRE 700
Bow down before your duly elected and merciful leader.
Another New Cook in the Kitchen
Please join us in welcoming the culinary acumen of Joseph Esposito to the Scholarly Kitchen. Joe is an independent consultant providing strategy assessment and interim management to the information industries. He has served as an executive at Simon & Schuster […]
ARL/Ithaka Report on Scholarly Communication
Circular reasoning and tradition cloud an otherwise significant report on what constitutes scholarship today.
Open Source Lessons
Open source has come to hardware, illustrating again why the lessons still don’t apply to scholarship.
The Market for Scholarly Articles
Why the market for scholarly articles looks a lot like the market for used cars.
Scholarly Chicken (Part Deux)
Image via Wikipedia Our Scholarly Chicken has recovered from his last gastronomic episode, and now that the weather has turned fowl, he has been feeling rather peckish. As Thanksgiving approaches, consider sending this recipe to those who see little value […]
6,527 and Counting
It’s only been 6,000+ days since the Web launched, proving that some things are only possible in practice.
Internet Trends 2008
Morgan-Stanley’s 2008 Internet Trends report is out, and the shocks emanate from the complex interrelationships of the trends.
The Scholarly Presidency
While the election of Barack Obama was a breakthrough in race relations, it also marks a breakthrough in the scholarly world.
Social Media Grows
A new report from Forrester Research (paid report) reveals that social media is growing in nearly every way possible, with some aspects rocketing into majorities of the population. The author of the report, Josh Bernhoff, provides an overview in his […]
Obama.com & Military.com
Obama.com and Military.com settle any differences by focusing on the people.
Universal Citations
Italian researchers may have discovered the solution to comparing citation impact across disciplines. Is the Impact Factor next?