Will a Renewed Re-examination of the Big Deal Itself Be a Big Deal?
As budgets make librarians look for better deals, the Big Deals fall under close scrutiny.
Dyslexie — A New Typeface Cleverly Designed to Help Dyslexics Read
The alphabet, as redesigned to help dyslexics achieve lower reading error-rates than their non-dyslexic counterparts.
The Economic Mess — A Factor We Cannot Ignore
The economic stagnation sweeping the globe is hitting academia. For publishers and others, the implications can be severe and long-term.
How a Magician Beat Nine Chess Champions
Want to come out ahead? Planning is everything.
Watching the Information World's Metaphors — Are You About Streams Yet?
How we think often leads to what we think. Are you publishing using the metaphors users are adopting?
Is the Internet Bad for Our Brains? The Answer Is Subtle and Complex, But Quite Reassuring
More proof that Google isn’t making us “stooopid” — rather, we’re just being human, and that’s OK.
The First-World Problems Rap — A Little Perspective Before the 4th of July
A teen nails the woes of the blithely pampered.
Pondering the 5 W’s of Publication Funding – Who, What, When, Where, and Why
While all sustainable publishing requires funding, where the funding comes from, why it’s provided, who provides it, when it’s provided, and what they expect for it sheds some light on some key issues.
Revisiting PressForward – A Good Idea Facing an Uphill Battle
PressForward has a lot of potential, but a lot of potential barriers to overcome. How it fares will depend on how much the larger culture of academia is interested in change.
The Social Media Revolution — The 2011 Update
The social media revolutions continues to roll onward.
Twirlr — A New Platform . . . But Not for Mobile Devices
A very musical new platform is announced with utmost secrecy.
Blogs Meet Academic Biases, Are Offered an Ironic Prize for Good Online Content
A new initiative to feature online content shows its cards when it names the ultimate honor it can convey on selections.
A New Study Asks a Troubling Question: Are We Losing Our Minds?
A new study being touted by Nicholas Carr reveals a lack of healthy skepticism and more problems with “methodologically sound.”
Spam versus Targeting — Which Approach Will Define the Age of Abundance?
As spam defines one end of abundance, targeting enters to deflect the damage. Can they co-exist? Or will one become the defining trait of the age?
Capturing Words — Revisiting the Echoes of History
Words persist, but the form they take can change something fundamental in their meaning.