Measuring Reading Speed on E-Readers Teaches Us That Speed Isn’t Usability
A Nielsen usability study confuses speed with usability, raising many questions in so doing.
Cups, Buckets, Pools, and Puddles: When the Flood of Papers Won’t Abate, Which Do You Choose?
When most papers submitted ultimately get published, and in an age driven by pooled philosophies and practices, are we already participating in a “filter failure” of immense proportions?
OK, Let’s Try This Again — It’s Time for a Summer Vacation!
We’re taking 2 weeks off. See you in July!
Does Thinking Benefit More from Contemplation or Exchange?
Distractions spur thoughts, so why do we want deep, contemplative thinking?
The Content Graph: How Brands, Trust, and Quality Can Network the Future of Online News
By realizing content links news outlets and creating a barter system, Scott Karp’s Publish2 offers an interesting approach to the “content graph” networked information has created.
The iPad in Medicine: The Good, the Bad, and the Germy
A physician uses the iPad, and it works great. But can you wash it enough for the hospital setting?
Librarians Do Gaga: Is “Glee” a New Business Model for Librarianship?
Librarians make a video parody of a Lady Gaga song, with some memorable results.
The Subordination of Browsers, Search, and Links: Will Apps and Mobile Redefine Our Digital Lives?
A recent Atlantic article talks about how the Web is shifting into a subservient role to mobile apps. The implications for strategies are clear.
Signals of Quality — Does Selectivity Attract Better Submissions and Better Authors?
A study from ACM suggests that selectivity — both being selective and being known as selective — has a citation benefit.
The Latest “Library as Purchaser” Crisis: Are We Fighting the Wrong Battle?
More flames on the site licensing frontier, and why these battles are a sign of a fundamentally flawed — and possibly soon-to-be irrelevant — arrangement.
SSP Attendees Visit the Internet Archive, a Cathedral of Universal Access
SSP Annual Meeting attendees tour the Internet Archive, and see what it really takes to make this modern Library of Alexandria.
The Power of Time Perspectives: How Cultures, Countries, Cities, and Citizens Are Shaped By Them
Do you have time to learn about time perspectives? I hope so.
Fears and Hopes: Publishing Through the Lenses of Sustainability, Quality, and Chaos
Quality, chaos, and sustainability — terms we throw around, yet each requires more careful thought. Nicholas Carr and Clay Shirky square off to debate where we’re headed in roughly these terms.
A Weapon of Mass Instruction: The Bookmobile Meets the Batmobile
Giving books away for free, with panache!
Brewster Kahle: Making Lending and Vending Work for Publishers, Librarians, and Users
Brewster Kahle kicks off the SSP Annual Meeting with a talk about storage, scanning, lending, and vending. But he also acknowledges that not everything needs to be saved.