Does YouTube Threaten Text?
YouTube is the #2 search engine in the world. Will digital natives be more video-centric than text-centric?
Legalizing Authorship
Improving transparency and accountability in biomedical publishing has turned authorship into a legal system.
The Invisible Author
Professionalism of science has given face to invisible technicians and collaborators and can partly explain the growth in authorship.
Content Is Dethroned
Content from yesteryear no longer works in the modern world. We have to re-imagine.
An Authorship Accelerator
Can nearly 3,000 individuals really be authors on a single paper?
Are Publishers Anti-Publishing?
Do publishers really believe in what they do? Or have they essentially thrown in the towel?
The Soft Underbelly of Science
What can be learned about science and publishing from the El Naschie controversy?
Self-Publishing Editor to Retire
Controversial self-publishing editor, El Naschie, to step down in 2009. Professional affiliations cast in doubt.
Elsevier Math Editor Controversy
An editor who publishes five of his own articles is the center of a controversy in math publishing.
Downloads as Failure
Bragging about downloads is akin to saying your site doesn’t work well. Authors will soon start to notice.
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 […]
Obama.com & Military.com
Obama.com and Military.com settle any differences by focusing on the people.
The 0.7% Book Settlement
For a fraction of their revenues, Google creates a win-win.
Mail Goggles Come to Google
Mail Goggles suggests something more, but might accidentally stop some happier souls from connecting.
Authors Seek Shelter
In the information tsunami, some of the best writers are seeking shelter, preferring intimacy and connection to broadcast and reach.