Daniel Radcliffe Sings Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”
Harry Potter may be a magician, but Daniel Radcliffe is more of a scientific sort.
The Ghostwriter Behind Student Papers
Essay mills are a thriving industry behind successful lazy and illiterate students.
Ghosts in the Machine — The Industry of Medical Authorship
Want to understand the medical authorship industry? Attend their conference!
Do Students Really Prefer Print Books to E-Books?
Two flawed surveys help to reveal what might really be at stake in the higher ed book market.
Higher Education: Turning a Painful Reality Into a Thriving Digital Business
As costs for higher education outstrip increases in federal and other grants, entrepreneurs — digital and otherwise — are entering the fray with innovative solutions.
Is There Really a Systematic Problem in Medical Publishing? Or Just a Reporter With a Narrative?
A recent Atlantic article has cast doubt on high-impact medical research. But is the article accurate? Or is it biased itself?
Government Printing Office Introduces “Squeaks the Mouse,” Celebrating the Miracle of Print
In the Internet age, the GPO celebrates print with a comic book — a video worth watching for its throwback charm.
Making Ink: A Movie About an Amazing Craft
The crafts of print are refined and amazing, truly mature and interesting technologies in their own right. Here’s to the technology of liquid color.
Introducing “The Scholarly Tycoon” — Gaming for STM Publishers
Can game play approximate the scholarly publishing dynamic? Here’s a tongue-in-cheek attempt to look at it from the publisher’s POV.
Copyright: A Fairy Tale
A clever video montage explaining copyright issues, including fair use.
Feeding the Sharks — C2C Wins Venture Capital
SSP IN conference ends with presentations of five new “dream e-Tools.” Will the panel of venture capitalists take the bait?
Libraries and Netflix — Questionable Borrowing Practices From People Who Know From Borrowing
Libraries publicize their use of Netflix to save money on acquiring digital video for patrons, opening a potentially costly can of worms.
Personas, Process, and Venture Capitalists
Successfully developing a new product often means understanding the interests of other stakeholders.
State of the Art II — The Future of Technology in the Classroom
Harvard’s Paul Bergen: “The slow accretion of technology into the educational system is the result of the teacher and not the learner.”
State of the Art I — The Future of Academic Librarians
ACRL’s Kara Malenfant to publishers: “Don’t think of librarians as those who hold the purse-strings, because that is not how librarians view themselves.”