A recent study points out that science blogs are failing to provide much in the way of community outreach and education to the non-scientist public. Is this really a failure, or is it an unrealistic expectation?
A large university embraces video applications, and more than 1,000 students submit, mostly via YouTube. Here are some clever videos spotlighting some of today’s college applicants.
Older PhDs, longer postdoc stints, the rich getting richer, and other factors are creating a “founder effect” and consolidating power at the upper end of scholarship. Is it a Ponzi scheme? Can grassroot efforts change things?
A guide to the values, cultures and scholarly communication behaviors of academics. A must read for publishers and technologists.
So far, Web 2.0 tools for scientists have failed to gain much traction with researchers. Is this because they’re tools for talking about science rather than tools for doing science?
This week’s Friday fun — Steve Jobs’ commencement address at Stanford. An inspiring message from one of our true luminaries of innovation.
A Kaiser Foundation study finds that kids are consuming electronic media more than ever. But there are suprises in the data and potentially important caveats for scholarly publishers with an eye to the future.
Publishing can’t attract the best and brightest until it markets itself correctly — as being about more than the containers of the past, and being all about the ideas and communication approaches of the future.
A famous publishing course is officially laid to rest, while a renowned publishing mag gets a reprieve. Which decision makes the most sense?
Change is hard to notice, and this video shows how blind we can be, even when challenged to spot it.
What early design compromises in building the Internet are still with us today? How does it add expense to running sites? Can we upgrade an entire planet?
A new initiative for a unifying online catalog of resources is underway. Can it provide a substrate for future innovation?
Share your Thanksgiving with Cookie Monster, and learn to eat from the best. Then, enjoy a more cerebral approach to the legendary monster through an NPR interview.
Economic turmoils continue to rock academia. University presses are feeling the pinch. How are European presses adapting?
The accelerated, real-time Web has some people worried about its cultural effects. Given the alternatives, I’ll take it.