Open Access and Global Participation in Science
Free scientific articles improve scholarship in developing countries. Subscription journals largely responsible.
Scientific Impact Measures Compared
A new study suggests that the venerated journal impact factor (JIF) may not provide a consensus view of “scientific impact.”
Stimulus Bill Funds Science
The US stimulus package supports science and higher education, wise investments now and for the long haul.
Did You Know?
The 2008 update of “Did You Know?” continues its mind-blowing tradition.
Email — The Killer App (Again!)
Think email’s a thing of the past? Think again.
ISI Draws Fire from Citation Researchers, Librarians
Indexing of proceedings papers, errors in conversion, draw ire from bibliometrics community. Some question its effect on journal Impact Factors.
Partial Publication Credit
Should scientists receive only partial credit for coauthored papers?
Metrics for the Humanities
Are the humanists trying too hard to be like scientists?
Open Access: No Benefit for Poor Scientists
Authors in developing countries are no more likely to write papers for Open Access journals and are no more likely to cite Open Access articles a new study suggests.
Funding UK Research
The Research Assessment Exercise is slow and expensive. Abandoning peer-review for quantitative assessment may lead to excessive gaming and corrupt the indicators of quality.
The iPhone Will Survive the Storm
The Blackberry Storm looks to be a weak clipper system rather than a hurricane. Meanwhile, the iPhone may be poised to control the weather.
Data Depart = Newspapers Die?
Sure, the news is a commodity now, but perhaps losing the data is what triggered the beginning of the end for newspapers.
Shrinking Pie = Lost Waste
A major label is now getting most of its revenues from digital sources, but the pie is shrinking. Is it? Or is it just showing how inflated the pie was in the era of fixed media?
Google’s SearchWiki
Google’s new SearchWiki implementation has grabbed some attention, but will it actually make a difference to users?
Scientists Reading More, Citing Less
Scientists appear to be reading more AND citing less. Are these two findings compatible?