Stick to Your Ribs: Why Hasn't Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?
Revisiting Michael Clarke’s incisive post about disruption, or rather the lack thereof, in scientific publishing.
Stick to Your Ribs: Challenging the Access Crisis
Revisiting a post from 2011 that called for evidence for a better understanding of access to the research literature.
Elmore Leonard: An Homage in Three Bears
American literature is markedly poorer this week with the death of Elmore Leonard, the undisputed dean of crime fiction.
Spoilers, Social Media Feeding Frenzies and the Need to Connect
Back in 2009, I wrote a post about the death of the television schedule. In the post, I discussed shelf life versus participation value for content, highlighting the rare entertainment events like sports that continue to offer a semblance of […]
Some University of California Open Access Policy Confusions
A brief analysis of the University of California’s recently announced Open Access policy for faculty.
Why Aren't There More Women at the Top in Scholarly Publishing?
How well does the scholarly publishing field fare in terms of the number of women in leadership roles compared with others?
What Is Summer Reading but Life Writ Large?
Time to review summer reading, not only what is on the list but also the very idea of summer reading. Summer reading takes us to a place outside ourselves, but for people involved with publishing, that far-off place is part of day-to-day reality.
Book Review — "The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths"
A new book about the role of governments in long-term R&D and market-creation functions should send shockwaves through the political system over the coming decades. Fortunately, you can read it now.
An Interview with Roy Kaufman, Copyright Clearance Center
Roy Kaufman discusses new ventures at CCC, the impact of OA on licensing and ways to enable text and data mining.
Scholarly Kitchen Podcast: Jeffrey Beall on "Predatory Open Access"
Librarian Jeffrey Beall talks about his list of predatory open access journals, the potential pitfalls of article-level metrics, and more.
Have We Forgotten Readers in Our Worries Over Access?
A long-term observation among physicians and their relationship with the scientific literature leads to thoughts about the risks we run with our increasing focus on authors and funders — the producers, not the consumers.
Science and Stories Collide: Carl Sagan and an Unsung Hero of Scientific Inquiry
An audio story of how Carl Sagan found an unlikely philosophical ally.
Antisocial in a Social World
Do we as publishers, societies and libraries understand how to grapple with the needs of academics with such a range of cultures?
Is Access to the Research Paper the Same Thing as Access to the Research "Results"?
Is access to the research paper really the same thing as access to the research results themselves? Are funding agencies creating a false equivalency by confusing the two? And does this confusion favor researchers in some fields over others?
They Might Be Giants, and the Self-Correcting Nature of Science
They Might Be Giants offer a musical retraction notice.