The $1 Billion Apomediation
UAL loses $1 billion in value, thanks to the power of apomediation combined with a mess in the metadata.
George Orwell’s Blog
Image via Wikipedia The New York Times recently reported that George Orwell has started blogging. Or, rather, his diaries are being put online daily as part of a new blog. This is a fascinating blog to read. Each entry is […]
Version Control; or, What does it Mean to “Publish?”
The Oxford English Dictionary’s overarching definition of the transitive verb “publish” is “to make public.” An early use, dating to 1382 is “to prepare and issue copies of (a book, newspaper, piece of music, etc.).” This is probably how most […]
25 Years of Cyber Love
It may seem impossible, but last month, the first couple to marry after meeting online celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune. It may seem odd these days, but this 1983 story was a […]
From Me to You: Selling Books on a Direct Basis
As more books are sold in electronic form, they will increasingly be marketed on a direct-to-consumer basis.
Culture Trumps Technology: The UC Berkeley Scholarly Communication Report
[…] the authors demonstrate a clear understanding of the relevant literature, reaching beyond journal articles to include reports, position papers, conferences, newspapers, and blogs, the report conspicuously lacks the core literature from the sociology of science–a field dedicated to understand science […]
Kids Increase Their Media Consumption, But Many Mysteries Remain
[…] per day in 2004 to 25 minutes in 2009). Magazines usage fell from 14 to 9 minutes per day, and newspapers fell from 6 minutes to 3 minutes per day. One part of the Kaiser study focused on the well-being […]
How Not to Negotiate for Digital Rights
[…] notes that a publisher (in this case, Random House) will, among other things, introduce an author’s work to magazines and newspapers for publicity and rights sales, but doesn’t see the parallel universe that authors hope to participate in and e-books […]
Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?
[…] another way, the Web was designed to disrupt scientific publishing. It was not designed to disrupt bookstores, telecommunications, matchmaking services, newspapers, pornography, stock trading, music distribution, or a great many other industries. And yet it has. It is breathtaking to […]
The End of Kirkus Reviews: Gloom, Doom, and Sunshine
[…] is not alone; it is not so long ago that the Washington Post closed down its book review, and many newspapers and magazines have scaled back or eliminated their book coverage. The New York Times Book Review, still the most […]
Suddenly, It’s 1993!
[…] iPods, podcasts, or Facebook. There was no Amazon.com, eBay, or MySpace. There were no text messages, emoticons, or thumb typing. Newspapers were still the best source of the latest news. We still didn’t quite know why modems mattered. At work, […]
The 2009 STM Frankfurt Conference
[…] as it will facilitate downloading of new content whilst traveling. I imagine this will be especially useful for things like newspapers (you can wake up to a copy of your local paper wherever one happens to be in the world) […]
A New Word: “Diffintermediation”
[…] participate in webinars and other distance learning. You check your phone, email, and feeds for news rather than relying on newspapers and magazines. Diffintermediation speaks to the changes we’re experiencing as intermediaries ourselves. Does peer-review hold the same value as […]
Politics and Scholarly Societies: 1200 Partnerships with External Organizations Terminated at the University of Kentucky
Robert Harington attempts to shine a light on some of the political problems scholarly societies and academic institutions face in the current political climate.
Guest Post — DEI Under Threat: Collaborative Strategies to #DefendResearch
[…] you to encourage action on a local level. Call or send letters to your elected representatives, write editorials in local newspapers, or share with your followers online, to keep discussions alive around the dinner table. Many groups, including the AAUP, […]