When we talk about impact and metrics and understanding the customer, we are actually talking about surveillance data. We should have an open debate about what this means.
[…] it). And I like to mix it up a bit in terms of things you can read in short chunks ( newspapers, magazines, journals, short stories) — ideal for short journeys — and longer publications that you can really lose yourself in […]
[…] tools which enable the mining of text. Businesses and academics also use many homegrown tools. Other companies, such as Twitter, newspapers, and journal publishers, provide content to be mined, essentially the “fuel” for the tools. When discussing text mining, one […]
[…] seat in the first row of the maglev train and pity anyone with a sentimental attachment to print, whether for books, newspapers, or anything else. Publishing is one of those fields, like politics, where everybody is an expert, so we have […]
As we explore the new world of data-driven discovery tools, we must also examine their utility, their trustworthiness and what impact they may have on the creative process.
[…] formerly authoritative and sophisticated media outlets have either failed us or been so gutted that they have vanished (e.g., local newspapers) to become shadows of their former selves. And the new media is less progressive in a general sense, with […]
Do publishers need to integrate the creation, management, delivery, and discovery of different content types? What best meets customer needs, optimizes resources, and encourages innovative new content products and services?
Technology is great, but does it deserve top billing? Leon Wieseltier’s essay in the New York Times as well as articles by other academics raise a challenge to the information industry as a whole.
We’ve all had someone special that we met or worked with that went out of their way to offer us advice, give us much-needed context, or maybe the encouragement to keep pushing forward. What advice are you thankful for?
Academic freedom cited as main counter-argument.
Expensive, proprietary systems are no basis of a successful business strategy.
[…] (and, for that matter, to distributors), the impulse is always to outsource. Thus few publishers nowadays own printing presses ( newspapers are a key exception) and a great deal of content management and Web hosting is handled by third parties, […]
[…] its own). The crisis in science journalism was not just for broadcast or cable television, but went into radio and newspapers, as well. The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and others cut back as budgets tightened. Newer players […]
Scholarly Kitchen chef, Robert Harington asks “what do researchers want?” From those in mathematics to tumor immunology, from gerontology to Melville studies, the answer is often “to do my research in the best way possible.” Using a dose of pythonesque humor, this post chips away at this question, providing an interesting example of how the American Chemical Society is thinking through such issues.
[…] by and subject to political and corporate powers — major television networks being chief among these, but their siblings in newspapers, radio, and the Web following suit. The good news is that Americans appear to have a strong faith in […]