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The Failure of the US Government to Fund Science Infrastructure is Causing Things to Literally Collapse

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed, laying bare the problems of funding science infrastructure.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Dec 21, 2020
  • 2 Comments

Myth Busting: Five Commonly Held Misconceptions About RA21 (and One Rumor Confirmed)

RA21 aims to promote a modern, standards-based access management system that preserves patron privacy & control. It is important to dispel some myths about RA21 so we can move on from the outdated world of IP-authentication.

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Feb 7, 2018
  • 42 Comments

Have We Been Hacked By Sci-Hub?

Recent announcements from the creator of Sci-Hub raise the distinct possibility that Scholarly Publishers have been systematically compromised

  • By David Smith
  • Jul 19, 2017
  • 3 Comments

Publishing in a Time of Information Warfare — A Wakeup Call

The information war requires changes — new research priorities, new personal and professional boundaries, higher editorial hurdles, and a hardened infrastructure.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 3, 2017
  • 15 Comments

Why Technology Will Not Get Cheaper

The long-desired hope that digital publishing will be cheaper gets more cold water, as infrastructure and personnel costs continue to rise, with no real end in sight.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 8, 2016
  • 17 Comments

Can You Coko? An Interview with Kristen Ratan of the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation

If you haven’t already heard of the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation (CKF or Coko for short), chances are you soon will. Find out more in this interview with co-founder Kristen Ratan.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Jul 26, 2016
  • 5 Comments

Layers Upon Layers — Taking Advantage of the Great Infrastructure Build-Out of the Twenty Aughts

The infrastructure layers that are emerging specifically for scholarly publishers, authors, and readers are yielding new services and even more layers. What’s next? And what’s missing?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 13, 2014
  • 9 Comments

The Race to the Bottom — Data, Pertussis, Roads, Fires, and Scholarly Publishing

The culture of cheap has consequences, often expensive ones. Our culture of austerity economics has embraced it, to disastrous effect. Should scholarly publishing be on guard?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 16, 2012
  • 22 Comments

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