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Revisiting: Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?

Six-plus years later, it’s time to revisit Michael Clarke’s now-classic post about disruption, or rather the lack thereof, in scientific publishing.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Oct 26, 2016
  • 16 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

Little Printer — Possibly a Big Disruptor

Can a cloud-based printer with a small footprint insert print back into daily information flows?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 2, 2011
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

Should Our Information Experiences Be Dependent or Independent?

John Battelle wonders if we’re painting ourselves into a corner with crude tools of identity. Instead, is there another way?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 25, 2011
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

The Big Web Site Build: Are We Approaching the End of an Era?

With Google, Twitter, Facebook, and email doing most of the work, why are we building big, expensive, multifaceted sites? Are we being strategic? Or are we in a rut?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 10, 2010
  • 23 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Cultural Upheaval: It’s Still Print vs. Online As Major Magazines Go Digital

Magazines spend millions promoting print advertising but leave Web editorial underfunded. Is this the right move in the month of the iPad?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 3, 2010
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?

Despite predictions and analyses to the contrary, STM publishing hasn’t been disrupted yet. Perhaps there’s more here than meets the eye . . .

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Jan 4, 2010
  • 102 Comments
  • Time To Read: 11 mins

April Fool’s Roundup — 2009

April Fool’s was a good one at the Scholarly Kitchen. Here’s a roundup of some notable pranks across the Interwebs.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 3, 2009
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Print Goes Out of Style

The MLA’s seventh edition style guide knocks print from its pedestal and dethrones the URL for citations. In other words, its editors get real.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Mar 20, 2009
  • 12 Comments
  • Time To Read: 2 mins

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