Publishing
Link: Um…about that American Libraries article we wrote
American Libraries journal turns article into Gale advertisement and the writers want you to know the truth.
Publishing
These Professionals Review Products for Schwag. Should You Trust Them?
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Please accept this ridiculous post as payment for the linkbait title. The Technology and Learning blog at Inside Higher Ed, has a post “Don’t Trust Tech Bloggers,” which comes across as fairly absolute. The writer received a pitch from a company. If he writes about their product and if that piece produces… Read more »
Publishing
Link: It’s History, Not A Viral Feed
“It’s History, Not A Viral Feed” written by Sarah Werner and published on her blog Wynken De Worde.
Publishing
Elsevier Take Down Notices
From Wired UK “Elsevier clamps down on academics posting their own papers online,” written by Olivia Solon.
Higher Education
More on the AHA, ETDs and Libraries
“More on the AHA, ETDs and Libraries,” written by Kevin Smith and published on Scholarly Communications @ Duke.
Publishing
On the Likelihood of Academia “Taking Back” Scholarly Publishing
Written by Rick Anderson and published by The Scholarly Kitchen.
Publishing
eBooks, Libraries, and Democracy
New York Times opinion piece.
Publishing
How to Negotiate Your Scholarly Publishing Contract
For a wonderful blog post that details one writer’s experience navigating the world of scholarly publishing, please read “Proof” by Micah Vandegrift. You can also read open-access versions of the articles that were printed in the Journal of Library Administration‘s Special Issue: Digitial Humanities in Libraries – New Models For Scholarly Engagement, if you don’t… Read more »
Digital Humanities
Anvil Academic’s Built Upon Series
Build it. Publish it. Share it. Invite scholars to build upon it. Anvil Academic’s first publishing venture is the Built Upon series. The “series encourages authors to investigate and invigorate pre-existing digital tools and collections in developing their own scholarly arguments or pedagogical projects.” Digital projects suffer from lack of attention and being lost in… Read more »
Publishing
Open Access Explained
If you are a librarian, you may be aware that it’s Open Access Week. If you are a faculty member, you may have heard the term open access spoken to you by a librarian. Think back. It’s there. It may also be muddled with something like journal subscriptions. Bundling. The big deal. If you’ve interacted… Read more »
