Researchers and the social web: how they are using ResearchGate, Academic.edu, and other websites. Not everyone is pleased with how they work, but they’re beginning to change the research landscape.
For some of the criticism, you can see this blog post on ResearchGate.
What’s wrong with peer review? Here’s one author’s take.
New Florida University opens their bookless library (well, kind of, since students can access the print collection of the university next door). I’m still not sure why universities are so keen on choosing this, given the limitations it puts on your collection.
Is the Big Deal really good for libraries? Here’s some info about the latest analysis by Walt Crawford.
That leads to this interesting fight over the value of open access in academic publishing:
Against it: Jeffrey Beall
For it (or, at least, contradicting Beall): Walt Crawford and Wayne Bivens-Tatum
German authors join the Amazon/publisher fight.
How socioeconomic status affects what you search for on Google.
Who has a floating library on a lake? Minnesota, of course!
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