Watch as Dan Pollock demonstrates the versatility of the Delta Think Open Access Data & Analytics Tool, showcasing data and analysis from our Megajournals and Large Multi-Disciplinary Journals (LMDJ’s) topic. The video covers article output and year over year growth in aggregate and for a subset of selected journals. … Read More
This morning I published a post on SXSW over on the Scholarly Kitchen. Here’s an excerpt: Sometimes you need to magnify something to see it clearly, and Elon Musk is the magnification of curiosity, exploration, and optimism. He described everything from the thruster problem that delayed the space station docking of the SpaceX Dragon capsule, to… Read More
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Image via Wikipedia Michael Hansen, CEO Elsevier Health Sciences opened the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Annual Information Industry Summit by reintroducing the audience to Galileo. His lessons from Galileo: In a time of change, remember your roots. Galileo reminded Hansen of Elsevier’s core strength to: “bring insights to the world and have… Read More
My husband recently pointed me to an interview with Rory Sutherland and the following video of his TED Talk. Similar to Predictably Irrational and Nudge, Sutherland's view is that people don't make decisions on pure economic value alone. Intangible value plays a large role, although many are loathe to admit it. "There is a basic… Read More
We're talking about Google Wave over on the Scholarly Kitchen. Google Wave was built to answer the question, “How would email look if it were invented today?” But Wave goes far beyond email-like functionality and tries to get to the heart of communication in all the forms that we’ve come to know. Wave is part… Read More
After Michael Clarke's coverage of Sci Foo Camp on the Scholarly Kitchen, I thought there was nothing left to say. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 I was wrong. NatureVideo just posted a Science Foo Camp 2009 video on YouTube. From DNA, to skulls, to puzzles, it seems like Sci Foo had it all. It… Read More
Attending SSP IN! Here's a post I wrote on the Scholarly Kitchen: Fifteen years ago would anyone have imagined that Apple, a dying computer company, would come back to life by gaining control of the music business?Ann Michael under, The Scholarly Kitchen, Sep 2009 Read all the coverage of the Society for Scholarly Publishing IN… Read More