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
We can’t be serious all the time – right? Seriously, though, the links embedded in this story (story template courtesy of Successful Blog) are all great sources of information about publishing, media, marketing, and entrepreneurs. I read every one of them! This was just the fun and creative exercise I needed this (US) holiday weekend.… Read More
Have you ever called voicemail and left yourself a message? I have. I do it all the time. It seems as though important things I need to do, or interesting thoughts, often occur to me when I can’t write them down. I used to listen to those messages and then have to transcribe the important… Read More
Today, as an unexpected benefit of my Electronic Publishing Services, Ltd. (EPS) affiliation, I was sent a copy of Outsell’s latest Hot Topics report: "Google: The Threat to Media and Information." (Outsell, Inc. became EPS’ parent company in 2006.) The report does an excellent job describing Google’s architecture (in relatively non-technical terms) and explaining why… Read More
Last June I wrote a series of posts on change resistors. I tried to address some reasons why people resist change and offer change managers strategies for managing that resistance. I recently used those posts as the basis for a conference presentation. I was nervous about covering the human side of change management at a… Read More
That’s what Liz Strauss’ dad used to tell his customers. He was a saloon keeper. Liz is a saloon keeper’s daughter. She often says that what she learned about relationships and community, she learned from her father. One of the most amazing parts of community (to me) is reciprocity. You don’t go in to relationships… Read More
Have you ever experienced writer’s block? What about manager’s block, marketer’s block, or <insert your profession here>’s block? For me, a block is when I either can’t get started on something, repeatedly do the same thing over again, or lose track of what I should do next. It usually occurs when I’m over-thinking, under-thinking, or… Read More
Since my last post about LinkedIn, its traffic has continued to rise and I’ve continued to get emails from old colleagues, new colleagues, friends, and friends of friends asking me to connect or endorse them. Several others have also endorsed me. I’ve offered my consulting profile to prospective clients only to have them tell me… Read More