A group of scholars and food activists are campaigning against what they say is a decline in scholarly publishing standards. But their emphasis on one publisher and one book raises questions for some observers about what's motivating the campaign. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Writing
“Google Begins to Scale Back Its Scanning of Books From University Libraries”
Google has been quietly slowing down its book-scanning work with partner libraries, according to librarians involved with the vast Google Books digitization project. But what that means for the company's long-term investment in the work remains unclear. Is Google running out of books to scan? Has it shifted its priorities away from collecting the world's knowledge? There may be more than one reason for the slowdown. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“A ‘Luddite’ Who Championed New Scholarly Directions for History”
A conversation with Tony Grafton, a professor of history at Princeton University and the former president of the American Historical Association. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“University Presses Disagree With Publishers Group on Bill to Curb Public Access”
The MIT Press and other scholarly publishers come out against the Research Works Act, putting them at odds with the Association of American Publishers, which endorses the bill. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Who Gets to See Published Research?”
The battle over public access to federally funded research is heating up again, thanks to the proposed Research Works Act. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
