A House subcommittee hears arguments from publishers' and patients' advocates and from scientists about public access to federally funded research. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Writing
“Barthelme’s Departure Leaves the ‘Mississippi Review’ in Limbo”
Notes on a flap at the University of Southern Mississippi over the exit of Frederick Barthelme, the director of the Center for Writers, and what his exit might mean for the Mississippi Review, which he edited. Read More at PageView (CHE) »
“Leading Humanities Journal Debuts ‘Open’ Peer Review and Likes It”
In what appears to be a first for a traditional humanities journal, Shakespeare Quarterly let contributors to a special issue on Shakespeare and new media post drafts of their articles online and take public comments from...anybody. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Nicholas Carr’s ‘The Shallows’ and William Powers’s ‘Hamlet’s BlackBerry'”
Is the Internet making us stupid? Two new books consider the evidence. I consider the arguments. Read More at The Washington Post »
“Canadian University Hopes to Lead Fight Against High Subscription Prices”
Famous for mussels, serenity, and as the setting for Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island, the smallest of Canada's provinces, seems an unlikely hotbed of revolution. But at the University of Prince Edward Island, the province's only university, a bit of scholarly-communication revolt is stirring. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
