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) »
Journalism
“Father-Son Rivalry Is for the Birds”
A short Q&A with Vernon and Andrew Howe, father-son birders who both teach at La Sierra University. They've held the California record for a Big Year--most bird species cited--since 1996. They're a terrific interview. I'm sad that my conversation with them had to be cut short for space reasons. (The perils of print, I guess.) Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Legislation to Bar Public-Access Requirement on Federal Research Is Dead”
The Congressional co-sponsors of the controversial Research Works Act declare the bill dead, hours after the science-publishing giant Elsevier pulls its support for the legislation. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Technology Director Turns Cellphones Into Classrooms”
"There is a disjuncture between how we design for the use of technology and what students are already doing with technology": Laura Czerniewicz at the University of Cape Town is working to close the gap. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“One Researcher’s Solution to the Data Deluge: Enlist ‘Citizen Scientists'”
"Scientists never have enough computing power": For François Grey, a physicist with a specialty in nanotechnology, the problem isn't too much information but not enough machines and human brains processing it. He says that citizen cyberscience is part of the solution. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
