The good news is that the bad news wasn't worse, says the Modern Language Association's most recent jobs report. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“21st-Century Imaging Helps Scholars Reveal Rare 8th-Century Manuscript”
A professor of literature and rhetoric and a computer scientist team up to digitize the St. Chad Gospels, an illuminated manuscript held at Lichfield Cathedral in the U.K. (N.B. I wrote this with a temperature north of 102 degrees, thanks to what turned out to be pneumonia, and edited it from my hospital bed. I think it turned out all right, though.) Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Hot Type: Despite Reaching Broader Audiences, University Presses May Have to Scramble for Support”
In my latest column, I look at some of the ideas about the future of university-press publishing laid out in a special issue of the Journal of Electronic Publishing. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“PDA? In the Library?”
I joined the regulars on the Digital Campus podcast to talk about patron-driven acquisition at academic libraries and lots of other fun stuff. Have a listen. Read More at Digital Campus podcast »
“Librarians Put Their Trust in Patrons”
At the 30th annual Charleston Conference, academic librarians, publishers, and vendors got together to talk frankly about money, trust, and patron-driven acquisition. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
