An interview with Patrick Tardieu, the chief curator of Haiti's oldest library, about the situation that faces Haiti's libraries after the earthquake. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
Journalism
“When Scholars Weigh Publication Options, Tradition Counts”
Although more and more scholars are interested in trying out new technologies as a way to share or publish their research, the traditional cultures of their disciplines and the high regard accorded to peer review still tend to have the strongest influence on them, according to a substantial new report on scholarly communication from the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California at Berkeley. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“New Online Journal From AAUP Will Focus on Academic Freedom”
The American Association of University Professors says this is the first journal to focus entirely on the subject. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Hot Type: Rebecca Goldsein’s New Satire of Academic Life Puts ‘the Antic Back in Pedantic’ “
I talked with philosopher-novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about her new book, 36 Arguments for the Existence of God, academic satire, and novels of ideas. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Cornell Library Proposes New Model To Keep arXiv Going”
Cornell asks heavy institutional users to help defray the costs of maintaining the widely used online scientific repository. A sign of things to come? Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (Wired Campus) »
