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Friday Fun: 7 inventors killed by their inventions
Posted by John Dupuis on April 20, 2012 I am somehow attracted to stories that are both incredibly sad and at the same time incredibly hilarious. A character defect, I know. There must even be some sort of name for the condition, like ludustristophilia. Or something. Anyways, this one really qualifies: 7 inventors killed by their inventions. It’s kind of like the Darwin…
Around the Web: Citation cartels, Rooms full of elephants, Doing better and more
Posted by John Dupuis on April 14, 2012 The Emergence of a Citation Cartel Ask the Chefs: “What’s the Biggest Elephant in the Room?” Review: “How Economics Shapes Science,” by Paula Stephan Interview with Paula Stephan — Economics, Science, and Doing Better Maxing out the curve on ebook adoption Everything you need to know about today’s e-book lawsuit in one post Are Apps…
Around the Web: Engineers crashing the gates of the library, Youth & digital media, Pricing bots and more
Posted by John Dupuis on March 6, 2012 Engineers Crashing Our Gates From Credibility to Information Quality Youth and Digital Media: From Credibility to Information Quality How Bots Seized Control of My Pricing Strategy Most Smartphone Apps are Spyware Work for Hire? and Work for Hire update Letter from the trenches (science PhD embraces HS teaching career possibililty) The Bookstore in the Library…
Around the Web: Textmining scandals, Bright kids, If I were dean and more
Posted by John Dupuis on November 26, 2011 The scandal of publisher-forbidden textmining: The vision denied Textmining: NaCTeM and Elsevier team up; I am worried The Trouble With Bright Kids Yeah, but who pays? If I were Dean of Graduate Studies: Rethinking the PhD Our audience awaits Is librarianship in crisis and should we be talking about it? The humanities in the culture…
