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By jdupuis on November 16, 2010.
  • The Future and/of the Research Library
  • The real reason (climate) scientists don't want to release their code
  • Scientific Data Consulting Group
  • Preserving science: what to do with raw research material?
  • What are libraries for and are they worth it?
  • An Open Letter to Wired Magazine (Criticism of recent "Boobs" cover.)
  • Puzzled by Patron-Driven Acquisitions
  • Do Students Really Prefer Print Books to E-Books?
  • Digital ILL breaks my brain
  • Souls for Sale (marketing in higher ed)
  • Do Students Really Prefer Print Books to E-Books?
  • Analytics for Class Lectures
  • Faculty Focusing on Research, Study Finds (report here)
  • Understanding the culture of the disciplines
  • The Strongest Link: Libraries and Linked Data
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