Filter & Sort
Not So Fast on 'Open Access'
Arguing that the issues are different in science and humanities publishing, history association urges caution on movement to make journal access free.
Opinion
Schoolhouse Showdown
A historical study of clashing values in teachers' unions appears as Chicago teachers suspend strike. Scott McLemee asks the author for context.
Opinion
Wild Kingdom
A paleontologist explores the outer reaches of the evolution of sex in a new book. Scott McLemee feels kind of dirty just thinking about it.
Publishers Double Down
Publishers say they will appeal district court ruling on landmark Georgia State copyright case, raising the stakes on a case that could set bar for fair use and digital library reserves.
Opinion
University Press Realities
Higher education depends on scholarly publishing, even if most institutions don't do anything to foot the bill, write Alex Holzman, Douglas Armato and MaryKatherine Callaway.
Opinion
Is It History Yet?
Historians discuss the challenge of writing about the recent past. Scott McLemee tries to put things in context.
Opinion
Analyzing Penn State
Steve Weinberg, a critic of big-time college football and longtime friend of Graham Spanier, considers two new books on the Sandusky scandal.
U. of Missouri Press Survives
University administrators, following intense campaign and much criticism from faculty members, reverse decision.