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Information Access and the 800-Pound Gorilla
Current technology offers unfettered access to good information and good scholarship, but standing in the way is the U.S. copyright law, argues Bryn Geffert.
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From Psychobabble to Stoicism
A new documentary and a book from Denmark point to the dangers and dead ends of the self-transformation industry, says Scott McLemee
‘Fictional Higher Education’
Editors discuss their new essay collection on the portrayal of colleges, students and academics -- across genres and eras.
A Call to Punish Tardy Journal Editors
Paper argues that those who can't meet deadlines for evaluating submissions should be removed from their positions.
Opinion
Another Side of Bob Dylan
In Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan, Andrew McCarron faces an excess of material about his subject, not to mention more than 50 years of investigation, speculation and exegesis by obsessive fans, writes Scott McLemee.
Duquesne Press to Close
The 90-year-old university press will close its doors this year after Duquesne decided to cut its funding.
Opinion
Inside the Monkey Mind
Scott McLemee reviews Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates, which elucidates the two camps that have formed in the study of how intelligence evolved.
Is 'Inclusive Access' the Future for Publishers?
Textbooks aren't selling like they used to, but a new business model that has led to increased access to course materials and lower costs at some universities is beginning to take shape.