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Think of the Children!
Some end-of-the-week reflections on the uses of college students as human shields for stupid decisions: Three faculty members at Mount...
Adhocracy and the Transformation of Libraries
I’ve been mulling over a couple of documents that have generated a lot of chatter in my online circles in...
Why the "Research Paper" Isn't Working
I recently returned from a brief encounter with some fascinating ideas at “4Cs” – the annual meeting of the Conference...
Mixed Martial Arts Librarianship: Good Sense or Censorship?
My friend Steve Lawson made an interesting discovery the other day as he did the kind of research one naturally...
The Cost of Freedom (of Information): In Defense of William Cronon
I am a huge fan of open government and of the Freedom of Information Act. The right of the people...
March Madness: Judge Denny Chin Rejects the Google Settement
When Google launched what Jeffrey Toobin called "Google's Moon Shot" - its audacious move to digitize the holdings of research...
Breaking News: The State of the News Media
I have a soft spot for hard news. Every year, at around this time, I have students read the Society...
Hacking the Academic Press: or Herding Pushmi-Pullyus
The Association of American University Presses has just released a report, Sustaining Scholarly Publishing: New Business Models for University Presses...