Tag Archives: Scholarly Communication

Off the record

By alex | Published: 9/5/2005
I have been intrigued by Barry’s post and the responses that have ensued, relating to his dismay at having informal comments blogged without his consent. My first reaction (and I would be curious if others shared this) was to ensure that I was not the culprit by doing a bit of googling. I don’t think […]
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Why not more scholarly bloggers?

By alex | Published: 8/2/2005
I just sent off a draft of a chapter on scholarly blogging to Axel Bruns for his upcoming Uses of Blogs book, and I run across an article in The Scientist on science blogs called “The Power of the Blog.” The tag line reads: Few scientists have caught on to the Internet’s power of posting, […]
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Torpedoing my job prospects?

By alex | Published: 7/9/2005
I am officially “on the market,” looking for an academic appointment in New York City or the commutable surrounds starting in the fall of ’06. So, for starters, if you are a dean at Columbia and are desperately looking for someone like, well, me… here I am! I’ve been talking to a lot of people […]
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What the Pluck?

By alex | Published: 6/11/2005
Pluck is another web-based aggregator that somehow escaped my radar until recently. I don’t know how; it seems like the tech magazines love it. It’s come up twice, now, once because this blog was picked as a Pluck feed of the day (which was plucking flattering), and then last week when Zml presented it as […]
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