Tag Archives: Scholarly Communication

Wiener on the Ph.D.

By alex | Published: 3/24/2008
I’ve written my own advice to students seeking a Ph.D. Here is Norbert Wiener’s, from 1954 (The Human Use of Human Beings, p.133-4): Properly speaking, the artist, the writer, and the scientist should be moved by such an irresistible impulse to create that, even if they were not being paid for their work, they would […]
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Boycotting closed journals?

By alex | Published: 2/7/2008
danah boyd has posted a short manifesto declaring her intention to no longer participate in the production of journals that publish “locked down” content. First, let me recapitulate my comments on her site. If we take a cynical view–and that is a very good idea when looking at academic publishing–journals are in the business of […]
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Get outa town: Internet Research 8.0

By alex | Published: 10/12/2007
Next week is conference time. No, not CMJ–that’s right here in the Big Apple. And not 4S either–are all the conferences in Montreal these days? No, I’m making my regular trip out to the annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, appropriately entitled Internet Research out in Vancouver. I had initially intended to make […]
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All downhill

By alex | Published: 9/27/2007
A quick entry, just to announce an end to my blogging hiatus and let folks know that I’ve reached a new academic milestone. I just discovered I have been quoted in National Lampoon Van Wilder’s Guide to Graduating College in 8 Years or More: Everything You Need to Know About Books, Beer and Babes. Amazon […]
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