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How to continue youthfulness and longevity?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:11:09 -0400

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Re: Presentation Tube

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:36:38 -0400

Alaa Sadik, , February 9, 2012.

Stephen,
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Regards [Comment]

Re: Web literacy? (v0.1)

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:04:24 -0400

Doug Belshaw, , February 9, 2012.

Wow, I can remember the days when you used to comment on people's blogs and provide constructive criticism. [Comment]

Re: Leadership for Constant Change

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:34:26 -0400

scott HJ, , February 7, 2012.

I live in terror of reading this article. We've just emerged from the gravitational pull of 21st century speak back into the zone of unapologetic bossiness. Wonder if there is a prize for turning drivel to drizzle? Scored like Scrabble and great for the resume.

Back at our college, the Prez now declares his desire for us to cork it and push on with his splendid plans. No more cozy chat sessions, just do it. These plans may not be well considered, or even particularly doable, but they are free of jargon. Think we'd all much rather understand what we have and what we can do with what we have than to spend all day interpreting the meaning(s) of the fluffy words that used to come to us from management.

Thanks for the post. [Comment]

Re: The Cost of Knowledge

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:19:39 -0400

Stephen Downes, , February 6, 2012.

Yep. That was 7 years ago. Ergo, my boycott has lasted for "years".

Totally agreed with your win-win-win comment, though. The only losers are the students and the taxpayers.
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Re: The Cost of Knowledge

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:15:53 -0400

lemire, , February 6, 2012.

You have published in "Learning Organization" for example. Emerald Group Publishing Limited sells your paper for $25:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1512987

Emerald Group Publishing has pulled a few dirty tricks in the past like making up fake journals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Group_Publishing#Republication_controversy

It is unclear to me whether Emerald is better than Elsevier.

Anyhow. I think that the real problem has to do with library budgets. How come the librarians can afford to spend such crazy money on journals? Where does all this money come from?

That would be like going to the arms dealer and blaming him for all the money he makes from the Canadian military. The real question is how come the Canadian military has all this money... right?

My theory is that high journal fees is a win-win-win for all those involved. Librarians are happy because they manage large budgets (and have a corresponding amount of prestige). Publishers are happy. And many students and professors from top universities are happy because they can distinguish themselves from those at the lesser institutions (not to mention those who dare go on their own).

It is very difficult for anyone outside the academic system to compete with me because he simply does not have access to the material. I benefit from this system.

You *can* boycott. But as long as libraries have X millions of dollars to spend, the money will get spent. It is not like librarians will return the money left on the table.

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