November 2012
1 post
Terry Pratchett: Sex, Death and Nature →
September 2012
1 post
Focus on what you do best and outsource the rest →
Wise words for publishers… Don’t try and do everything yourself.
June 2012
2 posts
Are scholarly e-presses are the way forward for... →
Survey of US University Presses →
Scott McLemee has an interesting article in Inside Higher Ed, reporting on feedback from US university presses to his questions about ebooks, print vs digital catalogues, e-review copies, and blogging.
April 2012
3 posts
"the nightmare narrative being spun by the... →
Lots of food for thought in this blog post from Eric Hellman.
“1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to...”
– After David Ogilvy’s now-infamous 10 tips on writing and Henry Miller’s 11 commandments of writing, here comes a list of rules for writers from George Orwell circa 1946. (via explore-blog)
The Endangered scholarly book review? →
This article in The Chronicle gives a good overview of the place and importance of book reviews within the humanities research community.
February 2012
4 posts
Bell Labs and innovation →
John Ingram on the future of publishing →
Are books and the internet about to merge? →
How to have a happy and productive office →
Some good tips here!
January 2012
2 posts
Watch out for the rise of Kobo? →
There is no ROI in social media marketing →
A good article from Copyblogger…
December 2011
4 posts
Marketing libraries in a web 2.0 world →
A great slideshow from the wikiman. Relevant for academic publishers as well as academic libraries. Came across this through Charlie Rapple on LinkedIn. Thanks Charlie!
We don't read that way... →
A very interesting insight into how humanities scholars read, and why they prefer print books to e-books. The comment thread is good too.
Encouraging conversations in the workplace →
How can people be encouraged to share ideas informally in the workplace? An interesting blogpost from @woodsiegirl about a session she attended that was run by David Gurteen. Seems to pick up on similar ideas to those contained in Daniel Pink’s ‘Drive’.
Don't confuse effort with results... →
Wise advice!
November 2011
4 posts
A dozen reasons to join Blipfoto →
From Scott Lidell’s blog.
If you like taking photos, you should really consider joining Blipfoto!
Researchers can disrupt publishing →
A discussion piece from Research Information about how academic publishing is changing.
“Scholarly publishers have many discussions about potential disruption to the industry but what role are researchers playing in industry changes? More than we might at first think, argues Neil Jacobs of JISC”
Straw Dogs →
I’ve just finished reading John Gray’s Straw Dogs, about human and animal nature. It’s challenging :-\ exciting :-D and provocative :-O
Recommended!
October 2011
3 posts
Nihilism (cartoon) →
It knows... →
A fascinating article from the London Review of Books about Google and its quest to collect data from everywhere.
Randomness and serendipity on the internet →
How blog posts have staying power, and how personal networks create links… from Ben Casnocha’s blog
September 2011
6 posts
Rallying Cries vs. Reality: Profits and Publishing... →
A great article from the Scholarly Kitchen in response to the issues raised in George Monbiot’s recent “rant” against scholarly publishers.
Draw a stick man →
This is brilliant. Try it :-D
Creativity or Responsibility — What Happens When... →
Google has closed down Google Labs. What might the implictions be? Will they run out of creativity?
Arguments against libraries, arguments for... →
Excellent article from Public Libraries News about why libraries matter.
“What’s the ROI of Social Media?” →
Brilliant!
It isn’t access until it’s accessed →
Very thoughtful article on the Scholarly Kitchen blog about open access publishing. Just because something is accessible doesn’t mean that people will actually access it. People need a reason to find and access stuff in the first place.
August 2011
3 posts
Huw Alexander on ebooks →
Entertaining and informative article about ebooks from Huw Alexander from Sage.
Losing faith in social media →
Blog post from Tom Albrighton about whether social media really has value for companies.
Dig around, and you’ll find remarkably little concrete proof that social media drives sales. Engagement, yes; cash money, no
I agree with his views on the value of social media for improving findability
Twitter has played a part, but not been instrumental, in gaining me two or three pieces of work from...
Do customers want engagement? →
An interesting post from Neicole Crepeau for the {glow} blog.
Social media consultants and bloggers have long urged companies to create Facebook pages and Twitter accounts and start a conversation with their customers. So, lots of companies have done just that. The problem is, most customers don’t want a conversation with a company or its representatives.
July 2011
5 posts
WatchNick Davies explaining the background to the News International phone hacking story. (from the Guardian website)
The Illustrated Guide to a Phd →
I love this article and illustration of what a Phd is all about.
How to get ahead in academic publishing →
Live chat from the Guardian 1st July
June 2011
9 posts
Circles: Facebook's reality failure is Google's... →
Interesting blog post from Scott Rosenberg about Google+, which seems to be getting good feedback from those who’ve tried it.
Using QR codes at conferences and why you might... →
Article from the Chronicle of Higher Education about the use of QR codes at the Digital Humanities conference. Takeaway point - always include a URL as well, for those who don’t have a smartphone app (or an available internet connection).
If we think we know what we want, we're almost... →
That was Andrew Marr’s summing up at the end of today’s Start the Week, which was fascinating and thought-provoking. The programme covered the problems of internet search engine personalisation (how you can end up with a very unbalanced view of the world, because you’re only shown the things the search engine thinks you want to see); and also how to achieve success in very...
Facebook guide from copyblogger →
This is a very useful and comprehensive guide to using Facebook from a business perspective. Especially useful because Facebook itself is disctinctly not user-friendly (at least that’s my experience!).
Your Own Domain Address on WordPress.com?... →
Very useful guidelines from Wordpress about how to use your own web domain name for your wordpress.com blog.
