Harvard vs. Yale: Open Access Publishing
Earlier this week, Yale university student, Emmanuel Quartey, posted a video interview with the school’s librarian, Susan Gibbons, in which he asked her about open-access publishing. Her response was far more ambivalent than the Harvard faculty council’s. Though she noted that open-access journals are more accessible, she worried that asking younger faculty to publish in open-access (presumably less prestigious) journals could jeopardize their chances to attain tenure. In essence, prestige would stay put but tenure would move away from younger Yale professors. So, the library would continue to support both open and closed-access journals. You can read her full answer below or check out the video interview above
Hacker Activist Steals Millions of Papers From MIT Archives
This happened a little while ago, and I’d meant to post it back when I first heard about it. Aaron Swartz, 24, is an internet hacker and activist, with the firm belief that information should be free. He was caught with over 4 million scientific and research articles that he had hacked from MIT, and had intended to release them all to the public. He could face as long as 35 years in prison and at least a million dollars in fines. His court date is September 9th.
Further reading:
New York Times article, article #2 (this one has a lot more background information)
Raw Thought - his weblog apparently.
Damaged LGBT Books in Lamont Not Result of Hate Crime, Dean Says
They were peed on. Wtf.
The Gutenberg Press was an important invention that finally allowed the printed word to reach billions of people. It aided in increasing literacy rates among the masses. Harvard Book Store has lifted the idea, creating a book-on-demand kiosk which will print the book that you want right there in the store. Check out more information on the Paige M. Gutenborg.
