information, like water, finds its level. Ever since I have been involved with IRs, this question has nagged at me. Is it a publishing platform, or a preservation one? The…
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You should never pay to read or to publish primary research. Scholarly publishing is in a bind. In trying to move a business model from being subscription based ‘back loaded'(paying…
I’ve been supporting a group of postgraduates who edit a long lived New Zealand Journal, NZ Natural Sciences We are talking about moving it onto our ‘lightweight journal publishing model’ platform…
Dear Anton Findlay Angelo, Are you the author of work entitled « Who visits academic institutional repositories and why? »? It was apparently written at the Victoria University of Wellington…
Asleep yet? No, then read this. This is a reply to an email on an Institutional Repository mailing list, asking about procedures for checking for copyright compliance when uploading post/pre…
I saw this rather inflammatory piece in a local ‘zine/gig guide, Point. Â (Point #50, 5-18 Feb 2014) Intro: The production of knowledge is corrupt and broken. Â Those we trust and…
The Finch Report was released, and yea! there was much confusion and gnashing of teeth! Â While the Babylon still reigned and its whore the Evil Seer ravaged the research grants…
I recently moved up to Christchurch, and loving going to the movies, I got a Hoyts Reward Card.  Christchurch  – or the bits I’m local to by bike – has…
From the excellent Dr Ronnie Coco-Muse in this weeks Point: Tip 3. Â Related to tip 2 – use the fucking libraries! Â All of them. Libraries are for books, not faceborg…