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Aug 6, 20181 min read

US Steel, Amazon, and Aries Systems

In 2004, I read a great biography (pre-Hamilton) by Ron Chernow. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller is a great look at the man and...

Jul 12, 20181 min read

Evolving content formats: What’s next?

If we used a time machine to go way back to 1985, there would be precious few content types in scholarly publishing. They would be...

Jun 11, 20182 min read

Short form has won

There is an endless array of content forms in the scholarly publishing world. The classic peer reviewed original research journal...

May 17, 20181 min read

Open has won

I realized the other day that the discussion about subscription versus open access is still active with many people. I think, all in all,...

Apr 12, 20183 min read

Basic Standards for Websites that Must Not Be So Basic

I spend a lot of time online. A lot. I visit a lot of websites, publishing-related and otherwise. Part of it is due to my job as a...