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Good News | Bad News
On the good news front, students, faculty, staff, and friends associated with the Mathers Museum of World Cultures continue to come together to do good work and illustrate why museums are good places… more →
Shreds and Patches
Good News | Bad News
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wrote 1 month ago: On the good news front, students, faculty, staff, and friends associated with the Mathers Museum of … more →
Review: A Companion to Folklore
wrote 1 month ago: Today the Journal of Folklore Research Reviews (JFRR) published my review of A Companion to Folklore … more →
Best Picture Breakdown
wrote 2 months ago: This year’s Best Picture race is one of the most open in recent memory, with no film being expected … more →
Five Oscar Nomination Surprises
wrote 4 months ago: Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announce the nominees for Best Picture At 5:30am Los Angeles time, Os … more →
The Doctor of Movies' Top 10 of 2012
wrote 4 months ago: 1. Argo (Ben Affleck) People have to stop talking about Ben Affleck “being on a hot streak” or “enjo … more →
Two Reasons to Love the University of Nebraska Press @UnivNebPress
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wrote 5 months ago: Visitors to this site will know that I am involved in a range of projects relating to reform in the … more →
On “New Forms of Scholarly Communication”
wrote 9 months ago: Presented below are remarks prepared for a meeting of Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) Departmen … more →
Occupy and Open Access in Anthropologies (and Elsewhere)
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wrote 1 year ago: I wish to express thanks to Ryan Anderson [@ethnografix] for his editorial work on the online magaz … more →
Something I Would Really Like You to Read: Codacorolla on Public Libraries Today
wrote 1 year ago: I believe that William Gibson is usually correct when he says that “the future is already here … more →
How the Society for Cultural Anthropology is Speaking Out About the Research Works Act #RWA
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wrote 1 year ago: In a recent post, I posed the question that many scholars are asking of the scholarly societies to w … more →
The American Folklore Society Expresses Support for Public Access to Federally Funded Peer-Reviewed Research #RWA @whitehouseostp
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wrote 1 year ago: Bad news abounds, but from the good news file comes today’s release of a letter sent by the Pr … more →
Three Cheers for the Librarians--Lets Help Them Help Us
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wrote 1 year ago: Three cheers for the librarians who look after us, whether we know it or not. As a student, teacher, … more →
Behind the Research Works Act: Which U.S. Representatives are Receiving Cash from Reed Elsevier?
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wrote 1 year ago: A bill (H.R. 3699) recently introduced in the U.S. Congress by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Rep. Ca … more →
Association of American Publishers Issues Horrible New Press Release in Support of a Horrible Bill: Where Do You Stand?
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wrote 1 year ago: The Association of American Publishers has issued a awful new press release expressing enthusiasm fo … more →
MLA Parternering with CUNY in Important Scholarly Communications Initiative: Commons in a Box
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wrote 1 year ago: On the basis of my work on the Open Folklore project, I have spoken on a number of occasions in rece … more →
On Green OA and the Future of AAA Publishing at #AAA2011
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wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday I participated in the forum on the “Future of AAA Publishing” that was staged … more →
Open Access Interview Part Two @savageminds
wrote 1 year ago: Thanks again to Ryan Anderson for working with me on an interview exploring the basic issues relatin … more →
Interview on Open Access @savageminds
wrote 1 year ago: Thank you very much to anthropologist Ryan Anderson for inviting me to do an interview on open acces … more →
Genres Leak, Being a Reflection on Michael E. Smith's Essay on Semi-, Quasi- and Psuedo- Journals
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wrote 1 year ago: On his weblog Publishing Archaeology, Michael E. Smith raises key questions about the status of a mo … more →
