Day: August 13, 2012

Authors: Mike Taylor Matt Wedel Darren Naish A collection of blogs on open access from the Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week #AcademicSpring webiste.  Many more entertaining blogs on dinosaurs are available at the site.  I'll resist drawing a parallel between dinosaurs and current publishing modes. http://svpow.com/the-digital-future/ Archive: https://archive.force11.net/node/6497

Author: Ecklund, Elaine Howard James, Sarah A Lincoln, Anne E Scholars and pundits alike argue that U.S. scientists could do more to reach out to the general public. Yet, to date, there have been few systematic studies that examine how scientists understand the barriers that impede such outreach. Through analysis of 97 semi-structured interviews with … Read more