We’re off for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Hope this week brings you some sweet relief.
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Category Archives: Historical
Dead as a Doornail
Where does the idiom “dead as a doornail” come from?
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Revisiting: A 2008 Look at Open Access
A look back at Joe Esposito’s 2008 essay on Open Access — what has come to pass and what has changed since then?
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Celebrating 25 Years of Preserving the Web
Since 1996, the Internet Archive has been capturing the World Wide Web but also doing so much more to preserve our digital world behind the scenes.
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Revisiting: Theory of the E-book
Joe Esposito revisits his 2012 post on the unstated theory of the e-book, which assumes that a book consists only of its text and can be manipulated without regard to the nature and circumstances of its creation. This is only one theory of many, but it is now the prevailing one.
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We’re Taking a (Hot) Summer Break
We’re going on Summer Break. Here’s Prince to tide you over.
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Revisiting — The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences: Richard Poynder on Open Access and the Open Access Movement
Looking back at Richard Poynder’s in-depth analysis of the state of open access. What’s changed since then?
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Revisiting — The Google Generation Is Alright
How much has changed in a dozen years? Lettie Conrad looks back at Ann Michael’s post from the 2009 SSP Annual Meeting, “Publishing for the Google Generation”.
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Happy Birthday to the eBook!
On July 4, 1971 Michael Hart posted the first ebook file on the ARPANET and transformed content distribution.
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Just One Word About the Home of the Future: Plastics
The Monsanto House of Tomorrow, made almost entirely of plastic, provides some unintentional symbolism on our current environmental issues.
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Off for the Fourth of July — A Few Recent Book Reviews With Musical Accompaniment
We’re off for the long weekend. Some musical reading suggestions for your summer are offered.
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Guest Post — “Leave the Party While You’re Having Fun”: An Interview with Suzanne BeDell upon her Retirement
Simon Holt interviews Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director of Elsevier’s Education and Reference content, which encompasses Elsevier’s books business, upon her retirement.
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Lefty versus Righty — A Look at Human Handedness
A look at the long history of handedness.
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