Traffic Overwhelms New Online Science Journal
Imagine. An academic journal on the subject of biology gets a million hits in a single day. Biology, even! In what may mark the most popular day in the history of the subject, the Public Library of Science Biology journal, the first to be launched by PLoS, was swamped by the widespread interest on its first day. More...
Open Source Everywhere
Open Source Everywhere
Despite some scaremongering and red-baiting by traditional publications such as Forbes, open source as a business model has taken hold in the software world and is expanding to other domains of enterprise, most notably medicine and publishing. This comprehensive article takes a sympathetic look at the success of open source in various areas of endeavour and suggests that the movement is permanent and revolutionary. More...
Experimental OAI Registry
Experimental OAI Registry
From the Belarusian State University Fundamental Library to the American Indian Studies Research Institute, they're all here, more than 400 Open Archives Initiative repositories listed in this new OAI Registry. More...
On-line Publishing in the 21st Century
On-line Publishing in the 21st Century
Nice article about the contradictions between traditional publication models and the possibilities inherent in the web. The two mix together, notes the author, about as well as oil and water. So long as they see no role for themselves, publishers will continue to complain (incorrectly) that the new distribution model is flawed. But their role post-internet is becoming clearer. More...
Building a Digital Library the Commons-based Peer Production Way
Building a Digital Library the Commons-based Peer Production Way
The author describes the rationale and methodology for the construction of a commons-based peer production (CBPP) digital library. Nice table outlining the four major sets of motivations: philosophical (spirit of camaraderie, democracy, altruism; aversion to hierarchy/command), logistical (knowledge distributed unevenly and/or widely; inflexibility of centralized effort), fiscal (inability to provide major coverage using works for hire) and optimal (more material; more peer review; more up-to-date content). More...
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