Last year, the Bibsam Consortium, which represents 85 Swedish higher education and research institutions, decided against renewing its agreement with Elsevier as the publisher failed to meet the consortia’s demands for a shift toward open Read More
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While the primary mission for most academics is research, effectively disseminating that research among other academics, as well as conveying it to the masses, is just as important. For this to happen, research needs to Read More
How do you feel about working on Sundays? If you were to ask me this question, I’d say that my weekends are sacrosanct; I’d work extra over the week or even work overnight Read More
At the end of every month, we bring a bunch of interesting articles from around the web, to keep you posted about what is being discussed in the world of academia and scholarly publishing. This Read More
My life as a researcher began when I took up a faculty position to teach mechanical engineering at Saint Louis University right after I passed the board examination and got my license as a Mechanical Read More
My name is Luis, I was born in Puerto Rico in 1968 and Spanish is my first language. When I was 10 years old, I wanted to grow up to become a professional musician. So, my father Read More
