Foxes and Hedgehogs in Publishing

Pragmatists make better bets, and are better at assessing a complex future

Revisiting — The Trusted Intermediary

The role continues to be vital, and its importance keeps coming up

Google Heavily Filters ORCID

Searches of ORCID via Google yield few results, suggesting the site is treated with caution

Friday Song: "Truth Hits Everybody"

An early, obscure Police song absolutely blazed with energy when they played it live

Four Things for Wednesday

A mid-week selection of small items to stimulate your thinking

Is SeamlessAccess Secure Enough?

SAML can be compromised, and critics of IP addresses may have done lasting harm

The Enduring Power of Scrapers

Scraping sites, repositories, and social hubs is often legal, but risks are unclear

Friday Song: "Green Onions"

Recorded when the main player was a senior in high school, it's a classic

Preprints Still Vex Us, Can Be Fixed

Why do we continue to play with fire after being burned so many times?

Will the Taxman Come for Non-profits?

Loaded NFPs will need to re-examine tax and "generational equity" theories