Author Archives: Stephanie Krueger

Bumpy Reopenings

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Stephanie Krueger

As the first universities open for “post-corona” business in the U.S., the first campus reopenings have been less than smooth rides. This week, Ohio State University took action against more than 200 students for violating gathering rules, and they are … Continue reading →

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Three Scenarios for Higher Education Later in 2020

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Stephanie Krueger

Bryan Alexander has drafted a thought piece outlining three possible scenarios for higher education operations in late 2020 with some caveats: …in this post I am exploring future possibilities.  I am not endorsing any particular analysis, political party, or course … Continue reading →

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A Test in Reproducibility

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Stephanie Krueger

During his time as Editor-in-Chief for Molecular Brain, Fujita Health University’s Tsuyoshi Miyakawa made requests for raw data for 41 papers marked for revision prior to publication, and the majority of authors failed to respond to this request (in fact, only … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Stephanie Krueger

Wishing you the very best as 2020 begins.

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Experiments in Open Access Publishing: Community Efforts Work; Payoff=Learning & Access

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

Where have I been since July? I’ve been conducting two experiments in open access publishing, volunteering to be: Co-editor for Evidence Summaries at Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, a fully open journal hosted by the University of Alberta (Canada) … Continue reading →

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UC Office of Scholarly Communications Provides Negotiation Toolkit to the Public

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

In a bold effort, the University of California Office of Scholarly Communications has created a toolkit for those negotiating with publishers. The toolkit, well-conceived and including specific UC examples, can assist anyone in approaching complex negotiations (not only with publishers) … Continue reading →

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The “Open Access Wars”: An Academic Publishing Synopsis

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

Recent developments, including University of California developments, clearly explained together with a historical synopsis of the academic publishing industry: This is a story about more than subscription fees. It’s about how a private industry has come to dominate the institutions … Continue reading →

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Alternative to Beall’s: Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

Rick Anderson has written a review of one alternative to Beall’s List: the subscription resource Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist. Anderson’s conclusion: Overall, I find the Cabell’s Blacklist product to be a carefully crafted, honestly managed, and highly useful tool for … Continue reading →

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UC Slides: Blueprint for Negotiations

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

Mackie-Mason, Waibel, and Willmont from the University of California system teamed up to present their Blueprint for Negotiations at CNI on April 8. Power up the slides at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gmVXRxGIp_hWUQ82wP6jzhcDsYiaeDlfeLR-3speGGE/edit#slide=id.g55eeb5f918_8_20

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It’s All About Content “Leakage”: Analysis of the UC Elsevier Deal

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Stephanie Krueger

Roger Schonfeld once again provides an excellent analysis, this time on the drivers of recent Elsevier deals: …California, through its cancellation, has nevertheless maintained its position unambiguously. It does not need ongoing journal subscriptions through ScienceDirect. Put another way: A major … Continue reading →

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