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  • Professionalism: On changing organizational structures.

    Arthur Wharton, footballer, 1894, originally uploaded by spiralsheep. You know how I like to dazzle/bore you with football history – here you go. This is Arthur Wharton, the first black professional association football player. He is remarkable in his own right, but I’m using his as an example of the rise of professionalism in football…

  • Rightsizing SLA Annual?

    London_2012, originally uploaded by estorias.net. This is the empty Olympic Stadium in London. Right now it looks like WestHam will be moving there, even if they can’t really afford it. It reminds me of Panathinaikos’ situation, where they can’t afford the electric bill after moving into the Olympic Stadium in Athens. It also reminds me,…

  • What scholarly publishing can learn from indie rock?

    Best Store Window Ever, originally uploaded by jnoriko. Last week there was an article from The Scholarly Kitchen, What Can Publishers Learn from Indie Rock?, where Michael Clarke extends his love (well, more like fondness) for vinyl to things publishers should do differently. Here’s the take away: So how might publishers extend the life of…

  • Music Streaming for Artists: Extensions for OA and ScholComm?

    Damon, originally uploaded by kirstiecat. Let’s talk some more about the music streaming business problem and how this related to scholarly communications. (OK, the last bit is new for me.) This week on (cringe) Pitchform, Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and Damon and Naomi wrote an article about Spotify and Pandora. He outlines the royalty…

  • Spotify for ebooks? Aren’t the publishers already making enough money?

    Lady Gaga, originally uploaded by Jazmin Million. I’ve heard people opine for a Spotify for ebooks. This isn’t as kooky as when they opine for Netflix or Blockbuster for physical books. The thing is… Spotify is pretty good for consumers, but sucks for creators. Well… it’s not all rosy as some people want to believe.…