Lot going on. 1. So a big publisher is making it clear that its role is to profit from the relics of a fading model by adopting that as its name (albeit badly shortened to RELX)? Good: honesty never hurts.
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2. The Beallster's making it clearer that his primary focus is anti-OA/pro-subscription, by posting about a legit OA journal fading away, which of course subscription journals NEVER do... again, honesty never hurts.
- walt crawford
3. KA's leaving Skitch, with a grand final post that includes so many half-truths and simplifications about OA and business models that, tempted as I am to comment there, it would take more time to prepare than I'm ready to spend.
- walt crawford
4. Time to put the computer to sleep and continue my daily tribute to the host of Cosmos, as I'm degrassing our front lawn. See y'all in an hour or so.
- walt crawford