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Increase Scholarly Visibility Using This One Weird Trick!
Scott McLemee reviews a scholarly article that examines how small but significant tweaks to an academic paper's title can make it more likely to win attention.
Calling Out the Professoriate
Author of the 1988 book Profscam, conservative talk radio host Charles Sykes, discusses his new book that again takes on higher education.
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Studying With the Master
Scott McLemee examines the quite serious -- and surprisingly abundant -- scholarship on Donald Trump's The Apprentice.
How Students Make Decisions
New book explores how those at seven elite liberal arts colleges make decisions about academics, social life and more.
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Making It Count
Ken Ono's memoir, My Search for Ramanujan: How I Learned to Count, is a story of the life-enhancing (and quite possibly life-saving) influence of friends and mentors, writes Scott McLemee.
Supporting Sci-Hub vs. Explaining Sci-Hub
Association of American Publishers complains about Cal State librarian who studies popularity of pirated scientific papers. Cal State defends its librarian.
Opinion
Fall Harvest Festival, Continued
Scott McLemee highlights more new books due out from university presses this fall.
Pressing Challenges
Amid declining book sales, university presses search for new ways to measure success.