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Becoming Freud
A new book considers the founding father of psychoanalysis as self-made man. Scott McLemee has a look.
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Rhetoric of a Global Epidemic
How we communicate about disease can have consequences for prevention and treatment. Scott McLemee consults a new book on a recent epidemic.
For the Birds
As Princeton University Press transitions from print to digital products, will it soar in its foray into the app market?
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JOI to the Library
A new metric for journals ranks them by open access. Scott McLemee checks the index.
New Book, New Allegations
A professor accused and cleared of intentional plagiarism has been accused again, this time for his new book. His defenders say the real issue is that the allegations are being made anonymously.
Sustaining Open Access
A new open-access publishing model in the humanities and social sciences is praised for its audacity, but is it sustainable?
'Should I Go to Grad School?'
New book on making the choice offers an enriching discussion with no clear answers.
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Value, Price and Profit
A publisher demands the removal of writings by Marx and Engels -- just before May Day. Scott McLemee fans the flames of discontent.