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A New Take on Gender and Productivity During COVID-19
Anecdotal and other empirical evidence says women are publishing less than men over all during the pandemic. This study found otherwise.
Alumni Magazines Find Their Digital Footing
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many alumni magazines to cancel print issues and build up their websites instead. Print is coming back, but the enhanced digital offerings are here to stay.
Digital Books Hasten Decline of Campus Bookstores
Spurred by cost savings and the increasing migration to digital books, many universities are closing brick-and-mortar bookstores.
Hoardicultural Studies
Scott McLemee reviews Rebecca R. Falkoff’s Possessed: A Cultural History of Hoarding.
Opinion
Spring Action
Scott McLemee highlights more books upcoming in the new year, with a focus on the pandemic.
‘Understanding Academic Freedom’
Author discusses his book about why faculty members should not take their rights for granted.
MIT Press to Release Many Spring Titles Open Access
Under a new initiative from MIT Press, early purchasing commitments from a subset of libraries will make the spring 2022 slate of monographs and edited collections open access.
Opinion
Avenge Charcot!
Scott McLemee reviews Subconsciousness: Automatic Behavior and the Brain by Yves Agid.