Filter & Sort
Price of a Bad Review
A university librarian finds himself sued for questioning the quality of an academic press.
Opinion
Catastrophe Theory
Didn't Immanuel Velikovsky's ideas go the way of Chariots of the Gods, bell-bottoms, and the pet rock? Scott McLemee looks at a monograph bringing him back into view.
'History's Babel'
Author discusses new book on history's evolution as a discipline and what that means for the field today.
Unwelcome Intervention?
Supporters of university libraries are worried by the Justice Department's unexpected interest in filing a brief in the battle over e-reserves.
Opinion
Spandex Studies
A monograph on superhero comics and nationalism puts Captain America in a geopolitical context. Scott McLemee reports from his fortress of solitude.
Opinion
Before the E-text
Old-fashioned books take up a lot of space -- both on our shelves and in our heads. Scott McLemee grapples with a new volume on reading.
Opinion
Free Comes with a Price Tag
Aaron Swartz was wrong about the law and the economics of journals, writes Rob Weir.
Opinion
Academe Is Complicit
In the wake of Aaron Swartz's death, Timothy Burke asks why so many scholars have failed to consider the ethical arguments for open access -- or to act on them.