Scientists' Strategic Reading Of Research Enhanced By Digital Tools. The revolution in scientific publishing that has been promised since the 1980s is finally about to take place, according to two University of Illinois experts in information science.
Allen H. Renear and Carole L. Palmer, professors of library and information science at Illinois, say that as techniques originally designed to organize and share scientific data are integrated into scientific publishing, scientists’ long-standing practice of reading “strategically” will be dramatically enhanced. “Although it’s natural to think that scientists search online to find individual articles to read, that isn’t usually what’s going on,” Renear said.
Cold Comfort for West in "Sham" Treatise Pocket Part Ruling. « New Columnists Sought for Law Library Journal | Main | IT Support Cat's Monday Morning Help Desk Blues » April 27, 2009 Cold Comfort for West in "Sham" Treatise Pocket Part Ruling In a federal lawsuit, law profs David Rudovsky (Pennsylvania) and Leonard Sosnov (Widener Law School) claimed that the December 2008 pocket part to their book, Pennsylvania Criminal Procedure -- Law, Commentary and Forms (West Publishing) was so poorly researched that it harmed their reputations because their names were prominently displayed as authors of the pocket part.
Late last week, the authors were denied their motion for a preliminary injunction by Judge Fuller of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania because prior to the injunction hearing West Publishing has taken sufficient steps to remedy the situation. [ text of Rudovsky v. West Publishing Corp .] Product Development Thomson West-Style. « Cheap Geek's Guide to Free Online Presentation Tools | Main | Head Over Heels Literally » June 12, 2009 Product Development Thomson West-Style.
