Friday, January 29, 2010

The Revolution will not be subscription-based

Thought this article was interesting - it's a bit of a rant but still articulate about how about "free" works and doesn't work with libraries.

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...we have to stop thinking “what business model can support our current modes of scholarly communication” by a shell game of charging scholars and/or charging libraries for commercial publishing services and instead focus on “what’s the best process for disseminating high-quality scholarship in a digital world?”
Also might be worth reading Doctorow's review of Chris Anderson's Free: The Future of a Radical Price (options to download mp3 here - for free).

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

NCSU ResNet Survey

The NC State ResNet survey results display some interesting trends.

Two graphs that stood out for me were the following:

1.) Operating System Use (Windows vs. Mac):



2.) Desktop vs. Portable: