There is another narrative that I hear a lot - researchers are feckless, irresponsible prima donnas whose only responsibility is to their research
Sent from my iPod On 6 Nov 2012, at 04:32, "Eric F. Van de Velde" <eric.f.vandeve...@gmail.com<mailto:eric.f.vandeve...@gmail.com>> wrote: Publishers are manipulative capitalists who extort academia by holding hostage the research papers they stole from helpless scholars on a mission to save the world. This Hitler vs. Mother Teresa narrative is widespread in academic circles. Some versions are nearly as shrill as this one. Others are toned-down and carry scholarly authority. All versions are just plain wrong. To see how this ends, go to http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com/2012/11/hitler-mother-teresa-and-coke.html Comments welcome. --Eric. http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com Google Voice: (626) 898-5415 Telephone: (626) 376-5415 Skype: efvandevelde -- Twitter: @evdvelde E-mail: eric.f.vandeve...@gmail.com<mailto:eric.f.vandeve...@gmail.com> _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org<mailto:GOAL@eprints.org> http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal _______________________________________________ GOAL mailing list GOAL@eprints.org http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/goal
