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Collaborative Writing Tools for Academics and Students

On October 7, 2014

Sharing documents with colleagues is a fairly seamless process these days. Much more challenging is moving beyond sharing and on to real (even real-time) collaboration. If you have ever collaborated on a document or presentation you will know the problems associated with keeping track of the latest version, particularly if two (or more) people work [...]

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LSE Future of Academic Impact Conference

On December 4, 2012

Today I am at the LSE Future of Academic Impact Conference.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/impact-conference/

Follow the conference on Twitter at #lseimpact

The main conference room is pretty full with about 350 people expected to attend. Obviously it is an issue touching the hearts of academics. There are also a number of breakout sessions. First [...]

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It Could Happen to a Dean: Open Access and the Problem of Predatory Publishers

On November 22, 2012

The move towards Open (public) Access to published research, specifically research funded by the public purse, has gained significant momentum in the past few years. The initiative has real merit, even if not completely without its own issues. However, as with most [...]

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