February 2013

Robin Ince writes piece demanding more fact, less opinion. Piece based on opinion that academics/experts aren't trusted. Facts disagree.

Spoke on OA to Birkbeck staff today with @the_blochian. Met with @drmagennis. Wrote some book. Did some @openlibhums work. A good day!

"IDS tells BBC 'most young people love' the gov work programme but some 'think they are too good for it'" < the ones who want to be "paid"?

The Tunguska event of 1908, a similar meteor strike to that just seen in Russia, plays a key part in Pynchon's Against the Day, by the way.

Teaching Fowles' The French Lieutenant's Woman to supremely enthused students after meeting with @josswinn made for a not-so-bad day!

Transport really stuffing my route to JISC this morning. Train cancelled from Bush Hill Park. Victoria Line totally suspended. @carenmilloy

More conflation of "gold" with "APCs" this morning. Colour =dissemination mode, nor business model. Rinse, wash, repeat.

Quick question: those who have submitted evidence to BIS Open Access Inquiry... Did you receive any acknowledgement or response?

Some exciting third year dissertations looking like they're heading my way for supervision; love it when they're on my direct interests.

Final seminar on Woman in Black today, lecture on Foucault amid various meetings before scooting to London for @oapenuk meeting tomorrow.

If you have an interest in thinking through how we can integrate non-English submissions into the @openlibhums project, please get in touch.

Now off to teach my final two seminars of the day. The Woman in Black. Can't say it's my favourite text. Gothic Pomo etc.

Transition of @openlibhums to SSL underway. Apologies if you receive insecure content warnings or have trouble accessing during DNS switch.

British Library has a "young patron's" scheme that costs £41/month. How many people in their 20s, who use the BL, can really afford that?

Another busy day but wholly productive. If you're owed an email, it's coming. Also hoping to get @openlibhums infrastructure up at weekend.