By Sherman Dorn on December 18, 2011
Thus far, submitting a chapter for Writing History of the Digital Age has been one of the more engaging and enjoyable bits of writing and scholarly interaction I’ve had in almost a quarter century in my field. The public discussion (including comments by the peer reviewers for the press) has been productive from my perspective as an […]
Posted in History, Research, Writing and editing
By Sherman Dorn on November 30, 2011
Shamless plug alert: All Information Age Publishing titles are half-price this week for trade paperback editions when you order directly from the publisher, which means you can pick up Accountability Frankenstein for $23 plus shipping. You can also pick up Gene Glass’s Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnet Strips, Johanningmeier and Richardson’s Educational Research, the National Agenda, and […]
Posted in Accountability Frankenstein, Education policy, Notable posts, Writing and editing |
By Sherman Dorn on October 6, 2011
If you are interested in commenting on a born-digital edited volume about historical scholarship while it is in progress, please head over to Writing History in the Digital Age (opens new window), to which I have contributed an essay. Today begins an open review period that will last through mid-November. Below is the open invitation from […]
Posted in History, The academic life, Writing and editing
By Sherman Dorn on February 21, 2011
The death of the blog was announced today by the paper of record: Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter. I’d say more, but I’m approaching my character lim
Posted in Reading, The academic life, Writing and editing |
By Sherman Dorn on December 31, 2010
So there's a small scandal because the University of Chicago Press has dished on open-access in the latest Chicago Manual of Style. Let me state clearly that the editors of the Chicago Manual of Style have it dead wrong in taking a position about open-access within a style guide. This is as smart and productive as […]
Posted in Higher education, The academic life, Writing and editing |
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