The Occasional Pamphlet

“Reaction to the university’s letter on social media by faculty members inside and outside the UC system skewed positive, with professors praising ⁦@UCLA⁩ for using its clout to promote #openaccess and to disrupt publishing as an industry.” chronicle.com/article/In-Tal…

About 2 days ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

How to tell if you’re an academic: If you find this whole thread hysterically funny, you’re an academic. twitter.com/scottjshapiro/…

Last week from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

Potential game-changing news from @gatesfoundation and @wellcometrust. No more closed articles; no more embargoes; no more payment of hybrid fees. Research funders -- this is how to do it. nature.com/articles/d4158…

About 2 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

My friend Stan has a plan (stansplan.github.io) for supporting candidates for the November election. I'm in. Can you pitch in and tell your friends? #stansplan

About 3 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

@HarryDCrane @petersuber Personally, I review only for #openaccess venues regardless of publisher or sponsoring institution.

About 4 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

QotD - Big Jule in Guys and Dolls: “Thirty-three arrests and no convictions!” Pertinence to today’s headlines left as an exercise.

About 4 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

Exemplary academic hiring policy from @LMU_Muenchen psychology department, requiring #openscience principles – open data, open materials, and study pre-registration. bit.ly/2KtXzWN (ht @petersuber)

About 6 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite

@truk77 @MikeTaylor “Like English, but not” was a bad idea in the days of COBOL. It’s no better now.

About 6 months ago from Stuart Shieber's Twitter · reply · retweet · favorite