Michael Clarke

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@weequipped We did the opposite — we moved to be near both sets of our parents who happened to live in the same city. Our kiddos spend so much time with them. Magical. And keeps us sane. The nuclear family was a dumb idea.

@cshperspectives “The government should buy everyone my product and then let them trade or resell it.” I agree 100%, except it should be *my* product not Sam’s 🤣

Universal healthcare is so 1940s apparently…

After 64 issues, I have finally made the ending quote in The Brief. I consider this a career milestone 😆

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@lisalibrarian Is this a Gates-funded researcher? 😂

Are publishers monitoring these sorts of "Call for Co-author" groups on Facebook? What do you do about this sort of manipulation and dishonesty when someone gets added as author for being able to cover the APC?

@acochran12733 If I publish a journal with 3K subscribers worldwide and 200 of them in the UK and EU sign TAs that means 2800 still prefer subscriptions. Why would I flip the journal to OA? This is tail-wagging-the-dog thinking #UKSG2024

@acochran12733 It depends what is being transitioned. TAs were not designed to transition *journals* to OA. They were designed to transition a given *institution’s* research output to OA #UKSG2024

Jisc: it’s very problematic to call TAs “transitional” after acknowledging that they will take 70 years to transition. #UKSG2024

@lisalibrarian So they are transferring the cost of publication to universities and CZI?

Gates has finally released the new OA policy ... I see why they waited until the news cycle was over. openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/open-access-po…

99% informative. 1% snark. The March issue is out. ce-strategy.com/the-brief/peer…

@lisalibrarian Who could have predicted that rewarding the volume of output would lead to such practices?!

Wow, Gates admitting OA has a causal role in fraud! "Open Access as it is done now ... in fact has given rise to some unsavory publishing practices by poor actors (paper mills, questionable quality review, unchecked pricing)." gatesfoundationoa.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/artic…

@weequipped I suspect my parents would say the same thing 😂

New in The Brief: Are we at Peak Special Issue? Also: It turns out (wait for it) publishers are good at publishing ce-strategy.com/the-brief/peak…

Good breakdown on expenses at one university. I think anytime journal acquisition budgets are discussed, there should be a ratio showing the library budget vs. A. Landscaping, B. Athletic department, C. Highest paid coach, D. President's salary wsj.com/us-news/educat…

@lisalibrarian You should reference where you heard this as a form of negative citation

Today I heard the claim that a negative citation isn't a sign of use of a scholarly work. I'm puzzled by this. Am I missing something?

@CAVandy Musical Instrument Museum

@daniel_corcos @RickyPo Thanks for your coverage over the years @RickyPo. Your reporting and insightful analysis have been extremely helpful to those of us working in the industry

@RickyPo This is not a problem of OA. twitter.com/daniel_corcos/…

Thanks to all who responded to me, some wishing me well, some disagreeing with me, some agreeing, some expressing disappointment, some implying that I have somehow wimped out, one berating me, others asking for the reasons for my decision. I hope the responses below are legible:

@davidacrotty @allisonbraley Maybe if you had Justin’s Dark Peanut Butter Cups

I desperately want a friend like this person's dad. If you are that friend, please apply via DM. In return, I will make lots of silly jokes and host you for dinner parties often.

@allisonbraley Srsly!

@allisonbraley “Leaf clean up alternatives” and “trick or treat age limits” are top of mind. I want in!