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Will 'Publish or Perish' Become 'Clicks or Canned'? The Rise of Academic Social Networks

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Scholars want peers to find—and cite—their research, and these days that increasingly happens on social media. Among the most widely-villified are ResearchGate and Academia.edu , which is evident by griping on social media and elsewhere.) “The The old adage ‘publish or perish’ could soon go digital as ‘clicks or canned.’

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Politico : “ Several Trump appointees shared unflattering views of minorities, women on social media.” It planned to do so back in 2015.) Elsevier has acquired Plum Analytics. ” Via The New York Times : “ Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials , Report Finds.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Heather Hiles , formerly the CEO of portfolio company Pathbrite (which was sold to Cengage Learning in 2015) will be the new “ deputy director of postsecondary success ” at the Gates Foundation. Campus Technology reports that “ Elsevier Debuts Metrics Tracking Journal Performance.” Both/and, I guess.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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City native and rap superstar Fetty Wap released a music video last week for his latest single, ‘Wake Up,’ filmed at Eastside High School, according to social media posts by the rapper. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Communications Experts Criticize Elsevier - Florida Pilot.” ” (Psst.