Monthly Archives: December 2013

The End Of The End Of The Pier Show?

Posted on 5 December 2013 by Henry Gee

This picture taken not one hour since by Cromer resident Spencer Gray and posted on Twitter (@spenny10) shows the proximal end of Cromer Pier getting a thorough battering in a lethal combo of high winds and high tides not seen … Continue reading →

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Being special

Posted on 4 December 2013 by Frank Norman

Classification is something that librarians are supposed to be good at, but when it comes to classifying types of libraries there is a bit of a #FAIL. At library school I was taught that there are three main kinds of … Continue reading →

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The most pathetic journal spam yet

Posted on 4 December 2013 by Bob O'H

After the Bohannon fun, we’re all more aware of predatory publishers trying to get our money to publish any old crap. You would have thought they would have been aware of his, and at least made an attempt to look … Continue reading →

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It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #15

Posted on 3 December 2013 by Henry Gee

This one spotted on a large wooden packing case in the loading dock of a university department, by our correspondent Professor Trellis of North Wales, who disclaims all responsibility. “What the large wooden edifice contains seems to be a mystery,” … Continue reading →

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Women in Science: Why Can’t this Problem be Fixed?

Posted on 2 December 2013 by Athene Donald

The newspapers these days run almost daily stories about sexism and women being disadvantaged in one way or another (plus the occasional response that it is men that are being hit hardest by current circumstances). For women in STEM the … Continue reading →

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All I Want For Christmas

Posted on 1 December 2013 by Henry Gee

It’s now awfully fashionable to compile lists of things to see or do before you die. These lists are called Bucket Lists, presumably for the colloquialism in which ‘kicking the bucket’ means ‘die’ (qv. ‘bought the farm’, ‘flensed the ferret’, … Continue reading →

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