2015 10 01 tweets
RT @MLACommons: In the Oct. issue of the Commons Wire: member updates, developing books online, showcasing your research, & more! http://t.…
Replying to @captain_primate
Oh, is @GeorgeOnline here? I have been SO focused…
Replying to @mkirschenbaum and @GeorgeOnline
Salads in this image may be less sad than they appear.
RT @Slate: At least 15 killed in Oregon college massacre, according to police: http://slate.me/1MKIebT
I just don’t know what to say.
Replying to @cplong
Thanks, Chris. The Commons team is excited about the project!
Replying to @katinalynn and @MLACommons
Thanks, Katina!
“And trying to explain, ‘We both have blogs’ didn’t help matters.” \(2003\!\) https://twitter.com/GeorgeOnline/status/650009701103460352
Replying to @GeorgeOnline
Ugh indeed. Hoping this passes quickly, and that you and yours are safe.
Replying to @GeorgeOnline
No kidding. It’s been awful — and awfully familiar — to watch.
Come join us! https://twitter.com/MLACommons/status/654028766830829569
Interesting open annotation & social reading project from Digital Culture Books, James Brown’s Ethical Programs: http://blog.press.umich.edu/2015/10/ethical-programs-is-the-focus-of-a-digital-book-club-next-week/
Still thinking about this. https://twitter.com/kfitz/status/391520359495008256
A new post for #oaweek: Opening Up Open Access. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/opening-up-open-access/
Replying to @martin_eve
Thanks for the heads-up! Repaired.
Replying to @gluejar
It’s a typo.
Replying to @gluejar
Sorry to disappoint! :)
Replying to @ekansa and @malbooth
Ooh, thanks! I’ll look forward to reading.
RT @MLACommons: New in CORE for #OAWeek: "Faithful Witnessing as Practice: Decolonial Readings..." by Yomaira Figueroa https://t.co/53iMyyR…
RT @MLACommons: Tania Modleski made her work on Boogie Nights openly available with CORE. What have you shared? http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M69592 #OA…
RT @MLACommons: Saskia Ziolkowski made "Dreams and Ambiguity on Svevo's European Stage" #OA with CORE. What have you shared? https://t.co/I…
Wow, this is a brilliant appointment! https://twitter.com/ProfHolloway/status/656892676407717888
RT @rrkennison: Am loving watching @MLACommons deposits pour in in response to #OAWeek outreach. Go, go, MLA members!! (And, as one, I shou…
We hope all MLA members will share their work via @MLACommons CORE during #OAweek \(and beyond\)! https://twitter.com/rrkennison/status/656905811336278016
Replying to @JenServenti
Oh dear.
RT @MLACommons: Yes, http://academia.edu and institutional \(or disciplinary\) repositories are v far from being the same thing! https:/…
RT @MLACommons: This essay couldn't join the archive \(sniff\!\), but CORE has lots of really great stuff. Explore & deposit today! https://t…
New post on Planned Obsolescence: Academia, Not Edu. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/academia-not-edu/
RT @martin_eve: Gary Hall & @kfitz's recent posts led me to post this, at last:
"http://Academia.edu’s peer-review experiments" https:…
RT @rgfeal: Three ideas for helping adjuncts. I've done all 3. http://www.mla.org/contribute_travel & http://precaricorps.org/about/donate & http://www.newfacultymajority.info/join-nfm …
Three excellent ways to help. https://twitter.com/rgfeal/status/658699773470470144
I posted a thing about academia-not-edu this morning. It seems to have touched a nerve. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/academia-not-edu/
Replying to @djp2025
Thanks for letting me know, Daniel! Enjoy #dlfforum — wish I could be there.
RT @archaeomap: Worth a read esp to get your work 'out there' & those on the job market; short term gain long term pain #openaccess https:…
RT @ArSaintMartin: Voilà pourquoi je n'utilise pas ce Facebook pseudo-académique : "Academia, Not Edu". http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/academia-not-edu/ via @kfitz
Replying to @GMUScholComm
We are in the process of building that integration!
Replying to @OldFortunatus
Excellent! Let us know if we can help.
Replying to @u203d and @j_w_baker
The MLA is a membership organization, and participation in the Commons is a member benefit. However +
Replying to @u203d and @j_w_baker
The majority of the Commons is openly readable \(and deposits openly downloadable\) by all.
Replying to @nickmirzoeff
It is a membership-based commons, supported by and for its members. Is a collective less open than a VC-funded network?
Replying to @u203d and @j_w_baker
Yes, I think that’s fair.
I was encouraged to republish “Academia, Not Edu” on Medium, so: https://medium.com/@kfitz/academia-not-edu-91e98702298f?source=tw-e5ae2b782b0a-1445950126883
Replying to @nickmirzoeff
Mellon isn’t a long-term solution; they require a sustainability model.
RT @rgfeal: The #MLA Cte on Contingent Labor has launched an action for @CampusEquityWk: https://contingent.commons.mla.org #CEW2015 #ActionforAllies
RT @rgfeal: RLT: #MLA is sending letter to dept chairs asking them if they offer multiyr contracts for adjuncts. If not, what's stopping yo…
RT @HillaryClinton: Giving students a world class education also means making sure adjunct faculty are paid fairly. #CampusEquityWeek https…
Replying to @obrienatrix
Thank you!
Replying to @martin_eve
Sorry to be slow responding; busy day! Repo/DOI import is on our roadmap, but it’s going to be a bit before we get there.
Replying to @martin_eve
Will keep you posted!
Replying to @martin_eve
Yes! I can get you in touch with our dev if you like.
Replying to @martin_eve
Excellent! More TK.
RT @MLACommons: Interested in #OpenAccess and 20th C lit? @martin_eve just overtook @rrkennison as top contributor to our repository https:…
RT @MLACommons: Want to attend #mla16 but need childcare? Let us know by tomorrow \(10/30\): https://news.commons.mla.org/2015/10/20/30-october-childcare-deadline/
RT @MLACommons: Wondering about the MLA and #CEW2015? The Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession interviewed @rgfeal: https://t.co…
RT @MLACommons: We're delighted so many of our members are sharing scholarship via our #openaccess repository. Enjoy—and join them! https:/…
RT @katinalynn: So great to see the new @MLAnews site go live! Congrats to all involved. Best professional org website, hands down https://…
Replying to @alexcomninos
Take a look at http://commons.mla.org/core.
RT @dancohen: 1/ It’s Campus Equity Week this week, highlighting the incredibly poor conditions a growing % of faculty work under: https://…
RT @dancohen: 2/ It's an issue that affects not just the instructors, who deserve better, but also students & higher ed in general. Worth s…
RT @dancohen: 3/ Otherwise we keep sliding toward this kind of gig economy in univs. Other prof orgs should support CEW’s efforts. https://…
Replying to @RahawaHaile
YAY!!!!
RT @rgfeal: Excited that past MLA pres Sid Smith's book is open access! Transforming Doctoral Education in Good Enough Times https://t.co/P…
Replying to @kfitz
So, so excited about this. Can’t wait to have you in town, @lmrhody! https://twitter.com/lmrhody/status/660152662768361473
RT @MLAconvention: Reminder: If you need childcare for #mla16, let us know today! https://www.mla.org/Convention/MLA-2016/Childcare
RT @MLACommons: Gaurav Desai's "Oceans Connect: The Indian Ocean and African Identities" is now available #openaccess via CORE! https://t.c…