Comments for Anne Peattie http://annepeattie.com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Arachnids secrete a fluid over their adhesive pads by Mysteries of Insects Revealed! « Daisybrain http://annepeattie.com/2011/05/26/arachnids-secrete-a-fluid-over-their-adhesive-pads/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Mysteries of Insects Revealed! « Daisybrain Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:13:26 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=294#comment-1026 [...] secrete a sticky fluid as they walk so that they can adhere to smooth surfaces, even upside down. Spiders also use sticky fluids to adhere to smooths [...] [...] secrete a sticky fluid as they walk so that they can adhere to smooth surfaces, even upside down. Spiders also use sticky fluids to adhere to smooths [...]

]]> Comment on Sticky feet by Arachnids secrete a fluid over their adhesive pads « Anne Peattie http://annepeattie.com/2011/05/25/sticky-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Arachnids secrete a fluid over their adhesive pads « Anne Peattie Fri, 27 May 2011 06:01:07 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=201#comment-705 [...] Sticky feet [...] [...] Sticky feet [...]

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by Tidbits, 2010 end-of-year cleanout | Book of Trogool http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Tidbits, 2010 end-of-year cleanout | Book of Trogool Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:43:05 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-187 [...] like these, please: My open access conversion « Anne Peattie and how do I open … let me count the ways « Ann’s Blog and FEATURE: Interview With [...] [...] like these, please: My open access conversion « Anne Peattie and how do I open … let me count the ways « Ann’s Blog and FEATURE: Interview With [...]

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by mcshanahan http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-87 mcshanahan Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:35:58 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-87 Anne - Thanks for pointing out the interpersonal side of interpreting the language. Your perspective is really interesting. Anne – Thanks for pointing out the interpersonal side of interpreting the language. Your perspective is really interesting.

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by Anne http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Anne Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:58:03 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-84 <b>mcshanahan</b>: What strikes me is the difference in tone. To use myself as an example, when I write a journal article, I am assuming that a few people in my field will read it, and everyone else will find it irrelevant, so I don't need to explain much. No matter who reads it, I get to list it on my CV, which arguably far more people see than the journal articles, so I want those citations to look impressive! That thinking has always dictated my journal choice. Theoretically, one could write an open access paper the same way, but I imagine there is both self-selection in the authors who submit to open access journals and some gentle editorial pressure to take into account their wider audience and write in "plain English". When I skim the table of contents of <i>PLoS ONE</i> I feel like I'm in college again, and everything is interesting. I don't want to pick on anyone, but when I see a title like <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/nature09601.html" rel="nofollow">"A lower limit of Δz>0.06 for the duration of the reionization epoch"</a>, well, I take the hint and move on. I am not the target audience for that paper. mcshanahan: What strikes me is the difference in tone. To use myself as an example, when I write a journal article, I am assuming that a few people in my field will read it, and everyone else will find it irrelevant, so I don’t need to explain much. No matter who reads it, I get to list it on my CV, which arguably far more people see than the journal articles, so I want those citations to look impressive! That thinking has always dictated my journal choice.

Theoretically, one could write an open access paper the same way, but I imagine there is both self-selection in the authors who submit to open access journals and some gentle editorial pressure to take into account their wider audience and write in “plain English”. When I skim the table of contents of PLoS ONE I feel like I’m in college again, and everything is interesting. I don’t want to pick on anyone, but when I see a title like “A lower limit of Δz>0.06 for the duration of the reionization epoch”, well, I take the hint and move on. I am not the target audience for that paper.

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by Quick Links | A Blog Around The Clock http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Quick Links | A Blog Around The Clock Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:40:25 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-82 [...] My open access conversion – “…papers written for open access journals: They are so very readable!” I predicted this years ago (I can search and find the old blog post if asked nicely in the comments). [...] [...] My open access conversion – “…papers written for open access journals: They are so very readable!” I predicted this years ago (I can search and find the old blog post if asked nicely in the comments). [...]

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by Whither the academy « A Current Opinion http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Whither the academy « A Current Opinion Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:18:33 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-80 [...] was just reading an interesting comment by Anne Peattie about her experiences with non-open access literature.  She raises the point that, out of a direct academic circle, she is unable to access most [...] [...] was just reading an interesting comment by Anne Peattie about her experiences with non-open access literature.  She raises the point that, out of a direct academic circle, she is unable to access most [...]

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by mcshanahan http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-76 mcshanahan Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:55:15 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-76 Thanks for sharing your reading experience. I'd always thought of the journals as more open in terms of accessibility but hadn't thought too much about differences in reader experience. You've mentioned both but do you find that it is mostly the percentage jargon that is different or is it more the clarity of the outline and the connectors used to illustrate the logic of the paper? Thanks for sharing your reading experience. I’d always thought of the journals as more open in terms of accessibility but hadn’t thought too much about differences in reader experience. You’ve mentioned both but do you find that it is mostly the percentage jargon that is different or is it more the clarity of the outline and the connectors used to illustrate the logic of the paper?

]]> Comment on My open access conversion by Tweets that mention My open access conversion « Anne Peattie -- Topsy.com http://annepeattie.com/2010/12/12/my-open-access-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Tweets that mention My open access conversion « Anne Peattie -- Topsy.com Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:02:33 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=124#comment-74 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by MyOpenArchive and Javier Gomez, BioMed Central. BioMed Central said: Reading: 'My open access conversion' http://ow.ly/3o8BB #openaccess #oa [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by MyOpenArchive and Javier Gomez, BioMed Central. BioMed Central said: Reading: 'My open access conversion' http://ow.ly/3o8BB #openaccess #oa [...]

]]> Comment on Say Cheese by Anne http://annepeattie.com/2010/11/08/say-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Anne Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:05:48 +0000 http://annepeattie.com/?p=83#comment-15 mmm I'm eating brie right now. mmm I’m eating brie right now.

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