Selected news, views and information on Open Science and scholarly publishing from the past week
The Guardian Will traditional science journals disappear?
Fusion This scientific paper has 2,863 authors. How?
BBC Top science panel to advise European Commission
BioMed Central Blogs A beginner’s guide to peer review: Part One
Manchester Evening News University of Manchester spends more on journal subscriptions than any other institution in UK
Research Information An academic approach to sales and marketing in publishing
Wired Why publishers should not fear Facebook’s content megacity
Harvard Gazette Robert Darnton closes the book
Publishers Weekly The changing face of STM publishing
University of New Mexico News UNM Libraries opens the digital door to a treasury of information
The Guardian Super-scholars: MPAA offers $20,000 for academic research in copyright battle
Library Journal Why internet searches are not enough | peer to peer review
BioMed Central blog Gigascience pushes metabolomics Open Data & training
Universität München Ein neues Modell des Publizierens