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Loïc wrote 1 day ago: As a way to provide a different perspective on some the discussions we have entertained these last … more »

Tags: Events, SSK

The end of scientific method? 1 comment

Beatrice wrote 3 days ago: A few weeks ago, Chris Anderson, editor of Wired and author of The Long Tail, predicted the end … more »

Tags: media

Internalist, externalist.....9 comments

Floris wrote 3 days ago: People keep asking me whether my work is internalist, externalist, or a bit of both (neither doesn … more »

Tags: Literature

What’s the big deal, you just import it, right?19 comments

Laurel Tarulli wrote 5 days ago: It never ceases to amaze me that some new librarians (and not so new) continue to believe that catal … more »

Tags: future of cataloguing, In the Cataloguing Department, The Cataloguer, The Library Catalogue, Cataloguing, Copy cataloguing, Future of Cataloging

Why Do Historians of Economics Hate Social Studies of Science?8 comments

Loïc wrote 2 weeks ago: This was the title of one of the plenary session held in the 2008 HES conference. At the bar were: E … more »

Tags: narcisism, SSK

Toronto3 comments

clementlevallois wrote 2 weeks ago: Back from Toronto after an orgy of papers and sessions. First HES meeting I attended, it was a very … more »

Tags: Events, narcisism, Pictures], Psychology

Cataloguing Potpourri

Laurel Tarulli wrote 3 weeks ago: While I’ve been on holiday, there have been some interesting cataloguing posts and information mad … more »

Tags: future of cataloguing, Subject headings, dewey decimal system, EBSCO, LC Task Force, LCSH, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of Congress Task Force, palinet

The Future of HET, A Cartoon5 comments

Pedro wrote 4 weeks ago: Yesterday, I gave a lecture on the subject “History of Economic Thought and Economic Theory … more »

Riddle4 comments

Tiago wrote 1 month ago: One can write a paper on economics disguised as history . Can one write a historical paper, informi … more »

Footnote to howl

Yann wrote 1 month ago: Our profession seems to be delighted that the Journal of the History of Economic Thought is now publ … more »

Summing it all2 comments

Floris wrote 1 month ago: Who’d have guessed it was Irving Fisher who summarized it all? Of all the great mysteries the … more »

Tags: Literature, Quote

SOME history please6 comments

Tiago wrote 2 months ago: In the last issue of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought in a symposium on the Future of … more »

Invitation for review: Statement of International Cataloguing Principles

Laurel Tarulli wrote 2 months ago: IFLA is inviting the worldwide cataloguing community to review the draft Statement of International … more »

Tags: future of cataloguing, IFLA, Statement of International Cataloguing Principles, Cataloguing rules, IFLANET, Cataloging rules

Wanted: historical punchline 5 comments

Floris wrote 2 months ago: Last week I attempted to enlighten some thirty potential future students into the arguments of econo … more »

Tags: Politics

@ HOPE 2008 - Solow on Solow

Tiago wrote 2 months ago: They say the record speaks. Here it speaks literally, since Bob Solow, the subject of this meeting, … more »

Tags: Events

Longing for a romantic turn2 comments

Floris wrote 3 months ago: When scientists explore new areas language is vivid, sparkling, different. Take Laboratory Life. It … more »

Tags: SSK, Literature

Disseminate2 comments

Tiago wrote 3 months ago: The Oxford English Dictionary defines “dissemination” as: “The action of scatterin … more »

Tags: SSK, Events

Recommended Reading2 comments

Laurel Tarulli wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been waiting for the arrival of our newest professional collection title The Power to Nam … more »

Tags: Access Issues, Subject headings, Professional reading, subject analysis

Not so professional behaviour

Laurel Tarulli wrote 3 months ago: Meredith Farkas recently blogged about an unpleasant experience she had regarding a “professio … more »

Tags: Professional Ethics


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