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@polecopub.bsky.social
The bluesky account where publications are treated as social, political, technical and economic objects
#STS #Librarysciences #PoliticalEconomy
Blog: polecopub.hypotheses.org/
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At least it reminds us that the unified service provider named "publisher" is a historical exception that expanded during the first decade of the electronic age. I always compare that to the 1980-1990's major music industry. Nowadays artists use so many service providers (I agree on the energy pat)
And reminds us that there is a history of supporting community-led journals through volunteer labour and both financial and in-kind support (from societies, universities, museums). I found it remarkable how good some of the 1950s/60s editors were at persuading institutions to support their journal.
Of course, "publishers" not as service providers but as companies that sell their owned journals are still thriving, despite boycotts and petitions.
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polecopub
@polecopub.bsky.social
The bluesky account where publications are treated as social, political, technical and economic objects
#STS #Librarysciences #PoliticalEconomy
Blog: polecopub.hypotheses.org/
Matilda scientifc director: matilda.science/?l=en
28 followers45 following26 posts