Michael Clarke

I help mission-driven organizations grow revenue and better engage with members & customers | Managing Partner at | @Briefer_yet

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

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[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

@weequipped We did the opposite — we moved to be near both sets of our parents who happened to live in the same city. Our kiddos spend so much time with them. Magical. And keeps us sane. The nuclear family was a dumb idea.

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@cshperspectives “The government should buy everyone my product and then let them trade or resell it.” I agree 100%, except it should be *my* product not Sam’s 🤣

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After 64 issues, I have finally made the ending quote in The Brief. I consider this a career milestone 😆

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Publishers are left with a cancelled check as funders who demanded journals flip to OA now pull support for the APC model, Gates makes a “U”-turn to preprints, and evaluating publisher partnerships is complex it turns out. This month's issue of The Brief: https://t.co/ZseJ9ppj2W

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@lisalibrarian Is this a Gates-funded researcher? 😂

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@acochran12733 If I publish a journal with 3K subscribers worldwide and 200 of them in the UK and EU sign TAs that means 2800 still prefer subscriptions. Why would I flip the journal to OA? This is tail-wagging-the-dog thinking #UKSG2024

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@acochran12733 It depends what is being transitioned. TAs were not designed to transition *journals* to OA. They were designed to transition a given *institution’s* research output to OA #UKSG2024

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@lisalibrarian So they are transferring the cost of publication to universities and CZI?

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99% informative. 1% snark. The March issue is out. https://t.co/wdAojV2L9Q

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@lisalibrarian Who could have predicted that rewarding the volume of output would lead to such practices?!

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@weequipped I suspect my parents would say the same thing 😂

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

New in The Brief: Are we at Peak Special Issue? Also: It turns out (wait for it) publishers are good at publishing
https://t.co/idnkzVW8X2

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Good breakdown on expenses at one university. I think anytime journal acquisition budgets are discussed, there should be a ratio showing the library budget vs. A. Landscaping, B. Athletic department, C. Highest paid coach, D. President's salary https://t.co/icMMPZPA7J

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@lisalibrarian You should reference where you heard this as a form of negative citation

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

@CAVandy Musical Instrument Museum

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

@daniel_corcos @RickyPo Thanks for your coverage over the years @RickyPo. Your reporting and insightful analysis have been extremely helpful to those of us working in the industry

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

@davidacrotty @allisonbraley Maybe if you had Justin’s Dark Peanut Butter Cups

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@allisonbraley Srsly!

[Michael Clarke @mtclarke]

@allisonbraley “Leaf clean up alternatives” and “trick or treat age limits” are top of mind. I want in!