It’s the Data, Stupid: What Elsevier’s purchase of SSRN also means | Savage Minds

data_society's bookmarks 2016-05-19

Summary:

"So what is the real value in SSRN? Data."

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"Because it is “open access” and because it collects an impressively diverse range of social science in one place, SSRN’s data actually represents the world of social science scholarship reasonably well."

 

Link:

http://savageminds.org/2016/05/18/its-the-data-stupid-what-elseviers-purchase-of-ssrn-also-means/

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Tags:

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Date tagged:

05/19/2016, 09:34

Date published:

05/19/2016, 07:56