Project Bamboo blogging
So here I am in Chicago at the Project Bamboo kickoff lunch, MPOW and the Project Bamboo folks having been extremely accommodating of my last-minute sneak in the back door. Because I’m paranoid about these things, herewith is my disclaimer: Project Bamboo is not paying me except in conference food, and MPOW pays me, but doesn’t pay me to blog. I made a nuisance of myself to come because I am very excited by and hopeful about what Project Bamboo is doing, and if I can help that along with a blog post or two, I’m perfectly happy to.
MPOW had a last-minute cancellation, so I am apparently filling in on its official slate of researchers despite the “blogger, Caveat Lector” listed as my affiliation. This is a slightly odd place to be, truthfully. I do write, I do publish, and I do research—after a fashion, in an applied and pragmatic way that a good many humanities scholars of my acquaintance would sneer at. I’ve also seen the research process from the publishing-services side, and as a librarian and an open-access advocate, I’m as steeped in faculty behaviors and practices as an outsider can be.
As voluble as I usually am, I may be keeping my mouth mostly shut for this one. If I can, I’ll contribute… I’m just not sure I’m quite the input they’re looking for. We’ll see.
For now, welcome to Project Bamboo!