[Lingtyp] Ethnologue goes for paid access?

Everett, Daniel DEVERETT at bentley.edu
Sun Jan 3 00:07:39 UTC 2016


The differences between private and public universities wrt research availability are largely negligible. Think Harvard and Stanford, for ex.

Dan

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On Jan 2, 2016, at 19:05, Hedvig Skirgård <hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com<mailto:hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com>> wrote:

I take it that means: "No, it is not true that private universities are making their research less accessible".

That seems to be the first point of concern here. The second one being "does other motives than research itself impact research negatively", which I guess can be asked in regards to SIL International with respect to religion and potentially to other research bodies with respect to other motives. But, I don't think that's what this thread is about actually.

/Hedvig


Hedvig Skirgård
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The Wellsprings of Linguistic Diversity

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College of Asia and the Pacific

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The Australian National University

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On 3 January 2016 at 10:57, Everett, Daniel <DEVERETT at bentley.edu<mailto:DEVERETT at bentley.edu>> wrote:
No.

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On Jan 2, 2016, at 18:46, Hedvig Skirgård <hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com<mailto:hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com>> wrote:

In an attempt to link back to SIL and Ethnologue (from another topic that I initiated, I do realise): is the core issue that we are worried with here that SIL International are making their research less accessible (funding sources and faith being irrelevant), and is this in fact also true of private universities in the US?

/Hedvig


Hedvig Skirgård
PhD Candidate
The Wellsprings of Linguistic Diversity

ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language

School of Culture, History and Language
College of Asia and the Pacific

Rm 4203, H.C. Coombs Building (#9)
The Australian National University

Acton ACT 2601

Australia

Ph: +61 (0)451 878 060<tel:%2B61%20%280%29451%20878%20060>

E: hedvig.skirgard at anu.edu.au<mailto:hedvig.skirgard at anu.edu.au>

On 3 January 2016 at 10:36, Everett, Daniel <DEVERETT at bentley.edu<mailto:DEVERETT at bentley.edu>> wrote:
That's right Matthew. 20-30 years ago money could be and was wasted. Now that states are allocating less to higher ed more care must be given.

Dan

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> On Jan 2, 2016, at 18:33, Matthew Dryer <dryer at buffalo.edu<mailto:dryer at buffalo.edu>> wrote:
>
>> On 1/2/16 6:27 PM, Everett, Daniel wrote:
>> And "being run like a business" to me only means making sure that universities manage their resources appropriately - from one who has to read balance sheets and avoid red balances.
> Dan,
>
> Since I think most academics in the U.S. have observed the extent to which universities are run like a business far more than 20 or 30 years ago, does this mean that they didn't used to make sure that they managed their resources appropriately?
>
> Matthew


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