In which the issue of contextual value is barely touched upon.

[sensaes]

For those of you who were party to the discussion of "hidden" research elsewhere (paid, validated, and/or commissioned-and-subsequently-sunk), this entry by FSP on citation numbers will either make you giggle or despair

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[anonymous]

You're being a little harsh though fsp isn't alone in narrowness(?) with cite sig auditing or private research factors which don't show up in searches. Her timescale of +10 years/0 citations and the worthiness trap? Thats's internal p or d funding pressure!

[sensaes]

*Nods and waves.* "private research factors" You mean client-based scrutiny, and the repeat business aspect? I wasn't going to bring it up here, because I've been dealing with the repercussions all week, but there's still a huge knowledge gap in traditional academia regarding the most obvious opportunities. To be frank, the ignorance verges on prejudice at times (see http://community.livejournal.com/anti_gravitas/386895.html and http://community.livejournal.com/anti_gravitas/383947.html), but there's also an unhealthy undercurrent of envy which, when you encounter it directly or have it reported back to you, highlights a deeper-rooted problem. I suspect that some, like DuBuske and Susan Greenfield (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/article6981622.ece) have a form of Icarus complex, so the hollow

[spyderfyngers]

Thank you for posting that trailer. So gorgeous.