Re: Blog vs. Peer Review Final Report: Lessons Learned

[Richard Feinman <RFeinman@downstate.edu>]

It was meant to be ironic.
RF

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Richard D. Feinman
Professor of Biochemistry
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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James Knight <jlk34n@gmail.com>
Sent by: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
05/20/09 11:23 PM
Subject: Blog vs. Peer Review Final Report: Lessons Learned

And...

> [2] Richard Feinman said: "This is a very dangerous precedent.
> Judging written reports should be done on content rather than on
> the prestige of the author and/or journal."
>
> Just curious...why is this this case "a very dangerous
> precedent"?

I had roughly the same question: what precedent? Spend one hour at the
reference desk of a medical library and, well, you get the picture.

-jk