[Air-L] First Monday shutting down after 30 years

[Paul Levinson]

This sad event speaks to the one advantage of books and paper in general
over digital media (I noted decades ago):  the paper media have reliable
locatability, in contrast to digital media, which can be wiped out in an
instant.

-- Paul

About It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles
<https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVD38ZLQ/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20> -- "Paul
is original his books and music are different than the norm -- they are
clever!" -- Billy J. Kramer



On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM Johannah Rodgers via Air-L <
air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Thanks so much for sharing this news.  Like you, I am saddened to hear that
> First Monday will no longer be in operation. I will greatly miss this
> wonderful publication.
>
> All best,
>
> Johannah
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 6:27 PM Zimmer, Michael via Air-L <
> air-l at listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
>
> > Really sad to hear that First Monday is shutting down after 30 years of
> > publication. It was one of the first journals devoted to internet
> research,
> > and a true pioneer in open access: no fees, no paywalls, and authors
> > retained their copyright.
> >
> > My very first publication appeared there in 2004, and I know an entire
> > generation of us got our start in its pages. Many thanks to Ed and
> everyone
> > who contributed to building and sustaining such an important venue. End
> of
> > an era.
> >
> > https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/announcement/view/99
> >
> > ~ Michael
> >
> > --
> > Michael Zimmer, PhD
> > Director, Center for Data, Ethics, and Society<
> > https://www.marquette.edu/data-ethics-society/>
> > Professor & Vice-Chair, Department of Computer Science
> > Marquette University
> > michael.zimmer at marquette.edu<mailto:michael.zimmer at marquette.edu>
> > www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org/>  ::
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