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

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Am 07.02.2026 um 05:34 schrieb Paul Levinson via Air-L <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>:

> 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>
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