A new catalogue features 7,400 titles, up from fewer than 1,500. van Wyhe, founder of Darwin Online, discusses the surprising finds, and how they were made.
Writing for a public audience is a double-edged sword. It’s all very well to want to put your work out there and reach as wide an audience as possible – and even if it’s not something you really yearn for, it’s still heavily encouraged and incentivised throughout academia. But it comes with significant risks, and those only grow and multiply as you reach a wider and wider audience.